Persimmon smoothie

I’ll admit I’ve been slacking lately. In the kitchen, obviously. There are three reasons. First, I wanted to “lose a little”. So I went on the herring diet 😉 Second, I’ve had a bit of work on and there simply wasn’t time to cook (I know, disgraceful). Third, I’ve been preparing something I hope I’ll be able to show you in about a week. But shhhhhhh. I can’t say what it is just yet.

Anyway, the diet ended when the herring ran out, so I’m back among the living. Yesterday, on the other hand, I took a proper beating in a FIFA tournament, and of course there was pizza. So today’s offering is exceptionally primitive, but also exceptionally healthy (or so I reckon). I promise, though, that by tomorrow morning at the latest, maybe even this evening, I’ll manage to add at least two “guest” recipes. Why “guest”? Simple. They’re for dishes I haven’t made, but will be eating. And I’ve been promised the recipes and permission to publish them 🙂

They’re going to be rather “heavy” dishes, so it’s worth getting your stomach ready with the one below. I love smoothies. In spring and summer, when the best Polish fruit is in season (strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, bilberries), I churn them out one after another. It’s harder in late autumn or winter. Though sometimes the craving strikes. Like today.

Bananas are standard, but what about adding a persimmon? Why not? Type “kaki fruit” into Google and the first link you get says “kaki fruit, or persimmons… a tomato that tastes like a plum”. Huh? It doesn’t look like a tomato, and it doesn’t taste like a plum to me either. It reminds me more of a ripe mango. Though maybe there’s a hint of plum too. Worth trying. It’s sweet and goes rather well with banana, though of course it’s the banana flavour that dominates the smoothie.

One more thing. We now have a winner in the competition for our 333rd fan on Facebook. I’m already wondering what the prize should be next time. What do you think of this one? Let me know on Facebook.

At a glance:

Prep time: 3 minutes

Serves: 1 person

How many calories? It’s got sugar in it, but it’s definitely healthy, so why worry about a few calories?

Ingredients for a delicious, healthy persimmon and banana smoothie:

• 1 large banana
• 1 persimmon (something like this)
• a glass of kefir
• 1 teaspoon of cane sugar

Method (calling this a recipe is a bit of a stretch):

This will be quick. Pay attention. I peeled the banana and the persimmon. Cut the fruit into small pieces and dropped it into a tall glass. Sprinkled it with a teaspoon of sugar and poured in the kefir. Then I blitzed it with a hand blender for 30 seconds until I had a smooth, slightly thick smoothie. Enjoy!

Yes, that’s it, the smoothie’s gone. Hey, stop. Hold it right there. All you’ll find further down are the comments 😉