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Gateway Green Smoothie Recipe

Carolyn Cope
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Gateway Green Smoothie Recipe

[Photograph: Carolyn Cope]

If you're new to—or slightly suspicious of—green smoothies, this recipe is the place to start. It's easy to like and every bit as friendly as befits someone from the tropics.

Notes:

Use baby spinach for a milder-tasting, sweeter smoothie. If you like a brighter, tangier note to your sweets, try the sorrel. Both greens are beginner-friendly since they're not bitter or earthy in flavor.

This recipe does not require a high-speed blender. Just process until it's completely smooth. If your blender needs a little extra water to make that happen, that's okay. And if you're using a regular blender, slice the frozen banana before adding it.

Read more: From the Blender: Gateway Green Smoothie

  • Yield:Serves 2
  • Active time: 5 minutes
  • Total time:5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 frozen banana, peeled
  • 1 cup diced fresh pineapple
  • Flesh of 1 medium mango
  • 2 packed cups baby spinach or sorrel
  • 1 tablespoon ground flax seed
  • 1 teaspoon extra-virgin coconut oil
  • 1/4 cup protein powder (optional)
  • 1/2 cup water

Directions

  1. 1.

    Combine all ingredients in blender and process until completely smooth (see note). Serve immediately.

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From the Blender: Gateway Green Smoothie

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