Spring entertaining with the KitchenAid® Diamond Blender (and a giveaway!)
With warmer temperatures and spring’s bright sunshine begging us to play outdoors, we’re craving lighter, healthier fare these days. There’s something about spending an afternoon poolside and soaking up rays that always makes me want to eat lighter, fresher meals. Winter brings big pots of comforting soups, stews and mounds of oven-roasted meats, but spring brings colorful green salads, chilled soups and frozen drinks.
Whether you have elaborate plans for spring entertaining or if you’re just having a couple of friends over to chat by the pool and watch the littles play together, the KitchenAid® Diamond Blender makes whipping up warm-weather appetizers a breeze. Scroll down for a giveaway!
The blender is available in a spectrum of beautiful colors like bright Cranberry, Green Apple or spunky Tangerine, but as soon as I saw the Crystal Blue model… I melted. I love this color.
My favorite treat on warm, sunny days is anything drinkable and frozen. When I had the opportunity to try out the KitchenAid® Diamond Blender, I couldn’t wait to fill our glasses with something icy and fruity.
I made a small batch of Frozen Strawberry Lemon-Lime Slushes for myself and the kiddo and then added a plash of Tequila and Triple Sec for a grown-up drink for the man of the house.
I used a couple cupfuls of frozen whole strawberries and even though they were pretty solid, they were no match for the capabilities of this blender!
Its motor is crazy powerful and blended up frozen fruits in nearly an instant. I used the blender for several smoothie recipes and never found chunks of unblended fruit at the bottom of my glass. The BPA-free diamond pitcher’s walls are very sturdy and it locks into place so securely that you don’t have to worry about the ferociousness of the motor knocking it off balance.
You’ll have 5 settings on the LED-lit interface: stir, chop, mix, puree and liquify as well as a pulse button and crush ice mode. And, its Intelli-Speed® Motor Control senses contents and maintains optimal speed to power through all ingredients.
To pair with your frozen, fruity beverages, the blender makes whipping up salsa a breeze and it’s perfect for poolside entertaining. Also use it to make chilled soups (my favorites are Cucumber Mint and Broccoli/Arugula) and quick sauces or pesto to top grilled meats or to dress your antipasto plate.
The possibilities are endless! Check out my recipe for a Quick Blender Salsa below…
Quick Blender Salsa
*Adapted from Pioneer Woman’s recipe
28oz. can of whole tomatoes and its juice
2 cans of Mild Rotel (or Spicy if you need more of a kick)
2 limes, juiced (1 zested)
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 small sweet onion, charred
2 Serrano peppers, charred
1/4 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp Kosher salt
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp ground Ancho Chile Pepper
1/4 tsp smoked paprika
Dash cayenne, to taste
1 cup cilantro, packed
Simply put, throw all the ingredients together in your blender and puree until smooth.
But let’s walk it through too just for the fun of it…
Start with your canned tomatoes. Empty them and their juices into your KitchenAid® Blender.
Zest one lime and dump that in too.
Squeeze in every drop of lime juice that you can get out of both of ’em.
Roughly chop 2 cloves of garlic and toss it in.
Roughly chop your onion (earlier, I had halved it and quickly charred it on the grill along with both peppers for a little bit of roasty smokiness) and both Serrano peppers and add those to the blender.
Measure out all of your spices (perfection is not necessary… just go with what you like!) and pour those right on top. Sprinkle on a dash or two of cayenne if you like it extra spicy.
Pile as much cilantro as you can at the top, replace the lid and blend until smooth!
Want one for yourself? Visit kitchenaid.com and pick your favorite color!
Giveaway Details
Wanna a chance to win one for free?! The folks at KitchenAid® are sending one lucky reader their very own KitchenAid® Diamond Blender ($149.99 value). Enter below!
THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED. CONGRATS TO OUR WINNER: BRIAN E!
We received complimentary samples to facilitate the writeup; however, our opinions are wholly our own. View our Disclosure Policy for more info.
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healthy smoothies for me!
great giveaway…thanks!
Mostly smoothies
I absolutely love smoothies! This blender would be amazing to help make them in!
I love to make milk shakes in my blender
I love to make crepe batter in my blender!
Great giveaway! I can’t wait to try the salsa.
I make Smoothies almost every day. Would love to have a blender that could do a quick and good job of making them!
