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Green Smoothie [Vegan]
Ingredients You Need for Green Smoothie [Vegan]
- 1/4 cup raw almonds with skins, softened
- 1 frozen banana, chopped
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 1 cup fresh pineapple, chopped
- 1 small piece of ginger root with skin, chopped in small bits
- Water (just enough to cover the ingredients, about 2 cups or a little more)
- 4-5 ice cubes
- Option: Infuse with fresh mint leaves and/or add extra ice cubes to your portion for freshness.
How to Prepare Green Smoothie [Vegan]
- Put your almonds in a small bowl of water with a lid on and heat up in microwave on high heat for 3 minutes. Remove, strain the hot water and rinse out the almonds with cold tap water to cool them.
- Add the softened almonds to your blender bowl along with all the other ingredients above except the mint leaves. Whiz gradually increasing to high until creamy. Serve.
- Can infuse with mint leaves and/or add ice cubes to your portion. Store leftover smoothie in sealed glass bottle for one day in fridge.
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About The Author
Julie Zimmer
See My RecipesJulie combines her years of medical experience with her passion for healthy eating to bring you nutritious and delicious recipes. With Bachelor Degrees in Psychology and Nursing, and a Master’s Degree in Community Health Nursing Education, Julie has worked in various health care settings, from intensive care to medical-surgical to community and public health. Julie is constantly experimenting in the kitchen to come up with healthy recipes that everyone can enjoy. As the founder of Health Continuum, she believes that good health is more than the sum of its parts.
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