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Pesto
Ingredients
2 bunches of fresh basil
3
3 tablespoons pine nuts or walnuts
50 g grated parmesan cheese
5 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Preparation
Put the basil leaves, peeled garlic and pine nuts or walnuts into the glass bowl of the appliance and pulse until the ingredients are coarsely chopped. Add the parmesan cheese and the ol- ive oil and pulse a few times until the ingredients are thoroughly mixed and smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
Iced chocolate espresso
(for 4 people) Ingredients
200 ml cold espresso
4 scoops chocolate ice cream
2 teaspoons bourbon vanilla syrup
4 tablespoons instant coffee
300 g ice cubes
1 tablespoon coffee powder
– optional for garnish
Preparation
Put the ice cubes into the glass jug of the appli- ance and pulse until the ice is crushed. Gradual- ly add the espresso, chocolate ice cream, vanilla syrup and coffee and pulse a few times until the mixture is smooth.
Salsa
Ingredients
3 tomatoes, seeded
1 red onion
1 garlic clove
1 red bell pepper
1 jalapeño chilli pepper, seeded
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro ½ teaspoon salt
Preparation
Peel the onion and place with the garlic, bell pepper and chilli pepper in the glass bowl or jug of the appliance and pulse until the ingre- dients are coarsely chopped. Gradually add the tomatoes, cilantro and salt and pulse a few times until the ingredients are fully incorporated.
Fruity fitness smoothie
(for 4 people) Ingredients
100 g strawberries
100 g blueberries, can also be frozen
100 g cranberries, can also be frozen
2 bananas, peeled and sliced
50 ml orange juice
50 ml pineapple juice
50 ml milk
50 g yogurt
200 g ice cubes
Preparation
Put the strawberries, blueberries, cranberries and bananas into the glass jug of the appliance and pulse until the ingredients are coarsely mixed. Gradually add the ice cubes, orange juice, pineapple juice, milk and yogurt and pulse a few times until the mixture is smooth.
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