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    Refreshing Green Smoothie Recipe!

    Dec 5, 2022 by Faith VanderMolen

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    With water-rich vegetables, creamy mango, and a touch of lemon juice, this Refreshing Green Smoothie will make you feel light, hydrated and ready to start your day!

    two glasses full of refreshing green smoothie
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    • What are the best greens to put in a smoothie?
    • 5 Tips for making the best Green Smoothie
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    I'm not a big smoothie person.

    You'd think as someone who eats a plant-based diet I would be making a smoothie every day!

    I just prefer to chew my food.

    However, this refreshing green smoothie recipe IS a smoothie recipe that I thoroughly enjoy!

    This green smoothie recipe is full of water-rich vegetables, creamy frozen mango, and hydrating coconut water.

    What's not to love?!

    Let me walk you through how to make it.

    two glasses full of refreshing green smoothie

    Ingredients

    This green smoothie recipe is basically like enjoying a green salad and a fruit salad all in one sweet, refreshing drink.

    That may gross some of you out, but it's honestly delicious and a great smoothie recipe if you're new to green smoothies.

    To make this recipe you'll need the following ingredients:

    • Frozen mango
    • Green apple
    • Romaine lettuce
    • Cucumber
    • Celery
    • Lemon juice
    • Cold filtered water or cold coconut water

    All of these ingredients pair so well together and create such a hydrating green drink!

    A thick refreshing green smoothie in a glass

    What are the best greens to put in a smoothie?

    Some greens taste better in green smoothies than others.

    As you could probably guess, the darker the green, the more "green" flavor it will give the smoothie.

    On the other hand, the lighter the green, the more mild of a flavor it will provide.

    My favorite greens to use in green smoothies are listed below:

    • Spinach (adds a vibrant green color, is mild in flavor and high in nutrients)
    • Romaine (is a great green to add to smoothies if you're new to them as it doesn't add much flavor)
    • Kale (adds lots of color and nutrients, but is also stronger in flavor)

    I'll share some of my best tips for making a good green smoothie next.

    close up of kale

    5 Tips for making the best Green Smoothie

    Not everyone can make a good green smoothie.

    It takes experimenting and practice!

    I've been making smoothies for years now, so I want to share some of my tips for making a good green smoothie that I've picked up along the way.

    1. Invest in a high speed blender
    2. Choose your liquid wisely
    3. Use frozen fruit
    4. Think tropical
    5. Add citrus

    Invest in a high speed blender

    While I hate to say it, a high speed blender really does make all the difference. No one wants to feel like they're drinking a salad for breakfast!

    A high speed blender is great at blending up all your greens until completely smooth, so you don't even notice they're there!

    I love my Vitamix blender so much and have been using it for almost a decade!

    If you don't have a high speed blender, you can still enjoy a green smoothie. You may just have to slurp up larger pieces of greens.

    Choose your liquid wisely

    I've found that milk isn't the best liquid for green smoothies.

    Even non-dairy milk such as almond or oat doesn't taste good in a green smoothie in my opinion.

    Personally, I love to use coconut water, juice or even just cold, filtered water in my green smoothies.

    Use frozen fruit

    When it comes to choosing the kind of fruit you use in your green smoothie, try to use as much frozen fruit as possible!

    Frozen fruit adds so much creaminess and helps the greens to blend better.

    The creaminess of the frozen fruit also hides the texture of any greens better.

    I find frozen bananas and frozen mango are the creamiest fruits, but any frozen fruit is better than fresh!

    Think tropical

    I love to use tropical fruit in my green smoothies.

    I'll often use a little bit of frozen banana for creaminess, but other than that I love to use frozen mango and pineapple.

    Add citrus

    If you're not using juice as your liquid of choice, I highly recommend adding some citrus to your smoothie.

    A fresh squeeze of lemon or lime juice brightens up the smoothie so much!

    More smoothie and juice recipes

    If you like getting your fruits and veggies in drink form, be sure to check out my other juice and smoothie recipes!

