Kryptonite
I don’t have green smoothies that often as I prefer to eat my greens. After making my first one last year, they’ve grown on me and now I have them on a regular basis.
They aren’t always as bright as the one pictured above, sometimes they come out a murky green colour. The bright green one reminds me of kyrptonite – but it has the opposite effect! The colour is affected by the type of vegetable and other ingredients I use. Regardless of the colour they usually are pretty tasty (to me).
Here’s how I made the one listed above.
Ingredients
- 1 apple, cut into chunks (or other fruit)
- handful of frozen cranberries
- 1/2 bunch of green kale
- 2 tablespoons ground flax
- lemon juice
- cayenne pepper (another one of those secret ingredients)
- water
Instructions
- Put everything but the flax in a blender and blend on the highest speed.
- When well blended, add the flax.
- Add more water to the desired consistency.
If you want your smoothie to be a bright green colour, substitute the flax with 1/6 of an avocado. I also sometimes add dulse too – this will change the colour to a muddy brown-green colour. Red kale does the same thing. If you want a bright green smoothie, don’t use these ingredients.
Edit [August 15, 2010]: Here is the nutritional information…
Tags: green, green smoothie, Raw Food, vegan, Vegetarian
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By Kristen's Raw, April 25, 2009 @ 23:57
That smoothie recipe sounds awesome – AND so nutritious!
Yum!!!
Kristen
By Mary, April 26, 2009 @ 14:44
Thanks Garry. I made a great one this morning, before reading this, spinach, pineapple, celery, cucumber, almonds and carrot. Tasty. I thought that I would be turning up my nose at green smoothies, but I love them.