Green Smoothie Recipe

I know some of you are perplexed by the picture of the blender above. Yes, that is spinach.  Before you dismiss this as being gross, hear me out.  Almost a year ago my friends Amy ( Amy’s Finer Things ) and Myra  (My Blessed Life) told me about their green smoothies. I honestly thought they were out of their minds.  The words gross, disgusting, WHY all came to mind.

One day, I decided to give them a try.  I was hooked immediately. Evan even loves them, spinach and all.  There are so many ways to make these smoothies, they are so easy, you cannot go wrong. This is a great way to use up leftover produce.

I don’t actually measure my ingredients, but here is a general ideal:

• 1/2 cup – 1 cup of Orange Juice (or any juice)
• 1 cup of frozen strawberries (I froze fresh picked Strawberries)
• 1/2 cup of frozen blueberries (I froze fresh blueberries)
• Heaping handful of spinach

Put all of the ingredients in your blender.  Use the pulse or liquify until the smoothie is blended.  We prefer ours a little “chunky”, you can make it smoother if you would like.

*Note – I freeze my fruit so that I don’t have to use ice in the smoothie.   You can use frozen bananas if you like your smoothie a bit more creamy. You can use more fruit to make the smoothie sweeter.

Tip: Buy bananas that are on sale that are ripe. Peel them and freeze them for your smoothie.

It totally turns out green!  We have used grapes, bananas, yogurt, watermelon and more.

Do you make smoothies?   What do you put in your smoothies? You can also check out Myra’s Vlog here and Amy’s Recipe here.