This creamy mint smoothie is packed full of nutrients to nourish you from head to toe. It’s not too sweet because it’s made with veggies instead of a lot of fruit. Feel free to swap out what you have on hand, you want to have some good fat from nuts, seeds or avocado, some green leaves for high mineral concentration, vegetables to bulk it up and add complex carbohydrates, fiber and more vitamins and minerals, a green apple and some dates or a sprinkle of stevia leaf, and a plant milk or a few tablespoons of oats and water.

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Spring Green Mint Smoothie

refreshing and light but packed with nutrition

Prep Time15

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Chef Kim

Equipment

blender

Ingredients

1/4 cup hemp seeds
1 scoop plant protein optional
10 mint leaves
1 cup spinach
2 tsp ground flax seed
1/2 cup zucchini or 1/2 banana
1-2 dandelion leaves optional, but great for detox
1 cup oat, cashew or almond milk or 2 T oats and 1 c water
1/2 green apple
4 pitted dates (omit if using banana) or pinch of stevia leaf
½-1 cup ice optional or warm water if you don't like it cold

Instructions

Combine everything except the ice in a blender and blend until smooth.
Add ice, if using, and blend again until thickened.
If you don't like cold drinks, this works with added warm water as well.

Notes

To swap out some of the ingredients is fine to accommodate your taste or what you have on hand.

For hemp- try almonds, cashews or Brazil nuts

For Spinach- try romaine or baby kale

For zucchini or green apple - try thawed frozen cauliflower, celery, pear, or peeled broccoli stem

Any plant milk will do, so use what you like.

Spring Green Mint Smoothie