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Glowing Green Smoothie

Glowing Green Smoothie
Recipe By: 
Vitamix
www.vitamix.com.au [1]
Prep Time: 
11 minutes
Serves: 
1

Glowing Green Smoothie

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2-2 cups (360-480 ml) water
  • 3/4 pound (340 g) organic romaine lettuce, rough chopped, about 1 head
  • 1/2 head large bunch or 3/4 small bunch organic spinach
  • 3-4 organic celery stalks, halved
  • 1 organic apple, cored, seeded, quartered
  • 1 organic pear, cored, seeded, quartered
  • 1 organic banana, peeled
  • 1/2 fresh organic lemon, peeled, seeded
  • 1/3 bunch organic coriander with stems (optional)
  • 1/3 bunch organic parsley with stems (optional)


Method

  1. Place water, romaine, spinach, celery, and optional ingredients, if using, into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid
  2. Select Variable 1
  3. Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 8
  4. Blend for 30 seconds or until smooth. Stop machine and remove lid
  5. Add apple, pear, banana and lemon to the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid
  6. Select Variable 1
  7. Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 10, then to High
  8. Blend for 30 seconds or until desired consistency is reached


Tips & Hints

  1. Learn more about the Vitamix 7@7 Go-for-Green Breakfast Challenge: vitamix.com.au/7at7 Nutrition information is based upon usage of optional ingredients, This recipe has been written for the Vitamix 5200 with Standard 64-ounce container. If a different Vitamix machine or container size is used, make adjustments to Variable Speed, processing time, and/or ingredient quantities.

Links
[1] http://www.vitamix.com.au