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MATTHEW KELLY / SUPERCALL
MATTHEW KELLY / SUPERCALL

Avocado smoothies are all the rage, especially among the health-conscious crowd at vegetarian tapas bar Ladybird in New York’s Greenwich Village. There, beverage director Ariel Arce satisfies her customers’ green juice craving with a light Champagne-spiked avocado slushy, enriched with shiso syrup and brightened with cucumber juice. It may not be paleo, but it’s so good, you won’t regret blending yourself a second one for a bottomless avocado brunch.

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FLAVOR PROFILE
Sweet, Dry
STRENGTH
DIFFICULTY
intermediate

INGREDIENTS

  • .25 avocado
  • 3 oz Champagne
  • 1 oz shiso syrup
  • .25 oz cucumber
  • 1.5 shiso leaves, divided

INSTRUCTIONS

Step one

Add all ingredients (including half of a shiso leaf) to a blender with crushed ice, and blend to a smooth consistency, somewhere between a smoothie and a slushy.

Step two

Pour into a milkshake glass.

Step three

Garnish with a shiso leaf, and serve with a straw.

Contributed by Ariel Arce