As a family of fruit and vegetable lovers, the summer is by far our favorite season of the year. If we are not eating the produce fresh and as soon as we buy it then we make smoothies, juices, guacamole, popsicles, nice cream, or fruit infused water. I love anything that keeps us hydrated and that doesn’t involve cooking on the stove or using the oven on extremely hot days. I usually add Irish Sea Moss gel into all of the following recipes for an added nutritional boost.
Below are five of our go-to summer recipes that we make throughout the season:
Guacamole
2 ripe avocados
Juice of one small lime
1 medium red onion
⅓ cup of cilantro
Sea salt to taste
Cut your avocados in half and scoop out the middles. Put them into a bowl and mash with a fork or a potato masher. Dice the red onion and add to the bowl. Add ⅓ cup of chopped cilantro leaves. Juice the lime and add sea salt to taste. Stir until well combined. Grab some tortilla chips and enjoy!
Easy Watermelon Lime Juice
2-3 cups of watermelon cut into chunks
Juice of 3 small limes
Add the ingredients to a blender and blend until the melon becomes a liquid. Add more lime juice if necessary.
*Pour this into popsicle molds and freeze for a refreshing summer treat
Peach Blueberry Nice Cream
1 ½ ripe bananas sliced and frozen overnight
1 peach cut into chunks and frozen overnight
½ cup of frozen blueberries
Optional:
A splash of vanilla extract and 1 tbsp maple syrup or agave
Add ingredients to a food processor or a high powered blender and blend until creamy. Add the toppings of your choice.
Blueberry Lemon Smoothie
2 frozen bananas
1 cup frozen blueberries
Juice of one lemon
Handful of fresh spinach
1 ½ -2 cups of fresh water
Add all of the ingredients to a blender and blend until well combined. Add more water if needed to reach your desired consistency.
Cantaloupe Kale Smoothie
1 cup frozen cantaloupe chunks
1 cup frozen pineapple chunks
Handful of fresh kale
1 frozen banana
A ¼-½” piece of fresh ginger
1 ½ cups of fresh water
Optional:
½ cup of frozen peaches
¼ of a fresh apple
Add ingredients to your blender and blend until smooth.
I hope you enjoy these recipes and as Snoopy says, "Stay cool".