Well if I loved my blender (which I don’t) I would be making lots of smoothies, shakes, nut milk and nut butter.
Smoothies!
Smooties, salsa, soups, sauces.
Smoothies, and pesto.
Thank you!
I tend to make mostly smoothies in my blender because I don’t want to put savory in the blender container if it is going to “corrupt” my smoothies. However, I did make some salsa in the blender just the other night. My friend gave me a huge bunch of cilantro from his garden. What better reason to make salsa than a huge bunch of cilantro, right? And a margarita of course 🙂
Ice tea, easy ice cream, frape and shake.
After having cancer I started drinking healthy juices. I would love to be able to make my own.
Also….I am a single mother of two. They love fruit juices and only fruit. I van sneek un some veggies in their smoothies!! Cost friendly AND healthy!!!!
Gosh would be awesome to win this especially in Cranberry colour
We make soup the most
Smoothies& sauces
Smoothies!
Right now I’m using a 25 yo blender for my protein shakes. I’d love to expand to other things. Your salsa looks wonderful !
I would like to make cold soup!
We like to make smoothies 🙂
Smoothies and shakes!
Pesto & hummus! So a great blender is essential. I need a new one.
Love to make smoothies
i make green smoothies almost every morning. would love to have a new blender to make them with!
I make a lot of smoothies !!
Would love this for smoothies!
I make soup frequently !
Shakes and smoothies
we love to make smoothies in our 12 year old blender its on its last leg but I still use it:)
I’ll try your salsa recipe
Milk shakes
Salsa is my number one, smoothies second.
Hummus!
I like making strawberry chocolate milkshakes in my blender.
would love to make smoothies!
Smoothies and margaritas. Your salsa looks wonderful!
I like to make gazpacho in my blender. It is cool and refreshing!
To be honest, I’ve never had a decent blender to use for anything other than cocktails. What a joy it would be to actually have one that is a kitchen appliance and not just a drink mixer!
breakfast or other meal replacement smoothie
I make smoothies all the time. The salsa looks fantastic!
I l love making milkshakes and smoothies
smoothies but I’m starting to get fat from too much good fruit so I’m gonna have to come up with a new fave.
Milkshakes and malted milkshakes! Chocolate or banana.
Smoothies! Lots of things especially drinks!
Soup !! soup !!
Different Dressing & dipping !!
I would like to make smoothies, especially avocado smoothie!
Thank You for the great giveaway!
Banana and peanut butter-ice cream shakes!!
Thick Chocolate Milkshakes
Awesome blender!
Smoothies! Frozen fruit instead of ice is best, more concentrated flavors!
I make smoothies, iced coffee, homemade mayo, and salsa.
i love making smoothies.
Smoothies and milkshakes! This blender would look good on my kitchen countertop!
Oddly enough, I make my own mayonnaise in my blender.
I just started to make my own boba drinks, and this would be perfect for them!
Green smoothies.
I love to make hummus.
Smoothies!
Smothies and juices !
I love how powerful it is and so easy to use. 🙂 Can’t wait to make some smoothies!
Milkshakes!
Smoothies and milkshakes! Such an awesome mixer !
I like making fruit smoothies.
We love making all kinds of different smoothies in our blender!
Mango/pineapple protein smoothies for breakfast! Good luck everyone
I would like to make our homemade versions of DQ Blizzards.
I would love to try making my own nut butters. I also would make lots of hummus!
Melon with fresh paper mint and a little bit of brown sugar !!
I would start with a breakfast smoothie and move on to salsa.
I would love to make some smoothies or milkshakes.
i love to make smoothies and also dips.
7 Beans soup !!
What I make the most are smoothies, but what I LOVE to make the most…. Pina Coladas!
Smoothies and juices specially Banana smoothies !!
I love to make smoothies, but after seeing your salsa recipe I would love to make that! I love fresh salsa, but haven’t seen a really good recipe until now.
I love to make fruit smoothies and blender cheesecake!
I love to make soups !
Fruit smoothies are the best
I love to make milk shakes in my blender
MY blender is used most for smoothies.
I usually make smoothies.
Fruit and yogurt smoothies.
Cynthia.Richardson@azbar.org
i love making smoothies, and salsa in my blender!
I love mango smoothies
I like to make smoothies with yogurt and fresh fruit. I also like to make homemade salad dressings.
I love making chocolate smoothies.
I like to make milk shakes