Creamy Tropical Dream Smoothie

Thank you for the really nice response to my last post celebrating my one-year LAnniversary. I really appreciate it!

Today I'd like to spotlight a taste of the islands, mon.

I enjoyed the fruit salads we made while I was visiting my parents:

so I made one for myself. I'm cheap, though, and berries and grapes are way too expensive. But I did see this huge papaya at Ralphs for one dollar.

I made a salad with the peeled and seeded papaya, a can of pineapple, and a couple Granny Smith apples.

But after a couple of days and eating all the pineapple out of the salad, I accepted that I'm not a huge fan of papaya. Though it could certainly be the one I picked out, as it seemed firm before I cut it but kind of mushy inside. So I took the rest of the salad and some other ingredients and whipped up a delicious smoothie!

Tropical Dream Smoothie

2/3 fresh papaya, peeled and seeded

1 Granny Smith apple, cored and diced (not peeled!)

1 small orange or 1/3 cup frozen orange slices

1/3 cup frozen rhubarb

2 slices dried mango

Uhh.... blend!

I'll tell you why this smoothie is amazing.

1) Check out that color.

2) It's a great vehicle for rhubarb, which is super good for you, low in calories, and high in calcium.

3) The fresh papaya makes a super creamy texture. Wow, this smoothie was so creamy it was actually like a tropical milkshake!

You could add banana if you want the flavor, or some coconut and keep with the tropical flave.

If you find a cheap papaya, you should make this smoothie. It'll blow your mind!

I had a fun night at a casting director workshop tonight and I have a Skype date with my mom tomorrow morning and then an audition! Yippee!

Do you like papayas? Mangos? Other tropical fruits? I feel like it can depend on their texture - they're not as tasty if they're mushy. But you can't tell the texture when you blend it up in a smoothie! But my favorite tropical fruit is pineapple. I loooove pineapple.