We often have fruit that sits in the fruit bowl or in the fridge for weeks and slowly turns slightly brown, wrinkled or becomes bruised. Rather than chucking it away, I chuck it in a blender. This isn’t really a recipe because there’s no cooking involved. It’s so easy, it doesn’t need a method. Just cut up the fruit and whizz it up with juice, water or milk in a blender. You won’t be able to tell that it’s bruised or overripe in a smoothie. Here’s what I put in mine.
1 bruised overripe pear
1 slightly overripe banana
A handful of frozen mixed berries
A small glass of coconut water (because I wanted to be fancy)
Usually, when I’m not feeling fancy, I just blend with water or milk. Quick, easy and that’s 3 of your 5-a-day sorted.
Love Your Leftovers 