Monday, August 30, 2010

VitaMix Recipes Miscellaneous

Total Fruit Juice
1 c seedless grapes
3 strawberries
1 slice cantaloupe (rind removed)
1 orange (rind removed)
¼ apple
1 thick slice pineapple, peeled
¼ banana peeled
1 T. honey
1 – 1 ½ c. ice to chill
Blend till smooth ~ 1 min.


Carrot Juice Delight
½ c. water
½ c. apple or pineapple juice
1 small carrot
6 baby carrots
¼ apple
1 thin slice lemon w/rind
½ c. ice
Run till smooth ~ 1 min.

Salsa
¼ small Jalapeño or other chili pepper
1 clove garlic
3 Roma tomatoes (halved)
1/8 small white onion
3 T green onion
3 T cilantro
½ lime (squeeze juice over ingredients)
Cover with seasoned salt

Turn on & set speed to variable #6 or #7
Drop in pepper to finely chop. Turn off.
Add the rest of the ingredients to container.
Run on variable #1 using tamper to stir ingredients into the blades (Run about 30 seconds)






Tortilla Soup
3 ½ c of hot water
1 roma tomato
1 small carrot
½ celery stalk
1 green onion
½ peeled garlic clove
1” slice yellow squash
1 generous slice bell pepper
½ slice cabbage
2 thin slice of cheese
1 bouillon cube (chicken or tomato)
3-4 shakes Mexican seasoning
3-4 shakes cumin
3-4 shakes seasoned salt
Run all ingredients on h8igh for 2 min.
Add the following on variable #1 speed:
¼ c. of Mexican corn
¼ of olives
1 handfuls of tortilla chips

Piña Colada Smoothie
½ can Bacardi piña colada mix
½ c. pineapple juice
1 thick slice fresh pineapple
¼ banana
3 strawberries
1 ½ - 2 c. ice

Vegetable Grape Peach Ice Cream
½ can Welch’s White Grape Peach Juice
5 baby carrots
1 thin slice cabbage
1 thin slice yellow squash
2 T. honey
4 c. ice
Run on high for 45-60 seconds till smooth. Use tamper if necessary

Orange Smoothie
2 whole oranges (peeled)
1 ½ cups half and half
½ c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 ½ c ice (or until thick)
Make same smoothie using other fruit; instead of oranges use strawberries or peaches.

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