We hit the farmer's market today to pick up most of what we needed, since most of the recipes are raw. I couldn't wait to begin, so as soon as we got home and put groceries away I decided to make this Glowing Green Smoothie that I've been so anxious to try! I have to say, it is FABULOUS! It's very refreshing and light, and I'm already thinking of how great one of these will be after an early morning run!
Since I don't have a Vita Mix, I decided to make this in my food processor because it's much more powerful than the blender we have. It worked out great, and I'm starting to wonder if I even need a Vita Mix at all! All I did was start off with my greens and slowly added in all the other ingredients, and only added a touch of water as needed until everything was pretty well blended. Toward the end I finished adding the water.
I also took the blended mix and put it into a pitcher with some ice so it would be nice and cool. It was so tasty that I had a 2nd glass, and even Matt enjoyed it! I'm definitely looking forward to having this for breakfast all week!
Ingredients:
1 head romaine lettuce
Bunch of spinach
3-4 stalks of celery
1 apple (cored)
1 pear (cored)
1 banana
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Optional: cilantro and parsley
How did it taste? Would you make it again, and did you notice any health benefits?
ReplyDeleteIt was good, but I'd actually like to find a recipe that is even greener! The spinach is good, but instead of romaine lettuce maybe I will do something like kale. I'm not a fan of celery in general, so I didn't like having it in there. The rest of it was great! You can always look at the ingredients on the Bolthouse Farms green goodness drink. But I think almost anything you throw in will taste good as long as you have sweet fruits like apples in there and a hint of citrus to brighten it up!
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