{"id":1884,"date":"2012-01-27T05:34:08","date_gmt":"2012-01-27T12:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=1884"},"modified":"2012-08-23T15:36:54","modified_gmt":"2012-08-23T21:36:54","slug":"how-to-cut-a-young-coconut-smoothie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=1884","title":{"rendered":"How to Cut a Young Coconut (& smoothie)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I remember the first time I tried to cut a young coconut. I had a dull knife (and couldn’t find a sharp one), but I was determined to crack that nut! Turns out, it was hard, but after butchering and chopping away at it\u2026it finally worked.Rule number one. Use a knife that works. The butter knife isn’t a good option.<\/p>\n

Rule number two.<\/p>\n

Cut a triangle shaped notch on the top of the coconut. You might need to \u201cstab\u201d it a couple times. And please, please be careful!<\/p>\n

\"Young<\/p>\n

Rule number three.<\/p>\n

Now drain the coconut, upside down, into a jar or glass to empty the water out. Save it! It\u2019s incredibly good for you! It is LOADED with electrolytes\u2026and is the absolute best for liquid hydration during exercise!<\/p>\n

\"Young<\/p>\n

Rule number four.<\/p>\n

Turn the coconut on it\u2019s side. Stab it again (again, please be careful!) and then slice the whole top of the coconut off.<\/p>\n

\"Young<\/p>\n

\"Young<\/p>\n

You did it! Now scoop out the insides with a spoon (the meat is quite soft) and enjoy as is or in a recipe!<\/p>\n

Note: There are other ways to cut young coconuts\u2026but I’ve found that this is the easiest way for me!<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Charissa<\/p>\n

As you can see, I enjoy eating it right out the coconut. I think it\u2019s a refreshing tropical treat. As you can also see, this is me when I was really blonde.<\/p>\n

Anywhoo\u2026<\/p>\n

Now, if you\u2019re not the type who likes eating it straight\u2026you might want to try this smoothie! I love it because it takes like a Tropical Strawberry Sorbet. I guess since all smoothies need names, I\u2019ll call it that.<\/p>\n

\"Young<\/p>\n

Tropical Strawberry Sorbet (smoothie)<\/h2>\n
    \n
  1. Meat of 1 young coconut<\/li>\n
  2. \u00bd cup young coconut water<\/li>\n
  3. \u00bd frozen organic strawberries<\/li>\n
  4. \u00bd tsp. pure vanilla<\/li>\n
  5. 2 tsp. agave nectar<\/li>\n
  6. 5 cubes ice<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Whiz up in your blender and then pretend you\u2019re on the white beaches of Hawaii. Well, we all can dream, right?<\/p>\n

    \"Young<\/p>\n

    Today:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Right now I\u2019m in a hotel in the states. We\u2019re taking a loooong trip to see a dear friend get married! It\u2019s nice to get away from the studying for a few days and just chill!<\/p>\n

    Besides, I do so love a good love story. Especially when it happens to a special friend!<\/p>\n

    Have you ever tried a young coconut? What are you doing this weekend?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    I remember the first time I tried to cut a young coconut. I had a dull knife (and couldn’t find a sharp one), but I was determined to crack that nut! Turns out, it was hard, but after butchering and chopping away at it\u2026it finally worked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1894,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,232,1182,225,14,8,4],"tags":[545,538,541,539,543,544,542,540],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1884"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1884"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3283,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1884\/revisions\/3283"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}