It's getting green! 3 green smoothie recipes for summer

Today I have three green smoothie recipes for you!

Smoothie season is officially open! Not that you can't enjoy smoothies all year round. But now that summer has finally begun, they taste the best...

That's why today there are three smoothie recipes! I chose green smoothies. If you're like me and looking for a way to incorporate a few more vegetables into your diet, green smoothies are your new best friend. All three recipes contain a green vegetable as a base, and yet they all taste very different. Just because a smoothie is green doesn't mean it tastes that way!

First, I'll introduce you to a basic recipe for a green smoothie. Then we'll make a fresh, spicy green smoothie together with only four ingredients and last but not least, it'll be fruity and tropical with the Green Piña Colada Smoothie!

Fresh, fruity, green! These three recipes show that the green smoothie tastes good in more than one version. You decide how fancy and unusual you want it to be. 
Green smoothies are delicious, healthy and of course super easy to whip up.

1. The “the greener the better” green smoothie

Ingredients

1 handful of spinach (approx. 50g)

1 celery stick

220ml Water

1 green apple

Juice of ½ lemon

½-1 banana

½ cucumber

if necessary, ice cubes

Tools: stand mixer, knife

preparation

1. Wash spinach, celery, apple and cucumber and cut into pieces.
2. Put everything in the blender. Add water and lemon juice.
3. If you want the smoothie to be a little creamier and thicker, add a whole banana (otherwise just half).
4. Mix everything until there are no more pieces to be seen.
5. Mix in ice cubes as needed and to taste to achieve the desired consistency.

Preparation time: approx. 5 minutes

Nutritional values: 253 kcal | 51.4g carbohydrates | 6.9 g protein | 1.4g fat

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2. The fresh, spicy green smoothie

Ingredients

1 handful of spinach (approx. 50g)

250ml Coconut water

1 (frozen) banana*

1 tsp ginger

Tools: stand mixer, knife

* A frozen banana changes the texture slightly and makes the smoothie even colder and creamier.

preparation

1. Wash spinach. Cut banana into pieces. Grate the ginger or cut it into thin slices.
2. Put everything in the blender. Add coconut water.
3. Mix everything until there are no more pieces to be seen.

Preparation time: approx. 5 minutes

Nutritional values: 203 kcal | 43.6g carbohydrates | 4.8 g protein | 0.7g fat

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3. The Green Piña Colada Smoothie

Ingredients

1 handful of spinach (approx. 50g)

150g frozen pineapple

1 half avocado (approx. 60 g)*

250 ml coconut water

1 tbsp chia seeds

1 tsp desiccated coconut/coconut chips (optional)

Tools: stand mixer, knife

* The avocado gives the smoothie a nice creamy texture.

preparation

1. Wash spinach. Cut half of an avocado into pieces.
2. Transfer to blender and add coconut water, pineapple and chia seeds.
3. Mix everything until there are no more pieces to be seen.
4. Mix in coconut chips or top the smoothie with them.

Preparation time: approx. 5 minutes

Nutritional values: 319 kcal | 41.4g carbohydrates | 5.4 g protein | 14.2g fat

Have fun trying!

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