Ripe figs and avocado make a velvety, subtly sweet smoothie with a colour somewhere between olive and moss. A handful of baby spinach deepens the green.
2
figs ripe
½
avocado ripe
20 g
baby spinach
5 oz
water
1 tsp
honey or agave syrup (optional)
Garnish: No garnish · Ice: Served up, no ice
Mild, honeyed fig sweetness with a buttery, very smooth texture and a light green note.
This is one of the quieter smoothies: no citrus, no tropical fruit, just the honeyed sweetness of ripe figs against the buttery texture of avocado. Both ingredients bring fibre, and the avocado adds mainly unsaturated fat, which makes the drink filling.
Baby spinach barely changes the taste but adds colour. Because there is only water as liquid, the flavour depends entirely on how ripe the figs are. In late summer, when figs are at their best, it makes a calm, satisfying breakfast.
Yes, if you sweeten with agave syrup or not at all.
Yes, soak 2 or 3 dried figs in hot water first and add a little more water.
It is best fresh, because avocado darkens after a few hours.
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