Recipes Drinks Banana Smoothies Strawberry, Banana, and Almond Butter Smoothie 5.0 (1,607) Add your rating & review Sweet berries, creamy bananas, nutty almond butter, and pinch of salt make this smoothie deliciously complex. By Nate Appleman Nate Appleman Why he won Because at his two Bay Area restaurants he uses exceptional ingredients—especially house-butchered meat—for his marvelous Italian menus. Born 1979 Raised Greenville, OH Education The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. Experience Brasa, Seattle; Ristorante Dulcamara, Florence, Italy; Campton Place, San Francisco. Career turning point “Most of my training had been French. But at Brasa, I discovered a new way of cooking: wood grilling, wood-oven roasting.” Favorite kitchen tool A calculator. “We use whole animals, so if I make sausages, I need to adapt proportions.” Won Best New Chef at: A16 and SPQR, San Francisco, CA Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on January 10, 2023 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: © Lucy Schaeffer Total Time: 10 mins Yield: 1 drink Chef Nate Appleton created this smoothie, which gets a dose of protein from almond butter, as a post-workout snack. The salt sprinkled on top at the end adds a nice balance to the sweetness of the drink. Ingredients 1 frozen peeled banana (cut into -inch pieces) ½ cup frozen strawberries ¼ cup plain low-fat yogurt 1 tablespoon plus teaspoon almond butter 1 tablespoon honey 1 cup water Salt Directions Combine all of the ingredients except the salt in a blender and process until smooth. Season with salt and serve. Notes One serving 376 cal, 63 gm carb,13 gm fat, 1.6 gm sat fat, 8 gm protein, 6 gm fiber. Rate it Print