Because of St. Patrick’s Day, I’ve been seeing lots of green when it comes to recipes the last few weeks! A lot of them have pistachios as an ingredient, and I love pistachios! So I thought I’d try them in a smoothie. A green smoothie, of course, with a healthy blend of milk, yogurt, honey, frozen banana, baby spinach leaves, and pistachios. It’s a lightly sweet, creamy smoothie that doesn’t taste super-spinachy. If you’re put off by green smoothies, you might want to give this one a try–it has less of a veggie taste than others I’ve had. You do have to do a wee bit of planning ahead to make this by putting a banana (or half of a banana) in the freezer the night before you make it, but otherwise this is super quick and easy to make!
In a high-speed blender or food processor, add all ingredients and blend until smooth and creamy. Pour into a glass, top with a light sprinkling of pistachios, and serve. Makes about 10 ounces.
Have you made any green smoothies? Do you have a favorite recipe for one? Hope you are having a Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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This entry was posted in Beverages/Smoothies, Breakfast/Brunch, Food and Recipes, Healthy Eating, St. Patrick's Day, Vegetables and tagged baby spinach, Green Pistachio Smoothie, green smoothie, honey, pistachios, yogurt on March 17, 2015 by nancyc.
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If you like the Shamrock Shake at McDonald’s, then you may want to try this minty shake that’s a little healthier because it’s made with frozen yogurt and low-fat milk or soymilk. The peppermint flavoring is really refreshing in this shake, too. It’s a nice St. Patrick’s Day treat, especially if you live in an area where the temperature is in the 70’s on St. Patrick’s Day! It’s not this warm here every year–we’ve just had an unusually mild winter, which was a really nice change after the big snowstorms of last year.
Put all ingredients in a blender and blend until mixture is smooth and well-blended–you may need to stop the blender and stir with a spoon to help blend the ingredients if you don’t have a high-power blender.
That’s all there is to it–pour into a tall glass and enjoy!
This entry was posted in Beverages/Smoothies, Food and Recipes, Healthy Eating, St. Patrick's Day and tagged Frozen yogurt, Shamrock Shake on March 17, 2012 by nancyc.