Blending Guide Cont.
Speed Foods Mixing Procedures
3Creamed Soups Add liquid, then soup to Blender Container. Mix
Reconstitute 5 seconds or until smooth.
Sauces Add liquids then solids to Blender Container.
Mix until desired consistency.
Fruit Cut fruit into 1/2" cubes and place up to 1 cup
into Blender Container. Add 1/2 cup liquid. Mix
30-60 seconds or until desired consistency.
Salad Dressing Add liquids then solids to Blender Container.
Mix until desired consistency.
Frozen Drinks Place up to 2 cups of liquid then solid food into
Blender Container. Mix 5-15 seconds then
quickly drop 5-10 ice cubes, one at a time,
through the removable Cap on the Lid.
Immediately replace Cap after each addition
of ice cubes to prevent splattering.
Cheese (Soft) Cut cheese into 1/2" cubes and place up to
1 cup into Blender Container. Grate 10-20
seconds or until desired consistency.
Cheese (Hard) Cut cheese into 1/2" cubes and place up to
1/2 cup into Blender Container. Grate 10-20
seconds or until desired consistency.
Orange/Lemon Cut peel of one orange/lemon into 1" chunks.
Place into Blender Container. Grate 5-10
seconds or until desired consistency.
Coffee Beans Add up to 1/2 cup beans to Blender Container.
Grind 20-40 seconds or until desired
consistency.
Chocolate Bars Break 2 ounces into 1" pieces. Place in Blender
Container and Pulse until desired consistency.
Vegetables Place 1 cup of liquid and then add up to 1 cup
of food cut into 1/2" cubes into Blender
Container. Grate 30-60 seconds or until desired
consistency.
Recipes (Cont.)
Recipes on this page have
been specially created by
Rachael Ray.
FROZEN PEACH CHAMPAGNE COCKTAILS
This recipe is a Bellini-esque slush for grown ups.
1/4 cup sugar, to rim glasses
1 pint peach sorbet
2 shots orange liquor such as Triple Sec, Grand Marnier or Cointreau
Chilled champagne or sparkling wine, to fill blender, 1/3 bottle
Raspberries and 4 sprigs mint, optional garnish
Place a shallow bowl of water along side a shallow bowl with 1/4 cup
sugar in it. Dip 4 cocktail glasses in water, then sugar to rim glass.
Place 4 scoops peach sorbet in blender. Add 2 shots orange liqueur. Fill
blender with Champagne to maximum fill line or up to 1-inch from top of
blending pitcher. Place cover on blender tightly. Blend on Speed 1 until
smooth and pour into cocktail glasses, keeping an eye out not to wreck
the pretty sugar rims. Garnish with a few raspberries and a sprig of mint
and serve.
Yield: 4 servings
LAVA FLOWS
Pina Coladas with Rivers of Strawberry
These can be made as mocktails for the kids or cocktails for big
kids
2 cups frozen sliced strawberries in juice, defrosted
2 cans coconut milk drink mix (recommended: Coco Lopez)
2 cups pineapple juice
6 shots coconut rum or light rum
* For mocktails, omit liquor and use a few extra ice cubes
1 tray of ice
Blend strawberries in a blender on Speed 3 until smooth. Place 1/2 cup
strawberry puree in the bottom of 4 hurricane or double rocks cocktail
glasses. Rinse blender and return to motor base. Place remaining ingredi-
ents in blender and blend on Speed 3 until smooth. Pour pina coladas
into glasses on top of the strawberry puree. The puree will run up through
the pina colada, making a lava flow effect.
Yield: 4 cocktails or mocktails
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