Avocado Fig Smoothie and an Award :) and an experiment with diff backgrounds

I am now an official Avocado fan!!! Since i first tasted avocado , i am a fan of the fruit...fruit in the smoothie form...i recently chanced upon a video on youtube  and that is the source of this avocado smoothie.
This is again a Moroccan recipe( i am in love with middle eastern food..so is N)..so Moroccan, Emirati...will keep on adding ...........

Filled with health benefits..that's how i will define this smoothie.This is a smoothie with avocado and figs(anjeer).
The health benefits of Avocado were already given  here.
While reading  more about figs I came to know that fig though considered a fruit is actually an inverted flower and the seeds are  the fruit!!(according to California Fig advisory Board)
Dried figs are also very nutritious and beneficial for our health. Am listing out some of its nutritional and health benefits.

• They are very high in fiber.
• Figs contain more calcium than most other fruit.
• Consuming dried figs can help you meet your daily potassium needs and help lower your blood pressure.
• Figs are a good source of iron.

Read more: here

Health Benefits

• Consuming figs helps to reduce the risk of breast cancer.
• Eating figs relieves fatigue and boosts memory power.
• Due to their laxative effect, figs are helpful for treating chronic constipation
• Daily consumption of soaked figs (2-3) is an effective remedy for curing hemorrhoids or piles.
• The soluble fiber, called pectin, in figs helps in reducing blood cholesterol.
• When applied on skin, baked figs can cure inflammations like abscesses and boils.
• Due to their high water content, mashed figs act as a very good skin cleanser and help in preventing and curing acnes and pimples.

Read More:here

I also experimented with different backgrounds for the pic.. which is your favourite.. let me know. :)

Ingredients:

Ripe Avocado-1
Dried Figs-6( I used jumbo figs)
Milk-2cups
Sugar –almost 2and 1/2 tbspn

Method:

Cut the fig into small pieces after removing the hard tip .
Put the avocado,chopped figs, milk and sugar in the blender and blend till smooth..Voila.. you have your smoothie ready!!!
Enjoy a nutritious healthy smoothie for breakfast!!:)

Recipe source:Cookingwithalia
Now going to the award ..
Preeti of Indian Kitchen has shared the Fabulous Blog Ribbon with me.

Thank you Preeti.. this award is a  big encouragement for me and I thank you for that..
I am supposed to pass this award to five bloggers..
I am sharing this award with the below bloggers..

1)shabbu at Shabbu's tasty Kitchen-I seen some awesome recipes there which I was not aware though we come from the same part of the world.. made me realise that kerala cuisine is not just sambhar , kalan, kappa and meen curry..
2)Julie at Erivum Puliyum- another simple blog with great recipes.. a variety of recipes actually..
3)Anisha of Flavours- this blog is my visual treat… i  love looking at the pics..grt recipes.. grt pics.. and my new found friend!!
4)Dassana of  Veg Recipes of India- can I put a ditto here???? "I cant.. so I repeat.. visual treat .. grt recipes .. grt pics…
5)Faseela of Good food ends with good talk- many non-vegetarian recipes which i hope to try soon...

Event Participation:

at ohtastensee  by  krithiskitchen
  at sumee's culinary bites

Recipe Source:Cooking with alia