Papaya-ginger Smoothie

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/2 cups papayas, chunks
• 1 cup ice cube
• 2/3 cup nonfat plain yogurt (or soy yogurt or silken tofu)
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped peeled fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 lemons, juice of
• 16 fresh mint leaves, plus 4 sprigs for garnish

Recipe

• 1 refrigerate papaya until very cold, at least 1 hour or overnight.
• 2 blend papaya, ice, yogurt, ginger, honey, and lemon juice in a blender.
• 3 add up to 1/4 cup water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until mixture is smooth and thinned to desired consistency.
• 4 blend in mint leaves.
• 5 garnish with mint sprigs.