Lebanese fruit cocktail
Description
Lebanese fruit cocktail: a thick smoothie packed with a medley of assorted fresh fruits including bananas,cherries, avocados, mangoes, kiwis
Ingredients
For the smoothie:
- 2 cups milk chilled
- 1 cup canned guava juice
- 2 tablespoons strawberry jello
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 3 medium-sized ripe bananas
For the fruits
- 10 cherries pitted and halved
- 2 bananas sliced
- 1 medium-sized mango peeled and cut into 2.5cm/1 inch chunks
- 2 kiwis peeled and cut into 2.5 cm/1 inch chunks
- 1 small avocado peeled and cut into 2.5 cm/1 inch chunks
- 1 peach pitted and cut into 2.5 cm/1 Inch chunks
For the topping
- 8 tablespoons areesha curdled cream
- 8 tablespoons honey
- ½ cups pine nuts washed, rinsed and drained
- ½ cup slivered almonds rinsed and drained
Instructions
- First off, prepare the smoothie:
- Add all the smoothie ingredients to a blender. Cover and blend until smooth. Place in the refrigerator for 2 hours to chill.
- Prepare 8 tall cocktail glasses.
- Fill each glass halfway with fruits (in layers).
- Pour the smoothie equally on top, almost filling each glass.
- Spoon a tablespoon of areesha (curdled cream) on top of each glass.
- Drizzle each glass with a tablespoon of honey and garnish with almonds and pine nuts. Serve immediately.
Notes
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