From the Blender: Easy Mango-Blackberry Smoothie

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Maggie Hoffman
Maggie Hoffman is a contributing writer at Serious Eats.
Maggie Hoffman
Maggie Hoffman is a writer and editor focusing on cocktails and food. She was the managing editor for Serious Eats until 2016 and is the digital director for Epicurious.
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Updated Sep. 15, 2020
Easy Mango-Blackberry Smoothie

Sometimes you don't want to get too complicated in the morning. This is the answer: a three-ingredient smoothie that's simple and totally delicious. It's made with frozen blackberries, ripe mango, and a cup of kefir, which is one of our favorite smoothie ingredients, since it makes for easy blending and a rich base without having to add separate liquids.

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Sometimes you don't want to get too complicated in the morning. This is the answer: a three-ingredient smoothie that's simple and totally delicious. It's made with frozen blackberries, ripe mango, and a cup of kefir, which is one of our favorite smoothie ingredients, since it makes for easy blending and a rich base without having to add separate liquids.Get the Recipe »[Photo: Maggie Hoffman]. Maggie Hoffman

I recently cleaned out my kitchen, attempting to free up a little counter space in what's a pretty-crammed alcove. Chopping vegetables under a toaster just doesn't work, and splashing ingredients onto the food processor just isn't a good idea. The toaster stayed, the Cuisinart was exiled to a high cabinet. The burr grinder stayed, and the scale went into an easy-access drawer. I hemmed and hawed, but the blender stayed.

像许多人一样,我可以从吃中获益ing more fruits and vegetables, and the truth is: I love smoothies. Especially since I discovered the easiest smoothie ingredient: kefir. This stuffcan be made at home, but if you're not feeling the DIY, it's widely available in the dairy case of health food stores and organic-leaning markets. I'm not into the flavored versions, but I find the plain, unsweetened stuff to be an essential grocery item these days.

Kefir is creamy, tart, and tangy, thick enough to bulk up a smoothie and make it super-satisfying but thin enough to serve as the only liquid in a blended drink. We'll be sharing a new smoothie or juice recipe every weekday this month, but I figured I'd start easy.

Blend up a cup of kefir with a cup of ripe mango (I like the Ataulfo ones, which are also called Champagne mangoes) and a cup of frozen blackberries. You're done. Enjoy.

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