Today was a rather blustery, chilly, fall day here in northern Minnesota. On a day such as this, one craves something like spiced apple cider. But-- green smoothies are the thing right now. Besides, green smoothies are cleansing, revitalizing, and promote excellent health and energy. ~A wonderful way to get more GREENS in one's diet.
Here's a delicious way to get more GREENS in YOUR diet!
Spiced Apple Green Smoothie
8 oz (or so) of apple juice
1/2 a frozen pear (fresh works too)
a big handful of red leaf lettuce or mixed baby greens
1 tsp vanilla
Cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg to taste
If you're using a pear out of the freezer, let it sit in the blender with the apple juice to thaw it a bit. Add the greens and spices and blend. Add the spices to taste and blend until smoothie. Pour into a glass, sprinkle some nutmeg on top, and enjoy!
This sounds really good, Betsy! I'm drinking my spinach/banana/peach standby, but I'm going to try this one next.
ReplyDeleteI use frozen peaches a lot in my green smoothies and I've found that if I put the frozen fruit in my blender and then add about 1/4 cup or so of hot water on top it softens the fruit so it blends well... and it doesn't give me brain-freeze! :)
Sabrina