I imagine many of you are looking at this recipe and thinking "Ummm not sure about that!" But now is the time for trust! This is one delicious smoothie and the addition of avocado, grapefruit, mint and green tea tun it into a metabolic powerhouse to help you burn fat and feel full!
Equipment
Ingredients
1 cup spinach
2 tbsp mint leaves fresh
1 celery
½ cup green tea
½ grapefruit
1 cup pineapple
¼ avocado
1 dash cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Wash and gently pat dry the 1 cup spinach, 1 celery stick and 2 tbsp mint (note 1). Remove any fibrous strings from the top length of the celery. Cut the celery into chunks (note 2). Peel the Grapefruit and remove as much of the pith as possible (note 3). Scoop out 1/4 an avocado.
- Pour your cold ½ cup green tea into the blender (note 4) and add the celery, spinach and mint. Blend until you achieve a smooth puree.
- Add the ½ grapefruit, ¼ avocado and 1 cup pineapple (note 5) and blend again
- Serve with 1 dash cayenne pepper (optional) and serve immediately. Delicious!
Notes
To prepare the perfect smoothie ensure you read these notes!
- Mint - I give the measurement in tablespoons so that I can provide you with the accurate nutrition calculations. In reality it is fiddly to measure mint in a spoon. You could chop it finely, and if you do once chopped 2 Tbsp for your smoothie will be the equivalent of 2 tsp finely cut. Usually I just add the leaves to the blender and find that 8 to 9 leaves does the trick.
- Celery - remove the stringy elements by running a sharp knife along the top rough edge and pull gently.
- Grapefruit - You only want the flesh and juice. After peeling the grapefruit use a small knife, or fingers, and remove as much of the pith (inner white later between the peel and flesh) as possible. A little bit in your smoothie is fine, and healthy, but I like to remove it as the pith is very bitter.
- Green Tea - Brew your green tea earlier and allow to cool before using it.
- Frozen Pineapple - having your pineapple frozen, not only extends the period you can use the fruit, but it also adds to the creamy texture and provides the ice cold refreshment we are after!
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Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 238kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 4gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 68mgPotassium: 970mgFiber: 10gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 5100IUVitamin C: 137mgCalcium: 126mgIron: 2mg
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