It gets 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 even better...

That's why today I'm sharing three smoothie recipes! I've chosen 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, yet they all taste very different. Just because a smoothie is green doesn't mean it will taste exactly like one!

First, I'll introduce you to a basic green smoothie recipe. Then, we'll make a fresh and tangy green smoothie with just four ingredients. Finally, we'll get fruity and tropical with the Green Piña Colada smoothie!

Fresh, fruity, green! These three recipes demonstrate that the green smoothie tastes great in more than one way. How fancy and unusual you want it to be is up to you.
Green smoothies are delicious, healthy and, of course, super easy to make.

1. The “the greener the better” green smoothie

Ingredients

1 handful of spinach (approx. 50g)

1 celery stick

220 ml Water

1 green apple

Juice of ½ lemon

½-1 banana

½ Cucumber

ice cubes if necessary

Tools: Stand mixer, knife

preparation

1. Wash spinach, celery, apple and cucumber and cut into pieces.
2. Put everything in a 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 no more pieces are visible.
5. Mix in ice cubes as needed and to your taste to achieve the desired consistency.

Preparation time: approx. 5 minutes

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

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2. The fresh and spicy green smoothie

Ingredients

1 handful of spinach (approx. 50g)

250 ml 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 the spinach. Cut the banana into pieces. Grate or thinly slice the ginger.
2. Put everything in a blender. Add coconut water.
3. Mix everything until no more pieces are visible.

Preparation time: approx. 5 minutes

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

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3. The Green Piña Colada Smoothie

Ingredients

1 handful of spinach (approx. 50g)

150 g frozen pineapple

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

Preparation time: approx. 5 minutes

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

Have fun trying it out!

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