Ninja QB900 Recipe Book

Recipe Book

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Congratulations on your purchase of the Ninja Master Prep, a Revolutionary
Food and Drink Maker. Unlike any product you’ve owned, the Ninja
Master Prep is high-powered and versatile allowing you to transform fresh
ingredients into extraordinary meals and beverages.

This recipe book gives you some great ideas for ways to use both
the pitcher and bowl for all of your food and drink needs.

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Recipes for

Ninja Master Prep Pitcher & Bowl

Blended Beverages & Frozen Desserts

Strawberry Banana Smoothie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Frozen Mojito . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Fresh Fruit Batidos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Frozen Toee Delight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Creamsicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Ninja Snow Cone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Caramel Banana Smoothie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Mocha Frozen Fusion Lite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Dips & Marinades

Babaganoosh (Grilled Eggplant Dip) . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Traditional Guacamole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Tzatziki (Cucumber Yogurt Dip) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Fresh Tomato Salsa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Orange Mojo Marinade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Entrées & Soups

Curried Chicken Salad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Country Chicken Salad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

White Gazpacho Soup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Table of Contents

Blended Beverages &
Frozen Desserts

Strawberry Banana Smoothie

5

What you’ll need:

1 Ripe Banana
4 OZ. Frozen Strawberries
6 OZ. Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice
2 OZ. Frozen Strawberry Sherbet (optional)

How to make it:

Add all ingredients into the pitcher and use long
pulses until you’ve reached the desired consistency.

Makes two 8 oz. Glasses

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6

Frozen Mojito

What you’ll need:

2 Limes, Juiced
10-12 Mint Leaves
2 OZ. Simple Syrup*
6 OZ. White Rum
2 Cups Ice cubes

How to make it:

Add all ingredients into the pitcher and use long
pulses until well blended.

Serve in 2 tall rocks glasses, garnish with mint.

*Combine 4 Tbsp Sugar and 4 Tbsp Water in saucepan
on warm stove until sugar dissolves.

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Fresh Fruit Batidos

7

What you’ll need:

6 OZ. Mango Sorbet
4 OZ. Vanilla Ice Cream
½ Cup Fresh Mango
¾ Cup Whole Milk
1 Tbsp Honey

How to make it:

Add all ingredients into the pitcher and
pulse 6-8 times until smooth and frothy.

Substitute your choice of fruit, ice cream
and sherbet to create your own variation.

Serve immediately!

Makes two 8 oz. cups

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8

Frozen Toee Delight

What you’ll need:

1 Frozen Toee Bar
½ Cup Milk
2 Cups Vanilla Ice Cream
1 Tbsp Fudge Sauce

How to make it:

Break up Toee Bar while still in wrapper. Add all
ingredients in the pitcher and pulse 5 or 6 times
until blended.

Makes two 10 oz. Glasses

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Creamsicle

9

What you’ll need:

12 OZ. Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice
6 OZ. Low-Fat Vanilla Yogurt

How to make it:

Fill one 16 cube ice tray half with orange juice and
half with low-fat vanilla yogurt. Freeze 4-6 hours
or overnight. Combine frozen cubes with 6 oz. of
orange juice in the pitcher. Pulse 6-8 times until
mixture has the consistency of a
thick smoothie.

Quantity depends on size of molds.

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10

Ninja Snow Cone

What you’ll need:

3/4 Cups White Sugar
3/4 Cup Water
1 Pkg Unsweetened Fruit Flavor
Drink Mix (13 oz. each)
4-5 Cups Ice

How to make it:

Make basic simple syrup by combining sugar
and water in a saucepan and bringing to a boil.
Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 3
minutes. Remove from heat and stir in flavored
drink mix of your choice. Make Cherry, Grape,
Orange, and Fruit Punch by following the same
recipe and changing the powdered flavor. Place
in resealable 12 oz. squirt bottle. Note: can be
stored in the refrigerator for up to a month.

