I've been making these nearly every day recently. It sounds weird, but you can only barely taste the spinach. It's a good way to sneak some leafy greens into your morning.
I usually make a double batch (~32 oz) and share it with my wife.
Spinach-banana-berry smoothie
(serves 2)
Loose frozen spinach is the most convenient option, but the type in a square is much cheaper. You can peel and freeze the bananas. If your bananas and berries are not frozen, use cold water and add an ice cube or two. The hot water makes the frozen berries or bananas much easier to blend.
Ingredients:Technique:
- a handful of fresh or frozen spinach (wash fresh spinach)
- Two bananas
- About a cup of berries (fresh or frozen)
- A spoonful of frozen orange juice concentrate (optional)
- about a cup of hot tap water (use cold if the berries aren't frozen)
- 1 pinch salt (optional)
- sugar, lemon juice to taste
- Throw spinach, bananas, berries, orange juice concentrate and salt in a blender. Add water and blend.
- Taste and adjust flavor with sugar or lemon juice, depending on ripeness of bananas and berries
