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Komatsuna and Cucumber Melon Smoothie

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Balancing garden freshness and natural sweetness, this cucumber melon smoothie makes the perfect midday pick-me-up.

  • Servings
    3
  • Preparation
  • Cooking

Ingredients

  • 1 cup melon, peeled and seeds removed
  • 1/2 cup komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach) leaves, chopped
  • 2/3 cup cucumber, cut in half
  • 3/4 cup soy milk
  • 1/5 cup (1.6 oz) ice cubes

Directions

  • Place ingredients into the container and firmly secure the lid.
  • Turn the dial to start the blender and set the speed to “10”. Blend for 2 minutes 30 seconds.

THE BEST SMOOTHIE FOR RIPE MELONS

When melon is ripe and juicy, we’re a wee bit powerless. Remember that person you saw at the corner shop with the shopping basket piled high with melons (and a few mangos)? That was us on a smoothie ingredients run. Because, when it comes to natural sweetness, melon does a great job of infusing its organic perfume without going over into cloying territory. That’s exactly what it does here. It delivers just the right amount of sweetness to balance out the vegetal flavors of the komatsuna.

WHAT IS KOMATSUNA

Komatsuna is Japanese mustard spinach. We’d say that the flavor is a mash up between mustard greens, spinach and cabbage. While we’re partial to the verdant sharpness it brings to this melon smoothie, you could easily just use spinach or kale instead if that’s easier to track down where you shop. The melon and cucumber do most of the heavy lifting in the flavor department anyway!

HOW TO MAKE A MELON SMOOTHIE

Simply load all of the ingredients into the jar of your Tiger blender and blend for 2 ½ minutes on the highest speed setting. The next and final step is to savor the sweet garden freshness.

Pro tip: Use cucumbers with thin skins and small seeds in this smoothie recipe. Persian, kirby and English cucumbers all work here. If you use larger garden cucumbers, we recommend peeling the thick skin and scooping out the watery seeds beforehand.

RECIPE VARIATIONS AND TIPS

Use ripe melon. This smoothie tastes best when the melon is at its ripest and sweetest. Incidentally, it’s also great for that container of melon you put in the fridge and forgot about for a while. Because, just like with bananas, overripe melon is fantastic in a smoothie.

Try adding citrus. A tablespoon of lemon juice or yuzu juice would add a bright kick.

Take your melon smoothie to go. Toss it in a vacuum insulated travel mug and take it with you to enjoy at lunchtime or after a workout at the gym. Just be sure to shake it before drinking in case any separation has occurred. It’ll be cold and perfect.

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