Recipe: Not-So-Green Berry Smoothie

This has spinach in it. I swear.

So I don't know about where you guys live, but it's been freaking hot here. It was over 100 every day for about a week. Long story short, I've been making smoothies a lot - especially for a burst of energy before kung fu.

The way I see it, the key to making a really awesome smoothie in the summer is to use frozen fruit. In general, I use room temperature bananas and frozen everything else. This recipe is good for people who want to try making a green smoothie but are squicked out by the color. The key to the deep red color is blackberries. The color is intense enough to overwhelm the green spinach without turning brown.


Ingredients


2-3 huge handfuls of spinach
1 ripe banana
several frozen peach slices
loads and loads of frozen mixed berries (my mix has blackberries, raspberries, and blueberries)
a little bit of your favorite plant milk (vanilla or original flavor, I use coconut milk)
1 or 2 ice cubes

In a blender, add spinach, banana, and peaches. Fill the rest of the blender up with berries. I'm not joking. Add just enough plant milk to get it going. Blend thoroughly, stir if necessary. If it's just too thick and not blending properly, add ice cubes and a little more plant milk.

My smoothie matches my hair!