I had several readers ask about green smoothie recipes, and I am delighted to post them.
First of - we are simple. For the kids, I use a base of water, juice ( fresh is my choice) or almond milk ( rarely, though). Today I made one consisting of this : fruit that we had on hand - apple, mango and 2 kiwis, berries - 5 large strawberries, and a handful of frozen blueberries, packed the rest of the space with spinach ( and I mean , seriously packed it - waaaaaaaay more then just a handful or two of spinach), 1/2 of E3Live and filled whatever little space there is with spring water. I added also 2 tablespoons of honey - we felt like honey today, a large table spoon of raw coconut oil, and some cinnamon. Blended in Vitamix on high for a few seconds, and viola - they've got their smoothie mustage and happily went to school ( or playroom for littlest ones) .
I use all sorts of greens - from romane to dandelion greens to collards. If it's green and edible - we add it to our smoothies. Spinach has been a huge hit lately, and I strongly believe in giving your body what it's asking for. So, hence is the spinach mania of the moment.
For me personally - am not a fan of sweet things, so my smoothies are savory and very watery : I throw in a few cucumbers, celery stick, a couple of carrots and a lot of spinach , water, cayenne, sea salt and sometimes a large clove of garlic. That's my very green drink, that I take with me everywhere. I like it salty and spicy. It's also refreshing and healing to me.
Green Smoothies for Beginners
Basic Balance
Victoria Boutenko
Victoria Boutenko
1 mango
1 cup kale
1 cup water
Yields 1 quart
1 cup kale
1 cup water
Yields 1 quart
Rocket Fuel Smoothie
Victoria Boutenko
Victoria Boutenko
2 cups green or red seedless grapes
3 golden kiwis, peeled
1 ripe orange, peeled, seeds removed
1 small leaf of aloe vera, with skin
5 leaves red leaf lettuce
2 cups water
Yields 2 quarts
3 golden kiwis, peeled
1 ripe orange, peeled, seeds removed
1 small leaf of aloe vera, with skin
5 leaves red leaf lettuce
2 cups water
Yields 2 quarts
Morning Zing Smoothie
Victoria Boutenko
Victoria Boutenko
½ bunch dandelion greens
2 stalks celery
½ inch fresh ginger root
2 peaches
½ pineapple
Yields 2 quarts
2 stalks celery
½ inch fresh ginger root
2 peaches
½ pineapple
Yields 2 quarts
Parsley Passion Smoothie
Sergei Boutenko
Sergei Boutenko
1 bunch fresh parsley
1 cucumber, peeled
1 Fuji apple
1 ripe banana
1–2 cups water
Yields 2 quarts
1 cucumber, peeled
1 Fuji apple
1 ripe banana
1–2 cups water
Yields 2 quarts
and come greenies for little ones :
Green Smoothies for Children
Miner’s Lettuce Smoothie
Sergei Boutenko
Sergei Boutenko
3 cups wild crafted miner’s lettuce (wild edible)
2 ripe pears
½ pint blueberries
2 cups water
Yields 2 quarts
2 ripe pears
½ pint blueberries
2 cups water
Yields 2 quarts
Coco-Tango
Sergei Boutenko
Sergei Boutenko
Thai coconut, meat and water
5 leaves kale, stems removed
2 nectarines
2 peaches
1 mango
Yields 2 quarts
The Laughing Gorilla
Valya Boutenko
5 leaves kale, stems removed
2 nectarines
2 peaches
1 mango
Yields 2 quarts
The Laughing Gorilla
Valya Boutenko
½ head romaine lettuce
2 ripe bananas, peeled and frozen
2 oranges, peeled, seeds removed
1 mango
2 cups water
Yields 2 quarts
Warning: consumption of smoothie may
result in spontaneously occurring, extremely
contagious gorilla laughter
Emerald Applesauce
Aletha Nowitzky
2 ripe bananas, peeled and frozen
2 oranges, peeled, seeds removed
1 mango
2 cups water
Yields 2 quarts
Warning: consumption of smoothie may
result in spontaneously occurring, extremely
contagious gorilla laughter
Emerald Applesauce
Aletha Nowitzky
You know that green smoothies are the new black when Apple creates an App for it! Highly recommend !
Shouldn't come as a surprise, though - they've shown their priorities for a long time now.
They served green smoothies at our ward's fun run and everyone loved them! They are so good and I love how good they make you feel.
ReplyDeleteGreen smoothies DO make you feel amazing - they are very cleansing, helping to re-build the nutrition lost during the day, great re-charge for before/after dancing too. I love mine. It's also a great way to get those fruit/veggies in WITH fiber - i'm always running somewhere, so it's a life saver, literally.
Deleteuuuhhh they look so yummy. I love that they're good for you. I need to try one of them this weekend. They look tempting enough for my kiddos as well. :)http://findyoursparkle.blogspot.com/2012/03/cute-spring-apron-giveaway.html
ReplyDeleteI'm always game for a good smoothie recipe. And I live in NYC, also! So nice to "meet" other bloggers from the city. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recipes, Olya! I can't wait to try some this week :)
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