Southwestern Recipes

Liquados (Mexico)

Liquados or licuados (also known regionally as batidos) are a Latin American handmade blended beverage similar to smoothies, made with milk, fruit and usually ice.

Liquados recipe

Ingredients

Kumquat Liquado

  • 12 kumquats, washed and unpeeled
  • 1 cup water or milk
  • 3 tablespoons superfine sugar
  • 2 handsful ice

Lime Liquado

  • 2 large, ripe Mexican limes
  • 2 handsful ice
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoons superfine sugar

Mango Liquado

  • 1/4 cup pureed mango
  • 1 cup water or milk
  • 2 handsful ice
  • 2 tablespoons superfine sugar
  • 1/4 cup pureed papaya
  • 1 cup water or milk
  • 2 handsful ice
  • 2 tablespoons superfine sugar

Orange Liquado

  • 2 oranges, cut into eighths and juiced
  • 1 cup water or milk
  • 2 handsful ice
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons superfine sugar

Strawberry Liquado

  • 10 ripe strawberries
  • 1 cup water or milk
  • 2 handsful ice
  • 2 tablespoons superfine sugar

Tamarind Liquado

  • 2 tablespoons tamarind paste
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 tablespoons superfine sugar
  • 2 handsful ice

Instructions

  1. Kumquat Liquado: Put all ingredients into a blender. Blend for 10 seconds only and immediately strain through a fine sieve into a glass. Drink while still foamy and cold. Make with milk instead of water for a healthier drink.
  2. Lime Liquado: Cut the limes in half. Squeeze the juice into a blender. Add the remaining ingredients, including the lime rinds. Blend for 10 seconds only and immediately strain through a fine sieve into a glass. Drink while still foamy and cold.
  3. Mango Liquado: Put all ingredients into a blender and blend for 15 seconds only. Immediately strain through a fine sieve into a glass. Drink while still foamy and cold. Make with milk instead of water for a healthier drink.
  4. Orange Liquado: Put everything, including the orange peels and juice, into a blender and blend for 4 seconds only. Immediately strain through a fine sieve into a glass. Drink while still foamy and cold.
  5. Strawberry Liquado: Put everything into a blender and blend for 15 seconds only. Immediately strain through a fine sieve into a glass. Drink while still foamy and cold.
  6. Tamarind Liquado: Put everything into a blender and blend for 15 seconds only. Immediately strain through a fine sieve into a glass. Drink while still foamy and cold.

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