Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell with Soap Smoothie

Fiction To Sink Your Teeth Into, a feature from author and professional chef Rohan O’Duill!

If I could summarise Cloud Atlas in a paragraph, I wouldn’t be writing the recipe section of a newsletter. This epic saga throws up a lot of interesting concepts. Soap is a drink consumed by clones that provides their nutrition. I found it difficult to source the original protein source for the drink so I substituted in some vanilla protein instead.

Please enjoy this refreshing smoothie as you delve into the world of Cloud Atlas.

The novel Cloud Atlas with a smooth that is a pale yellow colour but is not actually made of soap.

Ingredients

  • 1 banana
  • 100g frozen mango
  • 1 tbsp peanut butter
  • 1 tsp seeds (any of chia, linseed, or flax)
  • 150g yoghurt (soya if you are vegan)
  • 150ml soya milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla protein

Equipment

  • A blender

Method

  • Put all ingredients in a blender and blitz for a couple of minutes. Simple as the book itself.

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