Pear and mint frappe

Mint plucked fresh from the plant is one of life’s surest pick-me-ups.

Ingredients:

4 pears, peeled, cored and chopped

2 teaspoons roughly chopped mint leaves

3 teaspoons caster (superfine) sugar

30 ice cubes

mint leaves, to garnish

Method:

Blend the pears, mint and sugar in a blender until smooth. Add the ice cubes and blend until smooth. Serve garnished with the extra mint leaves. Make 2 medium glasses.