Date Shake with Toasted Nuts (Majoon)

Name: Date Shake with Toasted Nuts (Majoon)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp toasted almonds, coarsely chopped; 1 banana, peeled and frozen; 1 pinch Pinch of ground cinnamon; 473 milliliters ice cubes; 8 Medjool dates, pitted; 1 Tbsp toasted pistachios, coarsely chopped; 118 milliliters plain yogurt (not thick); 1 pinch Pinch of sea salt; 1 Tbsp toasted sesame seeds; 1 Tbsp toasted unsweetened coconut flakes; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 Tbsp toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped; 177 milliliters to 1 cup water

Date Shake with Toasted Nuts (Majoon) might be just the beverage you are searching for. One serving contains 481 calories, 8g of protein, and 13g of fat. This gluten free, primal, and vegetarian recipe serves 2. Only From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. A mixture of almonds, yogurt, pistachios, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy.

Instructions

Cut the banana into 1-inch-thick slices and place them in a blender.

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Banana

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Blender

Add the dates, yogurt, vanilla, cinnamon, salt, ice cubes, and 3/4 cup water and blend until smooth.

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Ice Cubes

Cinnamon

Vanilla

Yogurt

Dates

Water

Salt

Add an additional 1/4 cup water if the shake is too thick.

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Shake

Water

Pour into glasses, top with rows of coconut flakes, almonds, walnuts, pistachios, and sesame seeds, and serve.

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Coconut Flakes

Sesame Seeds

Pistachio Nuts

Almonds

Walnuts

Louisa Shafia's first cookbook, Lucid Food: Cooking for an Eco-Conscious Life, was nominated for an IACP award. She has cooked at notable restaurants in New York and San Francisco, including Aquavit, Pure Food and Wine, and Millennium. Her recipes have appeared in New York magazine, Yoga Journal, Food Network Magazine, and Every Day with Rachael Ray. Look for Louisa on the Cooking Channel's Taste in Translation series, and visit her at www.lucidfood.com.

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