Kane's Kitchen - 14th February 2012 - Green Smoothie

Green Smoothie

Serves:  2    

Prep Time:  5 minutes

Cook Time:  No cooking required

What You’ll Need:

• 2 cups water
• 1 cup ice cubes
• 6 cups baby spinach
• 1 stalk celery
• 1 apple, cored and chopped
• 1 kiwifruit, peeled
• 1 banana, peeled
• 2 tbsp lemon juice

 What You’ll Need To Do:

1.        Add water, spinach, ice and celery to a blender. 

2.        Starting on a low speed, blend until smooth.

3.        Increase speed and add the apple and kiwifruit.

4.        Add the banana and lemon juice and blend until smooth.

You can add any other green leafy vegetable to your smoothie – kale works well.  Experiment with blueberries, mint, basil and protein powder. 

Adjust the amount of water you add at the start to get the smoothie to your desired consistency.