Strawberry, Coconut & Cucumber Thickie
Prep: 10 mins
A creamy and refreshing smoothie, combining the seasonal flavours of summer-sweet strawberries and juicy cucumbers with a zing of lemon and a cool dollop of dairy-free coconut yogurt.
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Ingredients you'll need
- 225g strawberries
- ½ cucumber
- 1 lemon
- 125g dairy-free coconut yogurt
From your kitchen
- A few ice cubes
Step by step this way
- 1.
Pull the stems and leaves from the strawberries and pop the berries in your blender. Chop half the cucumber and add the chopped cucumber to the blender.
- 2.
Zest and juice in the lemon. Add the coconut yogurt. Add a few ice cubes and whizz till smooth. If it’s too thick, add a little water and blitz again.
- Tip
Half and half
If you have a large blender you can use all the cucumber in this smoothie (it will affect the nutritional information), or keep the cucumber in your fridge for a couple of days. For a simple salad, slice the leftover cucumber and finely slice the red onion. Toss with a dressing made from yogurt stirred with a spoonful of mustard, white wine vinegar, chopped dill, salt and pepper.
