green smoothie

green smoothie

Feel free to play around with your smoothie ingredients. If the whole green thing freaks you out, you might like to ease yourself into it by including some fruit as well. Pears, apples, peaches, banana or even berries.

per person:
handful green veg
2-3 tablespoons something creamy
1-2 tablespoons protein powder, optional
1 tablespoon fibre, optional

1. Place veg in a blender or food processor. Whizz until the veg are finely chopped.

2. Add remaining ingredients and 1/2 to 1 cup cold water & whizz again until smooth.

3. Taste and adjust if needed.

variations

veg – broccoli, broccolini, kale, cavalo nero, spinach, baby spinach, carrots, celery, parsley, mint, cauliflower. Green peas from the freezer as especially good because they add sweetness and chill everything down.The only veg I’ve tried and didn’t like was bok choy.

something creamy – natural yoghurt is my favourite. Coconut milk or coconut yoghurt is also lovely. Also consider replacing the water with milk, soy milk or rice milk or almond milk

protein – I’m using a commercial vanilla flavoured protein powder just because it’s convenient. I also have some powdered egg whites for when I want more of a ‘pure protien’ hit.

additional flavourings – honey, vanilla extract, cinnamon, cardamom, brown sugar.

fibre – I use either psyllium husks or oat bran which help thicken the smoothie and add to the texture. You could also try other brans or even your favourite high fibre cereal.

fruit – feel free to replace some or all of the veg with fruit. Bananas, pears, apples, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, peaches, nectarines are all great.

leftover potential?

OK. WIll keep in the fridge for a few days – it may be good to give them another whizz to recombine everything. But I like them best when freshly made.

problem solving guide

too bitter / icky flavour – increase your creamy ingredients and try adding a litte sugar in the form of fruit, vanilla extract or actual sugar or stevia. There have been heaps of times I haven’t really loved the first sip but after a little ‘seasoning’ it’s turned out really well.

too thick – it can take a little bit of juggling to get the texture how you like it. Add more water if too thick.

too runny – add in some more veg and fibre to help thicken things up.

don’t have a blender or food processor? – then finely chop or grate your veg and mix everything together by hand. YOu may need to change the name to a ‘green chunky’ instead.

serving suggestions

Serve in a tall glass.

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