Green Smoothie: Banana-Raspberry-Spinach
Green Smoothie: Banana-Raspberry-Spinach
If you don't have a Vita-Mix, you may want to reduce this recipe by 1/3 or 1/2.
yields approximately 1/2 gallon
- 1/4 cup flax seeds, heaping
- 3 medium size bananas
- 1 cup fresh or frozen raspberries
- 2 huge handfuls spinach
- 6 to 8 ice cubes
- 3 to 4 cups filtered water (enough to fill blender 3/4 full)
Put flax seeds in bottom of blender container. Add bananas, raspberries and spinach. Add ice cubes. Pour water over all, until water level is at about three-fourths. Blend until smooth.
© Copyright 2006 by Wardeh Harmon
Dear Wardeh,
I have to say that this sounds like my favorite of all the smoothies you’ve listed thus far. We used the last of our spinach this evening in a salad that was totally scrumptious. We will get some more greens next week.
Our salad tonight consisted of: 3/4 spinach, 1/4 iceberg & Romaine, a few grated carrots, raisins, shredded coconut and each person’s favorite organic dressing. Oh, was it good!
Huggs, Robin
Your salad sounds delicious. Love, Wardeh
Wardeh, I am having a good time looking around your blog today.
It is making me hungry. (lol) This smoothie sounds wonderful. I do not have a Vita-Mix and my children do not like the raspberry in anything because of the seeds. Does you Vita-Mix chop them up?
I just have a Champion Juicer and a regular blender.
The Vita-Mix chops them a bit, but they still are there. You could use a different berry, like maybe blueberries, instead. And also, you might want to grind the flax seeds beforehand, to make sure they are ground up, as I’m not sure if a regular blender would grind them sufficiently. Love, Wardeh
Thanks Wardeh. I grind our flax seeds in a coffee grinder. I put it in all of our freezer pops, when the kids are not looking.