Mojito Madness

I’ve always loved the taste of a good mojito! The delicious combination of freshly squeezed lime juice coupled with the flavour of fresh mint was always enough to tantalize my taste-buds and perk my spirits. Wait…or was it the rum? ;)

In any case, after stocking up my kitchen with lots of fresh limes and mint this past weekend I decided to reinvent the classic mojito taste in virgin-style, sans the refined sugar, that can be enjoyed anytime of the day (including breakfast!) and won’t leave you with a hangover if you drink more than one!

Mojito Smoothie – pictured above

(makes 1 large or 2 smaller servings)

1 banana

½ an avocado

1 cup of nut or seed milk

Juice of 1 lime

Big handful of fresh mint

1 cup of ice

Stevia to taste (or your natural sweetener of choice)

Blend all ingredients in a blender and serve

Garnish with a spring of mint

Mojito Green Juice 

(serves 2)

3-4 leaves of kale

1 head of romaine

1 English cucumber

3 limes

Bunch of fresh mint (the more you use the better!)

Put all items through a juicer and serve

Sweeten with 2-3 drops of liquid stevia (optional) for the classic sweet mojito taste

Garnish with a sprig of mint

Cheers!