Green Smoothie
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 143.4
- Total Fat: 6.4 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 67.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 19.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4.9 g
- Protein: 5.6 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Green Smoothie calories by ingredient
Introduction
A green smoothie containing avocado, spinach, celery, bananas, lime, ginger and garlic. The garlic, celery and ginger add a lot of flavor to this smoothie, which would have a neutral taste without them. Soy milk and water are used to turn the thick veggy pulp into a fluid shake. A green smoothie containing avocado, spinach, celery, bananas, lime, ginger and garlic. The garlic, celery and ginger add a lot of flavor to this smoothie, which would have a neutral taste without them. Soy milk and water are used to turn the thick veggy pulp into a fluid shake.Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
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2 small to medium bananas
1 ripe avocado
1 lime
100g of raw spinach (about 2 full hands)
15g of celery (4 4" strips)
3 cloves of garlic
ginger root, enough to fill about half a hand palm
Directions
Peel the bananas and cut them is small slices
Remove the pit from the avocado and peel the skin off. Dice the flesh.
Wash the lime and cut it in thin slices and cut those in four pieces. It is also possible to use just the lime's juice.
The celery can be cut in small pieces of a couple centimeters (1") each.
Remove the papery skin from the garlic and cut it into think slices.
Remove the skin from the ginger and cut the remains into small pieces.
Optionally, the garlic and ginger can be grated or pureed instead of cut into pieces.
Put everything in a blender with half a liter (17 fl oz) of soy milk. Blend it for a minute or two. When needed, add half a cup or a cup of water and blend for a couple of seconds to make it more fluid.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NARNACH.
Remove the pit from the avocado and peel the skin off. Dice the flesh.
Wash the lime and cut it in thin slices and cut those in four pieces. It is also possible to use just the lime's juice.
The celery can be cut in small pieces of a couple centimeters (1") each.
Remove the papery skin from the garlic and cut it into think slices.
Remove the skin from the ginger and cut the remains into small pieces.
Optionally, the garlic and ginger can be grated or pureed instead of cut into pieces.
Put everything in a blender with half a liter (17 fl oz) of soy milk. Blend it for a minute or two. When needed, add half a cup or a cup of water and blend for a couple of seconds to make it more fluid.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NARNACH.