I must start by saying that I am NOT a fan of green shakes! I had a few bitter awful ones years ago and have avoided them ever since. HOWEVER, my blender finally died from my ice-crushing activities for chocolate peanut butter smoothies, banana berry yogurt smoothies, and the like. With my new Torrent Blender by KitchenAid, which I love, there was a cookbook with loads of blender recipes, including smoothies, soups and other blended foods. It was a steal because evidently its magnetic base with no moving parts hasn't really taken off, so I got it at 2/3 off - including this new recipe book. The magnetic base turns the blade without them actually having to twist into each other - that connection is what started leaking - after many years of use, mind you.
Having my son home for a week, I had a live-in taster, so I made the most of it. Here's a green smoothie that's refreshing and tasty. If you want more protein, just change the almond milk to soy.
Ingredients:
1 cup ice
1 cup packed torn fresh spinach
1 cup fresh or frozen peach slices
1 cup vanilla almond milk
1 Tbsp honey (add more honey if using plain almond milk)
juice from 1/2 small lime
1 tsp dried mint, or a few fresh mint leaves - the more the better!
Directions:
Using a blender with ice crushing capacity - blend and pour!
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