GREEN TEA SMOOTHIE with Tahitian vanilla bean

Green tea ice cream, brewed green tea, clover honey, vanilla bean seeds and a little soy milk are blended for this smoothie.

Ingredients:

• Vanilla bean, split 1
• Green tea ice cream 2 cups
• Brewed Green tea, chilled 1/2 cup
• Soy milk 2 tsp.
• Clover honey 1 tbsp.
• Wafer cookies 4

Directions:

1. Place 2 champagne glasses in the freezer for 2-3 hours before ready to serve. 2. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean and add seeds to blender along with next 4 ingredients. Cover and blend for 10-15 seconds until smooth and homogenous. 3. Pour smoothie into frosted champagne glasses. Serve with wafer cookies, if desired.

Number of Servings: 2 servings

Notes from the Cook: The vanilla bean in this recipe can be omitted for a regular green tea smoothie.