Energy Booster Smoothie

First post of 2014! It's been 9(!!!) months since I last posted a recipe, mainly because I've fallen off the vegan train. At home, I still cook 100% vegetarian, but since vegan substitutes are nonexistent in Mexico (or the few that can be found here are really, really expensive), I've had to resort back to basic dairy and egg products. When I eat at a restaurant, I sometimes totally cheat and eat all the seafood things, because, oh my god, shrimp cocktails and ceviche! Of course I'll still eat vegan food when and where I can, but it's just not all the time anymore. 

But back to vegan food. Today, I made the creamiest, thickest fruit smoothie ever for lunch. It's full of vitamins A, B6, C, potassium, fiber, and healthy fats. Plus, it's only 5 ingredients, so it's perfect for my lazy Friday!

Ingredients

1/2 ripe avocado

1 sliced banana

6-8 frozen strawberries

6-8 frozen mango cubes

Almond milk (I cheated and used regular milk + a splash of strawberry milk, since almond milk is 3x more expensive than regular milk here)

Directions

Toss the avocado, banana, strawberries, and mango cubes in the blender. If you use fresh strawberries and mango, add a couple ice cubes. Pour in the almond milk until about 2/3 to 3/4 of the fruit is submerged, and blend on high for about a minute. You'll get a super thick, creamy, banana-colored smoothie, and you can only taste the fruit!