3 delicious things to make in a blender.

Blenders are versatile little things, aren't they? You can make sauces, soups, smoothies, and other things which don't begin with an S too. 

Here are my favourite recipes made in this Panasonic blender *

SMOOTHIES

Smoothies are great, because you just chuck everything in and blend it up with very little prep. These are my two favourite combinations: 

GREEN:

• 1 green apple

• 1/4 of a mango

• 1/2 a banana

• a squeeze of orange juice

• a squeeze of lime

• 1 tsp spirulina powder

RED:

• 7 strawberries

• 1/2 an apple

• 12 red grapes

• 1/2 a banana

• squeeze of orange juice

DIPS

Again, these are pretty much a chuck everything in situation. My favourites are guacamole, and hummus - which I'd never actually made myself before!

HUMMUS:

• 1 can of chickpeas, drained

• juice of 1/2 a lemon

• 2 cloves of garlic

• 1/2 tsp cumin

• salt

• 4 tbsp water

GUACAMOLE:

• 2 avocados

• 1 tomato

• juice of 1 lime

• handful of coriander leaves

• 1 small red onion

• 1 red chilli, deseeded

• 2 tbsp sour cream (optional)

SOUPS

God, I love soup. It's so warming and hearty, always makes you feel better if you're poorly, and they're generally pretty easy to make. I usually stick to root veg soups, but I thought I'd try something a little different this time. It had a lot more ingredients than I am used to, but this Moroccan Chicken Soup was definitely worth the effort! It lasted me for days, and made me feel so much better when I was ill last week! 

MY OTHER SOUP RECIPES:

• butternut squash soup with crispy chickpeas

• glowing lentil soup

I also have a couple of juices and cocktails here, and you can also use the blender to make a super smooth pancake mix!

* blender sent for review purposes

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