    • Apple Carrot and Ginger Juice in a Blender
    • Watermelon Mint Juice in a Blender
    • Fig and Tahini Smoothie
    • Banana-less Chocolate Mint Smoothie

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    Refreshing green smoothie

    Refreshing Green Smoothie

    Faith VanderMolen
    With water-rich vegetables and a touch of lemon juice, this Refreshing Green Smoothie will make you feel so light and hydrated!
    4.25 from 4 votes
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Total Time 5 minutes mins
    Course Smoothies
    Cuisine American
    Servings 2 smoothies
    Calories 143 kcal

    Equipment

    • Vitamix 5200 Blender

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 1 large mango frozen
    • 1 green apple cored
    • 6 small leaves of romaine or 3 handfuls of spinach
    • 2 celery stalks
    • ½ english cucumber
    • ½ lemon peeled and seeded
    • cold filtered water to blend about 2 cups

    Instructions 

    • Place everything into a high speed blender and blend until smooth.
    • Serve and enjoy immediately!

    Notes

    Freeze your produce for the best texture.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 143kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 3gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.2gSodium: 14mgPotassium: 637mgFiber: 7gSugar: 27gVitamin A: 8588IUVitamin C: 62mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 1mg
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    Comments

    1. Stacey J. says

      June 06, 2022 at 8:42 am

      We don’t always have affordable fresh greens available all year. Have you made smoothies with dehydrated greens? I save all kinds of greens and dehydrate. Wondered how it would impact the texture of smoothie.

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      • Faith VanderMolen says

        June 26, 2022 at 9:53 pm

        Hi Stacey! I've never used dehydrated greens. That's a great question. I would think they'd have a strong taste and maybe taste chalking, but you'd probably know better than I would if you cook with dehydrated greens often! If you try it out let us know whether you rehydrated the greens before blending or not and how the smoothie tasted!

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    2. Barb aka MIL says

      September 08, 2015 at 9:16 pm

      Guess what we made on yesterday . . . two batches of green / fruit smoothies, they are "growing" on me. Each batch had 2 handfuls of spinach and a variety of fruit (watermelon, raspberries, strawberries, pineapple and the last of the frozen bananas from your stay). Batches frozen for quick breakfasts this week 🙂

      Reply
      • Faith says

        September 09, 2015 at 1:46 am

        YAYAY!! That's awesome:) I'm glad the green smoothie love is spreading. There are tons of different fruits here but the berries and pineapple just went out of season before we got here. I'm impressed you're eating bananas too! Keep me posted on all the delicious food you guys are creating. We miss you're cookin'!

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    3. Liv @ Healthy Liv says

      September 07, 2015 at 1:29 pm

      This looks so creamy and refreshing! I completely understand the feeling of not wanting to cook and just throwing things into a blender instead 🙂 I've been doing that just about every day at school this year and it's such a time-saver!

      Reply
      • Faith says

        September 07, 2015 at 6:17 pm

        I usually love to cook but when tiredness hit, sometimes a smoothie will just have to do:) that's awesome you have a blender in your dorm room!

        Reply
    4. Deborah @ Confessions of a Mother Runner says

      September 07, 2015 at 8:31 am

      You've hit all the vitamins in this one!! Very healthy. thanks for joining meatless Monday!

      Reply
      • Faith says

        September 07, 2015 at 6:15 pm

        So true!! Makes me want to drink it even more!

        Reply
    5. Tina Muir says

      September 07, 2015 at 7:39 am

      I was really hoping this was going to be your meatless monday recipe when I saw it yesterday. It sounded and looked SO refreshing, I wanted to stick a straw on the screen! YUM! And I sometimes drink straight out the blender too, I like to think of it as practical...and saving the environment....as its less cleaning up 😉

      Reply
      • Faith says

        September 07, 2015 at 8:31 am

        Haha! My thoughts exactly about clean up! Why use another cup when you've got a blender;)

        Reply
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