Not Your Typical Smoothie. With Sweet Potato and Feta Cheese.

A weird and wonderful smoothie with sweet potato, feta cheese, Greek yogurt, spices, lime juice and a hint of honey. Healthy, filling and delicious. And did I mention weird?

So here I am, participating in the Williams-Sonoma Smoothie Week challenge. (yikes!) The theme is “Not Your Typical Smoothie” and the idea is to come up with something, well, not typical. Something a little bizarre. And I must say, you’ve come to the right place for bizarre. I love trying out recipes that have strange ingredients and combinations. I could not pass up an opportunity to find a smoothie that would make you look twice at its title. Did you?

I love sweet potato. And my favourite pairing for it is with feta cheese. So why not try it here? The idea was one of the first to pop into my mind, and then sort of stayed there in a little corner until I had explored all other options. Can I just say, there are some very strange smoothies out there! My research told me that there is little that hasn’t already been done with a blender. I really wanted to come up with something different, so after going round in circles a bit, I came right back to the sweet potato. I’m glad I did.

I have two confessions to make. The first is that I have never made a smoothie before. You may be asking yourself which rock I live under, but truth be told smoothies aren’t that huge here in Greece. I mean, lots of people like them, and there are probably a few fitness gurus out there who are into the greener options, but they aren’t a craze. The second confession is that I don’t have a super duper blender. I have a pretty good one, but nothing like the big guys I see on US websites and blogs. Probably because I’ve never needed one for a smoothie. That might be about to change.

Due to this lack of super powers in my little old regular blender, my only slight issue was with the thickness of this smoothie. This can easily be remedied with a handful of ice cubes, but I didn’t dare try it. Another solution might be some almond milk. For some reason I think it might work well here, but it’s really hard to find where I live. So this is the thick version. Thick, creamy, and for some strange reason, coconuty. I have no idea why! As for the feta, you can’t taste it distinctly, but it does give the smoothie that something different. I hope you try it…