Green Tea Cooler

Instructions Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender, breaking the banana into three or four pieces. Blend or process until smooth. Serve immediately in tall glasses. Variations : > Replace part or all of the honeydew with another variety of melon. Make sure it's ripe! > For a breakfast smoothie, add 2 Tablespoons soy protein powder and another ice cube. > Try different types of green teas: a plain gunpowder , sencha , or fukujyu , or maybe one of the many fruit-flavoured teas that are readily available. > Add some fresh ginger: Place a 1/2-inch piece of (peeled) ginger root into a garlic press, hold it over the blender or food processor bowl, and squeeze out the pulp and juice, scraping the pulp off the press if necessary.