Banana and lychee shake

So the weekend was devoted to traditional children’s favourites. We had the obligatory line-up: chicken broth (with rice this time, interestingly enough), which the next day turned into tomato soup (with rice too, naturally), plus Bolognese sauce, the kids’ version (I bought little number-shaped pasta to go with it to tempt Ninka into eating, and honestly, it worked). Surprisingly, we got by without pancakes. But you know, there wasn’t anything to write about. Nothing new on the cooking front, I mean.

I’m in a rush today too, so it was a very quick breakfast. The perfect breakfast, really… perfect. Well, yes, the perfect breakfast if speed is what you’re after and you can forgive yourself for going without meat and eggs. And bread.

OK, it’s not the perfect breakfast. But it is quick, and I think, in fact I’m almost convinced, it’s healthy. I was going to say vegan, but no, it isn’t vegan. It is pretty tasty, though. Besides, it contains lychees, and you know how much Bruce Lychee means to me. So for his sake I’m making a sacrifice today and forgoing my breakfast scrambled eggs. Amen.

I also found this little poem.

“Rushing to a meeting, are you?

A lychee shake for breakfast will do.”

As far as I know it was written by a nineteenth-century Chinese poet who foresaw the founding of the Communist Party of China and its long party sit-downs 😉 For the European version you can replace “to a meeting” with “my dear sir”. And no Chinese lychee grower should take offence if we go for the old Polish “my good sir” instead.

At a glance: 

Prep time: 3 minutes

Serves: one

Calories: this has no calories 😉

Ingredients for a quick shake:

• 1 banana
• 10 lychees
• a cup of kefir

Method (you won’t get far without a blender):

I said it would be quick, so here goes. I peeled the banana, broke it into pieces and put them in a tall container. I peeled the lychees (don’t forget the stones) and added them to the banana. I poured a cup of kefir over everything and blended it thoroughly. Then I poured it into a glass. Actually, those 3 minutes I mentioned above are enough not just to make the shake but to finish breakfast too 🙂 Enjoy!