Attempt #45: Mango cooler

Alrighte! After attempting 3 different kind of beverages, I am getting the knack of it and it is kind of refreshingly fun! J

Here’s another creative way to make mango cooler. Try it!

The result:

 

Awesome way to use up those overripe mangoes. The lime added a tangy taste to the combination while the mint leaves provided that freshness that lingers in your mouth after the drink.

 Ingredients

• 2 large mangoes, as ripe as possible
• 150 ml semi-skimmed milk
• zest and juice of 1 lime
• 1 handful ice cubes
• 1 handful fresh mint leaves, plus extra to serve
• brown sugar or honey, to taste

Method

Remove the skin and cut the juicy flesh off the mangoes. Place the fruit in a blender or food processor, along with any juice left on the chopping board. Add the milk, lime juice and zest, ice and mint leaves and give it all a good whiz until smooth. Taste, and if you've got a sweet tooth, add a sprinkling of brown sugar or honey and give it another quick whiz. Chill in the fridge before serving, then garnish with a few mint leaves.

Attempt #42: Quick and Easy Flavoured Water – with Fresh Mint and Lime

I am going through this lazy strike of attempting new recipes for the past couple of days ….or has that been more than a week?? *Gosh*

Well, in my defence, I have been pretty busy with my other jobs, chores…you name it and whipping up new menu for the dinner table isn’t in the priority list at the moment. But interestingly, I just felt that I want to at least attempt something simple just to spice the dinner table up. And what can be simpler than attempting new beverages/ drinks recipes by Jamie Oliver!! J

So, the next few attempts will be just around drinks! Pretty creative ideas from Jamie that we can use for that dinner parties or even among the family.

The result:

 

 

Literally, in just a couple of minutes, a plain jug of water was turned into something much more exciting and refreshing! Plus mint leaves is packed with loads of health benefits that helps with digestion, nausea, headache and cough and help opens up congestion of the lungs.

 

Ingredients

Water

I handful of Mint Leaves

1 Lime or Lemon 

Ice cubes

 

Method

Scrunch a handful of fresh mint in your hands to get the flavour going then add that to the jug with a squeeze of lemon or lime juice. If you're feeling a bit adventurous, add a few slices of cucumber too.
 

Attempt #30: Pineapple with Bashed-up Mint Sugar

A simple fruit made sexy! I wouldn’t have thought some sugar and mint would be so exciting and double the yumminess of a simple fruit option.

The Result:

Amazing combination that I will never forget. The first bite gives you a good burst of sweet, tangy juiciness of the pineapple further sweeten by the sugar. Then, once you finish the piece of fruit, the mint leaves a fresh after taste that lingers. Love it!

 The recipe:

1 ripe pineapple
4 heaping tablespoons of sugar
1 handful of fresh mint

Method:

A ripe pineapple should smell slightly sweet and you should be able to remove the leaves quite easily. Cut both ends off and peel the skin with a knife, removing any little black bits.

Then cut the pineapple into quarters and remove the slightly less tasty core. Finely slice your quarters, lengthways, as thin as you can. Lay out flat in one or two layers on a large plate. Don’t refrigerate this – just leave it to one side.

Then use a mortar and pestle and add you sugar and mint leaves in it. Bash the hell out of it in the mortar and pestle at the table for about a minute or two depending on your wrist action. You will see the sugar change color and smell lovely. Sprinkle the mint sugar over the plat of pineapples.  Or I simply use a blender but don’t blend too long as the texture should be close to if you were to bash the sugar and mint with the mortar and pestle.