Pineapple coconut chia smoothie

• Pineapple · peeled, cored, cubed150 g
• Thick coconut milk · fresh first-press or tetra pack50 ml
• Water · chilled100 ml
• Banana1/2 small (50 g)
• Chia seeds1 tbsp (12 g)
• Lime juice1 tsp
• Ice cubes4

Method

1. 1

   Soak the chia seeds in the 100 ml water for 5 minutes while you cut the pineapple.

2. 2

   Add the pineapple, coconut milk, banana, lime juice, the soaked chia with its water, and the ice to the blender jar.

3. 3

   Blend on high for 45 seconds until smooth and creamy. Pour and drink within 10 minutes before the chia sets it.

Tips

• Pineapple from the fruit cart that smells sweet at the base is ripe; a green, hard one is sour and needs sugar.
• Freeze leftover pineapple cubes; frozen fruit replaces the ice and makes it thicker.

Swaps

• Replace coconut milk with 100 g curd for a lower-fat veg version with 4 g more protein.