Glowing Greens Smoothie with Mango
 
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A delicious and nourishing smoothie that combines fruits and vegetables
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Recipe type: Drinks
Serves: approximately 2 8 ounce glasses
Ingredients
  • 2 generous cups (packed) fresh baby spinach
  • 4 large Romaine lettuce leaves, coarsely chopped
  • 1 handful fresh parsley, coarsely chopped
  • ¼ of whole English cucumber, skin-on and coarsely chopped
  • ¾ cup apple juice
  • 1 cup mango chunks, fresh or frozen
  • 1 banana, fresh or frozen
  • Generous ½ cup plain Greek yogurt, I used 2%
  • 2 shakes ground nutmeg or grated whole nutmeg
  • Squeeze of fresh lemon juice
Instructions
  1. Place all ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth (if you are using a smaller machine, work incrementally adding ingredients as you go along and scrapping the sides of the blender down with a spatula as necessary).
  2. Add more fluid as necessary to achieve desired consistency.
Notes
The Chill factor: If you are using fresh mango and banana, you can add ice to chill the drink, as desired.
Nutmeg & Parsley: The nutmeg and parsley are not for garnish! Don't be tempted to skip them -- they are an integral part of the delicious grassy taste of this beverage (and if you have whole nutmeg, even better, grate some up).
Dairy Free: If you want to make this smoothie dairy free, almond milk might be the best sub for the yogurt in terms of mild flavor but you could also experiment with hemp and/or rice milk.
Recipe by Inspired Edibles at https://www.inspirededibles.ca/2015/06/glowing-greens-smoothie-and-some-unlikely-inspiration.html