Mango Madness* Serves 2 A Delicious! staff favorite. Pour this smoothie into parfait glasses, add decorative straws and serve as a dessert to your dinner guests. Offer a plate of gingersnaps for everyone to share.
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
2 1/2 cups diced fresh mango, frozen
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon grated and choppedfresh ginger
3-5 ice cubes
Combine the buttermilk and yogurt in the blender. Add the mango, lime juice, fresh ginger and ground ginger. With the blender running, add the ice cubes one at a time until the desired consistency is reached.
*Recipes reprinted with permission from Smoothies: 50 Recipes for High-Energy Replacement (Chronicle Books). Senior editor Rebecca Broida Gart is a self-proclaimed smoothie junkie.