For Snow Cone, place 4-5 cups of ice cubes in
pitcher and use long pulses until fine snow is
formed. Scoop into desired serving dish. Pour
on flavored syrup and serve.

Makes 4 Snow Cones

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Caramel Banana Smoothie

11

What you’ll need:

6 oz. Low-Fat Vanilla Yogurt
1 Cup Soymilk
1 Ripe Banana
1 Tbsp Caramel Fat Free Topping
1 Cup Ice
Pinch each of Cinnamon, Ginger and Clove

How to make it:

Add all ingredients into the pitcher
and pulse 6-8 times until smooth.

Makes 2 Glasses

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12

Mocha Frozen Fusion Lite

What you’ll need:

½ Cup Strong Coee

3

/4 Cup 2% or Fat Free Milk
2 Tbsp Lite Chocolate Syrup
½ tsp Artificial Sweetener
1 Cup Ice

How to make it:

Add all ingredients into pitcher and use long
pulses until smooth.

Makes two 10 oz. cups

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Dips & Marinades

14

Babaganoosh (Grilled Eggplant Dip)

What you’ll need:

2 Large Eggplants (approx 2 lbs)
2 Garlic Cloves
2 Scallions
4 Tbsp Italian Flat Leaf Parsley
4 Tbsp Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
2 Tbsp Plain Yogurt
2-3 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
½ Tsp Ground Cumin
Salt and Fresh Ground Black Pepper to taste

How to make it

Wash the eggplants and prick in a few spots to
allow the steam to escape. Grill them over a medium
flame; turning frequently, until charred on all sides
and the flesh is soft. Let cool and then split length­wise and scoop out the flesh.

In the bowl add garlic, scallion, parsley and lemon
juice and pulse until all items are minced. Add
eggplant, olive oil, cumin, salt and pepper and pulse
until items are pureed. Adjust seasoning and serve
in bowl with additional olive oil drizzled on top and
garnish with parsley sprigs. Serve with warm pita
wedges, your favorite bread or an assortment of
raw vegetables.

Makes about 2 ½ Cups

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Traditional Guacamole

15

What you’ll need:

2 Hass Avocados, ripe but firm, cut in 2” pieces
2 oz. White Onion, cut into 1” pieces
1 Garlic Clove
½ Medium Beefsteak Tomato, cut in 4 pieces
Juice from ½ Lime
15 Cilantro Leaves, whole
½ Tsp Kosher Salt
Hot Sauce to taste

How to make it:

Add all ingredients into the bowl and
pulse until desired consistency is reached.

Serve with your favorite chips

Makes about 1 ½ cups

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16

Tzatziki (Cucumber Yogurt Dip)

What you’ll need:

16 oz. Greek Style (Thick) Yogurt
1 Seedless Cucumber
2 Tbsp Kosher Salt
5 Garlic Cloves, Peeled
2 Tbsp Red Wine Vinegar
3 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
12 Fresh Mint Leaves
Fresh Ground Black Pepper

How to make it:

Wash cucumber and remove ends. Cut into 1 ½”
sections and place in pitcher. Pulse to reduce to
a coarse grate. Place in a separate colander and
add 1 Tbsp of the kosher salt. Press cucumber
through colander to remove excess liquid.

Add yogurt, cucumber, garlic, vinegar, olive oil,
mint, salt and pepper into pitcher and pulse
until sauce is smooth.

Serve with meat, fresh veggies or your
favorite crackers.

Makes about 2 ½ Cups

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Fresh Tomato Salsa

17

What you’ll need:

4 Roma Tomatoes, cut in 4 pieces
¼ Small White Onion
1 Serrano Chilies, split and deseeded
1 Tbsp Whole Cilantro Leaves
½ Tsp Sugar
½ Tsp Salt
Juice from ¼ Lime
Pinch of Oregano
Pinch of Cumin

How to make it:

Add all ingredients into the bowl. Use short
pulses, about 3 times until desired consistency
is reached.

