I wanted to make something in honor of yesterday's earthquake, but I wasn't quite sure how an earthquake would be represented culinarily. I thought about making something in the blender, but that seemed tornado-ish (or maybe an early tribute to Hurricane Irene?). Then I thought about incorporating some sauteeing - lots of pan shaking! I decided to go with a smoothie with sauteed banana and peaches. Quickly cooking the fruit before adding it to the blender helps to consolidate the flavors. It took a little more effort than just dumping ingredients into a blender, but it was worth it! To prepare:
Peel and dice up one large banana and one peach.
Put a saute pan over medium heat and thinly coat the bottom of the pan with canola oil. When the oil gets hot, add in the peaches.
Cook for a few minutes (shake the pan a lot! or stir), until the peaches get tender. Add in the bananas. I also sprinkled some salt over the fruit, though that is optional.
Cook until the bananas are tender.
Combine the fruit in a blender with 2/3 of a cup of plain nonfat yogurt (vanilla yogurt would also be good) and blend until smooth.
Enjoy!
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