Strawberry Rhubarb Smoothie ♥ Two Recipes!

Today's smoothie recipes: Two ways to make smoothies from rhubarb and strawberries, one with raw rhubarb, another with a quick stove-top strawberry-rhubarb sauce.

Last week, I went dumpster-diving freezer-diving and spied one last bag of frozen rhubarb. Zip, zip, I worked up a couple of rhubarb smoothies starring one of spring's magical seasonal combinations, strawberries and rhubarb.

RAW RHUBARB For Smoothie Numbers One & Two, I used the rhubarb in its raw albeit wet and freezer-softened state. It had a tang, a sourness, that I especially liked, but some of rhubarb's natural stringiness survived the trip through the blender -- not everyone would overlook this.

COOKED RHUBARB For Smoothie Numbers Three & Four, I cooked the rhubarb and strawberries together, letting their flavors meld, and sweeten, overnight before making the smoothies. The taste here is more like a traditional smoothie, fruity and sweet and well, yes, this is why they're called 'smoothies', smooth.

These recipes are so quick and easy that I'm adding them to a growing collection of easy summer recipes published all summer long in 2009 at Kitchen Parade, my food column, and now again in 2010. With a free Kitchen Parade e-mail subscription, you'll never miss a one!

STRAWBERRY RHUBARB SMOOTHIE
Recipe #1 - Raw Rhubarb

Hands-on time: 5 minutes
Time to table: 5 minutes
Makes 2-1/2 cups

1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup frozen rhubarb, chopped
5 strawberries (100 grams, 3-1/2 ounces)
Zest & juice (about 1 tablespoon) of a lime
1 egg white

Mix all ingredients in a blender. Serve and savor!

NUTRITION ESTIMATE
Per Cup (How many calories in a Strawberry Rhubarb Smoothie? How many Weight Watchers points in Strawberry Rhubarb Smoothie?): 80 Calories; 2g Tot Fat; 1g Sat Fat; 8mg Cholesterol; 106mg Sodium; 10g Carb; 1g Fiber; 8g Sugar; 6g Protein; Weight Watchers 1.5 points

STRAWBERRY RHUBARB SMOOTHIE
Recipe #2 - Strawberry-Rhubarb Sauce

Hands-on time: 20 minutes
Time to table: 2 hours
Makes 3 cups

STRAWBERRY-RHUBARB SAUCE
1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen raw rhubarb, chopped
1-1/2 cups chopped fresh strawberries (from about 6-7 ounces)
1/4 cup sugar

In a small saucepan, combine the rhubarb, strawberries and sugar and cook on MEDIUM until just soft. Let cool, then refrigerate until cold.

SMOOTHIE
1 cup whole milk
1-1/2 cups Strawberry-Rhubarb Sauce
1 egg white

Combine all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Serve and savor!

NUTRITION ESTIMATE (How many calories in a Strawberry Rhubarb Smoothie? How many Weight Watchers points in Strawberry Rhubarb Smoothie?) Per Cup: 156 Calories; 3g Tot Fat; 2g Sat Fat; 10mg Cholesterol; 61mg Sodium; 28g Carb; 1g Fiber; 27g Sugar; 5g Protein; Weight Watchers 3 points

ALANNA's TIPS & KITCHEN NOTES
Since I was aiming for a 'dessert' smoothie, I used whole milk and the result was an extra-creamy smoothie. For fewer calories, use skim or low-fat milk.
Make extra sauce -- it's fabulous on ice cream!

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