Date Shake with Banana and Almonds with homemade almond milk and homemade tahini sauce

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Drink

1. 1
   Soak the almonds overnight in cold water.

   Bowl
2. 2
   Drain the almonds and rinse well.

   Colander
3. 3
   Grind the almonds in a blender with the water for 2–3 minutes, until smooth.

   Blender

   💡In a food processor, grind in short pulses and check between pulses: it's easy to go from coarse to paste. (Sesame for tahini, on the other hand, is ground continuously.)
4. 4
   Strain through cheesecloth set over a bowl, and squeeze well.

   CheeseclothBowl

   💡Squeeze the cloth well to get out as much liquid as possible; the milk separates as it stands, so shake it before using.
5. 5
   Mix the tahini and lemon juice and season with salt.
6. 6
   Gradually add cold water while stirring, until the sauce is smooth, pale and pourable.

   💡When you add the first water, the tahini thickens and looks like dough: that's fine. Keep adding water and stirring, and it loosens into a smooth sauce.
7. 7
   Put the fruit, bananas, almond milk, yogurt, tahini, cinnamon, cardamom and salt in the blender.

   Blender
8. 8
   Add the ice.
9. 9
   Blend 60 seconds, until smooth.

   Blender
10. 10
    Taste and adjust the sweetness.
11. 11
    Pour into tall glasses and serve immediately.

    Glass (for drinking/serving)

    💡A smoothie separates and browns after a short while: drink it right after blending.