Recipe – “Green Tea, Mango and Yogurt Smoothie”

“Green Tea, Mango and Yogurt Smoothie”

“Cooking with Green Tea” by Ying Chang Compestine

 

1        cup fruit-flavored green tea, brewed with 4 tea bags

2        large mangoes

12      ice cubes

2        (6-oz.) cartons Apricot and Mango Soy Yogurt

2         Tablespoons honey

 

-Discard the tea bags and let the tea cool.

-Peel, seed and cube the mangoes.

-Blend the ice cubes in a blender at medium speed for 10 seconds.  Add the Mangoes, Green tea, yogurt and honey.

-Blend at medium speed until smooth and frosty, about 15  seconds.

-Serve immediately for best color and taste, or store in a tightly sealed container in refrigerator until serving time.

 — Makes 4 cups.

Fruit, Anti-oxidants & Recipe

Orange juice, Pomegranates, Blueberries have anti-oxidants but Matcha is known to have a higher amount of anti-oxidants than these fruits.

“ICED MATCHA AU LAIT”

Reference and Recipe: “New Tastes in Green Tea” by Mutsuko Tokanaga

1         tsp. matcha

1         Tablespoon sugar

1/4     cup hot water

3/4     cup cold milk

3 – 4   ice cubes

6-inch (15 cm) stalk of lemon grass

*Mix the matcha with the sugar, add the hot water, and stir unitl the paste becomes smooth.

**Add the cold milk and stir.  Add the ice cubes.

***Serve with the lemon grass for added flavor.

“Asacha wa nan o nogareru” – “Drinking tea in the morning before you go out avoids trouble”.