I don’t know about you but whenever I am very stressed I always come down with a horrible cold, or terrible infection or, on one memorable occasion, a boil on my head (how very Victorian of me!). I have been terribly overworked lately and with the kitchen in a state of demolition and being cooped up with two kids in the living room… Yup, back to the doctor I go.
To combat the stress I turned to the Vitamix and created my Green (Super) Power Smoothie. I literally felt the vitamins coursing through my veins and fighting off the infection Powerpuff Girls –style. Anything that bright green just gotta be good for you!
Sidebar: I received the oddest thing the other day – an avocado the size of a large Easter egg. No exaggeration, it was enormous. I used 1/4 of it in this smoothie and had enough left over for a huge batch of guacamole. The Avozilla avocado (available exclusively through Tesco) had vivid green flesh and a great buttery texture. Only problem is, once it’s ripe it has to be used immediately so plan some avocado recipes in advance!
Put all the ingredients in the Vitamix, in this order: ginger, apples, lemon, cucumber, avocado, honey and spinach.
Turn the dial to speed 1 and start pulsing. Increase the speed gradually and use the tamper to push the spinach down.
Stop the Vitamix and turn the dial to ‘smoothies’ if you prefer really smooth texture. You can add ice cubes or water to achieve the right consistency.
I'm feeling drained today! I think one of these smoothies would really perk me up a bit!
This sounds fantastic. I normally just make a mango and green tea smoothie to get me going in the morning.
Yum! These looks so so good!
that looks very healthy and wonderfully green… I agree, I do come down with a nasty cold when i'm stressed… think I may have to invest in a vitamix!