A wonderful non-alchoholic drink for summer. The Rogue or Red Flamingo

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The Rogue Flamingo

Or the Pink Panther. This sweet fruit recipe is great for breakfast, an afternoon snack, or for dessert.

2 cups hulled strawberries

1 cup chopped watermelon

Juice of 2 freshly squeezed oranges

Juice of 1 freshly squeezed lime

½ cup ruby red grapefruit juice

Combine all of the ingredients in a blender until smooth. Cover and chill. Before serving, shake or stir, then pour into chilled glasses.

We loved this drink yesterday. It's a keeper and is a great hot weather refresher.

I would call it a Red Flamingo because I used frozen strawberries in the Vitamix; and rather than juicing the rest of the fruit, I used the oranges and grapefruit with the white pith for added nutrition. I did juice the other 1/2 a grapefruit to help put some liquid in the blender to help break down the frozen berries. It came to a beautiful red color.

I found this recipe on a raw food site, but it originally came from the site mentioned below.

from: www.chetday.com

 
Sounds really nice--reminded me to pull out this one--Yummy!!

From Whole Foods website--picture is real purty!

I usually have ruby grapefruit juice, so use that.

Grapefruit Sunrise

Grapefruit, oranges and strawberries are a great combination for this refreshing, satisfying drink!

Prep and Cook Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:
Juice of 2 grapefruit
Juice of 4 oranges
1 cup fresh or frozen strawberries
2 tsp honey
Sections from 1 grapefruit
1/2 cup sliced strawberries


Directions:

Place grapefruit juice, orange juice, 1 cup strawberries and honey in blender and blend until smooth.
Strain into 2 chilled glasses.
Top with grapefruit sections and sliced strawberries.
Serves 2

Healthy Cooking Tips:

Chill the fruit first for cold juice or add some ice cubes while blending. Try adding your favorite protein powder to make a light breakfast or snack.


Nutritional Profile




Grapefruit Sunrise
546.06 g
1092.13 grams
230.03 calories
Nutrient Amount %DV Nutrient
Density World's Healthiest
Foods Rating
vitamin C 247.03 mg 411.7 32.2 excellent
potassium 918.77 mg 26.3 2.1 good
folate 104.45 mcg 26.1 2.0 good
vitamin A 1291.32 IU 25.8 2.0 good
manganese 0.51 mg 25.5 2.0 good
vitamin B1 (thiamin) 0.28 mg 18.7 1.5 good
World's Healthiest
Foods Rating Rule
excellent DV>=75% OR Density>=7.6 AND DV>=10%
very good DV>=50% OR Density>smileys/smile3.gif.4 AND DV>=5%
good DV>=25% OR Density>=1.5 AND DV>=2.5%



In-Depth Nutritional Profile for Grapefruit Sunrise

 
Yeah, you Flosida kids like to show off. Actually we do have citrus most of the year.

 
Here's a really refreshing drink for summer.

Simply slice a cucumber and 3 or 4 limes into a pitcher, add water and refrigerate until chilled.

You can add slices of fresh pineapple and limes to a pitcher of water and chill.

 
I miss my citrus trees so much. It kills me to have to buy lemons and limes

at the grocery. I have planted peach, nectarine trees and asparagus since we moved here, but I sure miss my lemons. Oh and my Washington navels...yum!
Now the flipping Asian Pears...bah humbug and good riddance!!!

 
Me too Dawn....my lemon tree gives us the most beautiful, huge lemons with hardly any seeds

and the juice is wonderful. I bought my first stroe bought lemons last week in months, and I must say they cannot compare to the ones from our tree.

 
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