I always love the seasonability of fruit especially when pomegranates are in season – dying of first world problems when they aren’t in season. Not seriously.
Persimmon are in season atm and i have recently discovered them after my dad brought home a whole tray worth! Standard dad. They are full of nutrients – all types of vitamins, fibre and antioxidants (check here if your really keen for an essay on the legendary persimmon http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/persimmon-fruit.html). Plus – they are really good in smoothies.
Here’s one addition to my breaky smoothie list that’s here to stay:
Ingredients:
1 persimmon
1 handful of strawberries
1 handful of raspberries
1 bunch of mint (like 5 leaves worth)
1 teaspoon of acai powder if you have it
1 tablespoon of protein powder (again I used the vanilla paleo one i got at the fitness expo a few weeks back, plain or vanilla I think works best for this recipe)
1 cup water
1/2 cup ice
Sprinkle of pumpkin seeds
NOTE: the good thing with smoothies are that you can put almost anything in them. So if you want to substitute any of the above with other things – you can, and if you are out of ingredients for something it’s all cool! (Ice will help thicken up the texture though and protein powder will fill you up a bit more).
Method:
Chuck all these in a blender (pulsing the ice first so the smoothie blends better). Blend for 1-2 mins.
Serve immediately and sprinkle some raspberries and pumpkin seeds on top just for kicks.
Yum!!!
Paleo Princess 