Serve with your favorite chips and guacamole.

Makes about 2 ½ cups

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18

Orange Mojo Marinade

What you’ll need:

1/2 Cup Orange Juice
4 Garlic Cloves, Peeled
Juice from ½ Lime
1/2 Tsp Cumin
¼ Cup Fresh Cilantro leaves
1/2 Tsp Red Pepper Flakes
1/2 Tsp Dried Oregano
3 oz. Fresh Mango Slices
Salt and Fresh Ground Black Pepper

How to make it:

Add all ingredients into bowl and pulse until
smooth. Pour into resealable bag with either
chicken breast or pork cubes. Let marinate
2-4 hours or overnight before grilling.

Will marinate about 1 lb of Chicken or Pork

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Entrées & Soups

20

Curried Chicken Salad

What you’ll need:

10 oz. Cooked Chicken Breast
1 Celery Stalk cut in six 1” pieces
1 Tbsp Lime Juice
½ Cup Lite Mayo or as needed
¼ Cup Plain Low Fat Yogurt
1 Tsp Fresh Peeled Ginger Root
2 Tsp Curry Powder
1 Tsp Honey
Salt and Pepper to taste
2 oz. Red Onion
4 oz. Grapes
4 oz. Fresh Mango
1 oz. Slivered Almonds Toasted

How to make it

In pitcher, add celery, lime juice, mayo, yogurt,
ginger, curry, honey, salt and pepper. Pulse until
smooth. Add chicken until the desired texture is
reached: 3-4 pulses for chunky and 6-8 for smooth.
Serve over your favorite greens garnished with
grapes, mango and slivered almonds.

Makes 2 cups

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Country Chicken Salad

21

What you’ll need

16 oz. Cooked Chicken (boneless),
cut in 1” pieces
½ Small Onion, quartered
1 Celery Stalk, cut in 1” pieces
1 Cup Low Fat Mayonnaise
1 Tsp Country Dijon Mustard
½ Tsp Dried Tarragon
1-2 Tsp Fresh Lemon Juice
10 Sprigs Curly Parsley
Salt and fresh ground Black Pepper to taste
1 Pkg Mixed Greens, washed and cut
1 Beefsteak Tomato, sliced
1 Small Cucumber, sliced
2 Cups Red Seedless Grapes
4 Slices Multigrain Bread

How to make it

Add all ingredients in the pitcher and pulse 3-4
times, or until desired consistency is reached.
Adjust seasoning. Serve on a bed of mixed
greens with sliced tomatoes, cucumbers and red
seedless grapes. Cut bread into 2 wedges and
arrange on plate.

Serves 4

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22

White Gazpacho Soup

What you’ll need:

4 oz. Blanched Almonds
3 Garlic Cloves, peeled
4 Medium Slices of French Bread, crusts removed
5 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
4 Tbsp Spanish Sherry Vinegar
4 Cups Iced Water
1 Tsp Salt or to taste
3 oz. Seedless Green Grapes

How to make it:

Soak the bread in the ice water and set aside.
Combine the almonds, garlic, and salt in the
pitcher and pulse until processed but not smooth.
Add bread into pitcher and alternate with the olive
oil pulsing until emulsion is formed. Add vinegar
and remaining water. Season to taste. Pulse once
more. Pour into small soup bowls and garnish with
sliced grapes.

Drizzle with additional olive oil.

Serves 4

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Quick Clean Up & Storage

• All of your Ninja parts are dishwasher safe except the
Ninja, use a damp sponge to wipe Master Pod clean.

• Quick Tip: Place Ninja Storage Lids & Blades on
top rack of dishwasher.

• Leftovers? Use your Ninja Storage Lids to keep
your favorite recipes long-lasting and fresh!

• Quick Tip: Reheat leftovers in pitcher and bowl,
both are microwave safe!

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