Dragonfruit Smoothie

I came across something interesting in the grocery store the other day, a Dragon-fruit! Definitely not ND grown! It got my interest though. I have never tried one before and I thought it might be interesting to add to a smoothie. I also picked up 1/2 a papaya.  As usual I am behind on my smoothie posts and have 3 to share with you.

Basic Dragon-fruit

1/2 Dragon-fruit

1 banana

1/2 cup Greek yogurt

blend with a splash of almond milk. 

 I didn't make this the normal 4 cups because my husband had already eaten. This particular smoothie was very creamy.

 Tropical Dreams

1/2 papaya

1 banana

1/2 cup frozen mango chunks

1/2 cup frozen pineapple chunks

1 cup almond milk

water to make 4 cups

Suprisingly, both my husband and I didn't care for this as much as we thought we would.

Island Dragon-fruit  

1/2 Dragon-fruit

1 banana

1 c coconut milk (the stuff from a can)

1/2 cup frozen pineapple chunks

1/2 c Greek Yogurt

1 cup almond milk

water to make 4 cups 

Very yummy. Creamy and tropical and makes me wish I could be on a beach.

I have to say the experience with Dragon-fruit was a good one, however I don't think I will be having too many of these smoothies.  It cost $6.50 / lb for the fruit here. I paid about $5 for the 1 I bought.  Fun trial, not practical!