Fresh Young Coconut Smoothie
Using just one ingredient you can make a delicious and nutritious dairy free and nut free smoothie.
Servings 1
Ingredients
- 1 whole Fresh Young Coconut
Instructions
- Open tip of coconut. (See how to prepare a young coconut).
- Drain coconut water into a glass, set aside.
- Using a metal spoon, scoop out inside flesh of coconut.
- In a blender, pulse coconut water with coconut flesh until smooth. (I find my Vitamix does a brilliant job of this smoothie )
- Serve chilled.
Notes
How to prepare a fresh, young coconut:
- To remove the coconut water from the inside turn the coconut upside down and pierce the base with a sharp knife several times to create a whole.
- Alternatively, you can pierce a hole in the top of the coconut, just to the side of the tip using a ‘Coconut Tap’ (available from health food stores) or a clean screw driver and hammer to pierce the shell. Once hole is made, turn coconut upside down resting on a glass and drain the liquid. To open the top turn the coconut on its side and using a very sharp knife or clever make 4 energised incisions at the top point as you rotate the coconut. Carefully use the blunt knife to lift the lid you have just cut. Use a spoon and scoop flesh out.
- Alternatively you can use a coconut opener that you can purchase from speciality kitchen shops or health food stores.
- Add extra sweetness with 1 teaspoon Raw Honey, Pure Maple Syrup or 1 -2 pitted Medjool Dates and blend.
For a vanilla flavoured milk add 1/8 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Powder.
- For this smoothie you must use a young coconut (it will either have the hard green outer or if removed will appear white, not the dark brown husk of a mature coconut) and not a mature coconut (with brown hairy husk).