Another day, another battle about Mr. Radar’s breakfast. He still prefers his breakfast in liquid form–often drinking flavored Kefir from Trader Joe’s. I have no problem with this, per se, but I’d rather make him a homemade smoothie. I wanted to incorporate kale, but I still wanted it to taste like a creamy smoothie. So I threw in a banana, an apple, along with the soy milk and almond butter that I always put in smoothie. The resultant smoothie has a gentle banana flavor, with a hint of almond and vanilla.
Green Power Smoothie
Inspired by Joy the Baker and The Kitchn
Yields two small smoothies
Ingredients:
1 apple, peeled and cored
1 banana, frozen is best, fresh is fine too
1 cup chopped kale (about a large handful or two large leaves)
1 cup Vanilla Soy Milk (I use Unsweetened Vanilla by WestSoy)
1 tablespoon Almond Butter
1 teaspoon of Raw Honey
Handful of Ice
(1) Combine all ingredients in a blender. Pulse for a few moments to mix everything up, then blend on high for 20-30 seconds.
That looks fantastic, i thought it would be green! Maybe i should get into having smoothies more often! The kale is a fantastically healthy addition! c
It is a very pale green/yellow color in person. It isn’t super green, just containing greens =)
Though if you used a green apple, and didn’t peel it- i bet it would turn out more green.
Smoothies are a staple around here. Last year we made a big time splurge and bought a Blendtech blender, and it’s amazing how silky smooth it can make anything–kale, carrots, celery, nuts. I love to put kale in our smoothies, but you’re right, you don’t want it to be overwhelming. I love pineapple, blueberry, yogurt, and lemon with mine. We also save all of our broccoli stalks, wash them, chop them, and freeze them for smoothies too.
Never thought about broccoli stalks! Great tip. I usually shred them to make slaw. Will try in smoothies when I get more.
I limped along with an Osterizer for years. But I got a Waring Pro a while back, which I like a lot. It’s more soda shop style than smoothie style so it gets a bit grumpy with all the nuts I like. But that’s to be expected.