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Green Detox Smoothie
Vegan | Dairy-free | No added sugar | Clean
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp chia seeds, soaked in 1 cup of water for 5-15 minutes
- 1 Tbsp ground flax seed
- 1 green apple (chopped)
- 1/2 cup frozen pineapple chunks
- 1/4 avocado
- 3 cups baby spinach
- 1/3 cup cucumber, sliced (sliced or chopped)
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp fresh grated ginger
Instructions
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Soak 2 Tbsp of chia seeds in 1 cup of cold water, at least 5 minutes.
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Cut apple and cucumber coarsely for easier blending.
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Add soaked chia seeds with water to high-speed blender or food processor, and add ground flax seed on top.
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Then add chopped cucumber and apple to blender.
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Next, avocado.
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Then spinach, lemon juice, and ginger.
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Blend on high speed until fully combined and smooth. If blender is not blending smoothly, add 1/2 cup water.
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Add frozen pineapple chunks and blend again until integrated.
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Serve immediately. Recipe makes enough for 1 full meal serving (18 ounces) and 1 half-portion snack serving (10 ounces).
Recipe Notes
- When blending large quantities of veggies into smoothies, a high-powered blender is preferable to a food processor because the resulting texture is smoother and silkier with fewer vegetable "chunks".
- Now that I've converted to my entry-level Vitamix model, I can't use anything else. You can also get one refurbished on Amazon!
- If you don't want to buy ginger root and grate it yourself, buy already-grated ginger that's sold refrigerated in the produce section. It lasts in the fridge forever.
- I pour my snack portion directly into a plastic Solo cup, cover it with a sandwich bag, and put it in the freezer for later. When I want to eat it, I defrost and go.