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T.G.I. Friday's Smoothies Recipe
T.G.I. Friday's Smoothies
By Todd Wilbur

Recipe Type: Drink
Calories: 304
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Recipe Rating: 0.0 (0 reviews)
 
Menu Description:"Healthful, nonalcoholic frozen fruit drinks." "Gold Medalist:"Coconut and pineapple, blended with grenadine, strawberries and bananas." Tropical Runner:"Fresh banana, pineapple and pina colada mix with frozen with crushed ice."

From the "obscure statistics" file, T.G.I. Friday's promotional material claims the restaurant was the first chain to offer stone-ground whole wheat bread as an option to its guest. It was also the first chain to put avocados, bean sprouts, and Mexican appetizers on the menu.

Also a first: Friday's Smoothies. In response to growing demand for nonalcoholic drinks, T.G.I. Friday's created smoothies, a fruit drink now found on many other restaurants' menus. Here are recipes to clone two of the nine fruit blend varieties. Great on a sizzling afternoon.
Gold Medalist
8 ounces frozen strawberries (not in syrup - do not defrost)
1 banana
1 cup pineapple juice
2 tablespoons coconut cream
1/4 cup grenadine
1 cup ice
2 fresh strawberries (for garnish)

Tropical Runner
1 banana
1 8-ounce can crushed pineapple with juice
1/2 cup liquid pina colada mix
1/2 cup orange sherbet
2 cups ice

Gold Medalist
1. Pour all of the ingredients except the 2 fresh strawberries in the order listed into a blender and blend on high speed for 15 to 30 seconds or until all the ice is crushed and the drink is smooth.

2. Garnish each drink with a fresh strawberry.

Tropical Runner
1. Cut the banana in half and slice two 1/4-inch slices from the middle of the banana and set two slices aside for garnish.

2. Put the rest of banana and the remaining ingredients into a blender in the order listed. Blend on high speed for 15 to 30 seconds, or until the drink is smooth and creamy.

3. Add 1 banana slice to the top of each drink as a garnish

Tidbits
You've probably already thought of this, but these drinks make tasty cocktails too. Just add a little rum or vodka and about 1/2 cup more ice, before blending.
        
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