Spring Detox Green Smoothie
Servings: 5 smoothie jars
Print RecipeHealthy Spring Detox Green Smoothie featuring a long list of “good-for-you” ingredients like vegetables, fruits, boosters and my new favorite homemade cashew milk, for a super healthy and nutrient-rich smoothie!
Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
- 1 glass cashew milk (150-200 ml, made from 150g cashews, recipe in post)
- 2 avocados (skin and seeds removed)
- 1 small carrot
- 1 orange ( no skin)
- 1 mandarin (no skin)
- 1 golden apple (seeds removed)
- 1 yellow bell pepper
- 1 cucumber fabio
- 5 cm leeks
- 1/4 fennel (chopped)
- 150 g frozen spinach
- 2 tbsp frozen sea buckthorn
- 1 tbsp pomegranate seeds
- a few slices fresh ginger
- 1 tbsp wheatgrass powder
- 1 tbsp raw cacao
- pinch of cayenne pepper
- 1 slice lemon (with skin, organic)
- a bit of fresh coriander (optional)
- 700-800 ml water (enough to cover ingredients in the blender)
Instructions
- Wash and prep all the ingredients as indicated.
- Start by making the cashew milk in the blender, prior to adding all other ingredients. Use the recipe detailed in this blog post or use your own recipe.
- Once cashew milk in ready, add everything else into blender and cover with the water needed for making the smoothie.
- Blend on medium to high speed until smoothie turns smooth and creamy.
- DONE! Serve fresh or store in the fridge for max 2 days.
Notes
- Color: beautiful spring green, pure green color
- Taste: light sweet to leafy greens taste
- Texture: very creamy and soft, easy to drink, overall more like a shake, with a few leftover seeds
Find the instructions on how to make cashew milk in this blog post. For best results when making cashew milk, pre-soak cashew nuts in a bowl with water + pinch of salt, for at least 6 hours prior to using them for making cashew milk. Soaking the cashew nuts will remove some of the anti-nutrients commonly found in all nuts and seeds, plus will also make them softer and easier to chop by the blender. Discard soaking water and rinse cashews prior to adding them into blender. If using conventionally grown orange, mandarin or lemon, make sure to remove skin before adding into blender. Conventionally grown citrus fruits may be sprayed with chemicals so their skin is not safe to consume. Using organic citrus fruits is ok once the fruits have been washed properly using warm water and baking soda.