I make smoothies almost every day, and I've forced some of my co-workers into being a tasting committee. Actually I don't have to force them because we now have a game where they try to guess the ingredients for each smoothie - and they get free, albeit tiny, smoothies almost every day. Lately I've been having them give me grades, so that if I ever do a smoothie recipe book or start a smoothie blog, I'll have some idea of which of my smoothies actually taste good to other people!
This smoothie received very high praise....I'm calling it Springtime Strawberry. Try it at home. The ingredients are as follows:
6-7 strawberries (I froze some that I purchased during the week and used those)
1/3 of a green apple
7-8 baby carrots
6 red globe grapes, although 10-12 small red grapes will also do
a pinch of parsley (optional)
a handful of baby spinach
about a teaspoon of chia seeds (optional)
juice from 1 lemon
Put in spinach, then carrots, then strawberries, grapes, apple, parsley, chia seeds and lemon juice. Add about 1/2 cup of water, then blend.
It was DELICIOUS! Let me know if you agree.
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| Strawberry, Spinach and Lemon...as a salad! Image via neighborfoodblog.com |
My basic ground rules for my smoothies are that each one has at least 2 veggies, that they have no sweeteners other than fruit, and that they be dairy-free. I haven't tried any protein-focused smoothies or any veggie only smoothies - mostly because I don't find the idea of veggie smoothies appealing and because I haven't purchased any plant-based protein powders...but that may change. Who knows?
This smoothie received very high praise....I'm calling it Springtime Strawberry. Try it at home. The ingredients are as follows:
6-7 strawberries (I froze some that I purchased during the week and used those)
1/3 of a green apple
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| Springtime Strawberry Smoothie Image via thymebombe.com |
6 red globe grapes, although 10-12 small red grapes will also do
a pinch of parsley (optional)
a handful of baby spinach
about a teaspoon of chia seeds (optional)
juice from 1 lemon
Put in spinach, then carrots, then strawberries, grapes, apple, parsley, chia seeds and lemon juice. Add about 1/2 cup of water, then blend.
It was DELICIOUS! Let me know if you agree.
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