Ellie Goulding, in her book Fitter.Calmer.Stronger, has a great resource on how to go about making your own smoothie, which I am sharing with you.
Ellie is devoted to smoothies and suggests that you only use herbs in a green smoothie. I went ahead and just randomly picked what to use, and I was quite surprised at how good it tasted.
Make Your Own Smoothie
Let’s get started:
| choose the base: 150mls | add fruit and / or veg: 3 x 50g/2 x 75g/1 x 150g |
then add greens: 25g |
| water | berries | spinach |
| coconut water | plums | lettuce |
| plant-based milk | peaches | rocket |
| herbal tea | nectarines | watercress |
| melon | celery | |
| mango | wheatgrass | |
| pitted cherries | ||
| pears | ||
| kiwi fruit | ||
| seedless grapes | ||
| pineapple | ||
| papaya | ||
| peeled and deseeded oranges, mandarins etc. | ||
| banana | ||
| beetroot | ||
| pomegranate | ||
| cucumber | ||
| avocado | ||
| carrots |
Now let’s add:
| herbs to taste | powders: 5mls | seeds/nuts/dried fruit: 15 mls |
| mint | maca | chia seeds |
| basil | cacao | flax seeds (linseeds) |
| parsley | baobab | hemp seeds |
| lemon verbena | lucuma | sunflower seeds |
| rosemary leaves | bee pollen | pumpkin seeds |
| fennel | spirulina | dates |
| lemongrass | goji berries | |
| lime leaves | nuts (chopped) | |
| nut butter |
then the extras:
| flavours: 1.25 mls | sweeteners: 5mls |
| ground cinnamon | honey |
| ground ginger | date syrup |
| ground cardamom | maple syrup |
| ground turmeric | coconut sugar |
| vanilla extract / powder | |
| grated citrus zest | |
| or 5mls | |
| grated ginger | |
| finely chopped chilli | |
| or 15mls | |
| citrus juice |
what I made:
Make your own smoothie
My choices from the lists above
Makes enough for: 1 person
Ingredients
- 150 mls milk
- 1 orange, peeled, segmented, pith and seeds removed
- 1 banana thickly sliced
- 25 g celery, thickly sliced
- 10 mint leaves
- 5 mls cocoa powder
- 15 mls peanut butter
- 1.25 mls ground cinnammon
- 5 mls honey
Method
- Place all of the ingredients into a blender and mix until smooth
- Pour into a glass and enjoy!
Inspiration published on Lavender and Lime April 13:
- 2020: Custard Sponge
- 2018: Orange Chocolate Mousse
- 2016: The Pasta Book
- 2015: Ranch Dressing
- 2012: Lemon Balm
- 2011: Bay
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