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New comment on an entry in [info]eats_veggies. DeleteFreezeScreen No trouble at all.
For greens I prefer fresh spinach or swiss chard, but you can use anything or a combination of greens. Romaine letuce, leaf lettuce even. Also wild greens.
This is kind of like soup - you can make endless variations and there aren't any rules.
I put in about a cup of frozen fruit or fruit cubes (I puree melons in season and freeze them in ice cube trays). You can leave the skin on things like grapes and apples. I like a combination of fruits. Frozen because then you don't have to deal with ice cubes and the smoothie is much richer this way.
To that I add either water or cold herb tea (I start with 1 cup). I Puree for a littel while (add liquid if you need to). Then I add a handful of greens and puree some more until it's like a shake (add liquid as needed). I've also added flavorings like spices or a dash of vanilla etc. etc.
There is a book called "Green for Life" by Victoria Boutenko which is inspiring which talks about the health benefits and gives recipes. It's a good read, but you don't need it to make them.
I think I have made something similar, where I put tomatoes in a blender, then added some greens, including onion chives. It was yummy! I guess I could add some fresh green herbs, like marjoram :)
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Date: 2008-07-16 07:55 pm (UTC)New comment on an entry in [info]eats_veggies.
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No trouble at all.
For greens I prefer fresh spinach or swiss chard, but you can use anything or a combination of greens. Romaine letuce, leaf lettuce even. Also wild greens.
This is kind of like soup - you can make endless variations and there aren't any rules.
I put in about a cup of frozen fruit or fruit cubes (I puree melons in season and freeze them in ice cube trays). You can leave the skin on things like grapes and apples. I like a combination of fruits. Frozen because then you don't have to deal with ice cubes and the smoothie is much richer this way.
To that I add either water or cold herb tea (I start with 1 cup). I Puree for a littel while (add liquid if you need to). Then I add a handful of greens and puree some more until it's like a shake (add liquid as needed). I've also added flavorings like spices or a dash of vanilla etc. etc.
There is a book called "Green for Life" by Victoria Boutenko which is inspiring which talks about the health benefits and gives recipes. It's a good read, but you don't need it to make them.
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Date: 2008-07-20 12:42 pm (UTC)I think I have made something similar, where I put tomatoes in a blender, then added some greens, including onion chives. It was yummy! I guess I could add some fresh green herbs, like marjoram :)
But I haven't tried it with fruit!