RECIPE

Cucumber Frappés with Blackberries

  • ACTIVE:
  • TOTAL TIME: 15 MIN
  • SERVINGS: 4

The Good News The yogurt in this frothy drink may help boost the immune system. Deanie Fox adds antioxidant-rich blackberries, which are fun to fish out of the glass.

  • ACTIVE:
  • TOTAL TIME: 15 MIN
  • SERVINGS: 4
  • HEALTHY
  • STAFF-FAVORITE

Ingredients

  • Ingredients
    1. 1 pint blackberries
    2. 1/4 cup sugar
    3. 2 small seedless cucumbers—peeled, seeded and chopped
    4. 1 cup plain nonfat yogurt
    5. 1 cup ice cubes
    6. 2 tablespoons lime juice
    7. 6 mint leaves
    8. Pinch of salt

Directions

  1. In a bowl, lightly crush the blackberries with 1 tablespoon of the sugar. In a blender, combine the cucumbers, yogurt, ice, lime juice, mint leaves, salt and the remaining 3 tablespoons of sugar and blend. Spoon the berries and their juice into glasses. Pour the frappé on top and serve right away.

Notes

One Serving 97 cal, 0.5 gm fat, 0 gm sat fat, 23 gm carb, 4.3 gm fiber.