This sucker packed a lot of nutrients
Date: 4/14/2006 5:24:25 PM ( 18 y ago)
I made my first green smoothie today. I just "winged" it. My
girlfriend brought me some romaine lettuce and a slew of cucumbers. I
peeled the cucumber and dropped a few chunks into the blender and
processed those first, then started adding torn up romaine leaves. It
was much easier than I thought it would be- I expected the leaves to
just sit there with the blades spinning uselessly underneath, but the
cucumber helped get things started. I alternated romaine with
cucumbers, getting a beautiful green color.
I liked its wonderfully fresh and healthy flavor- but it was still
bland. I added some sea salt and half a tomato, which helped. As I
added the remaining cucumber and lettuce I decided to turn the smoothie
into a soup. I then added 1/4 avocado for smoothness and body, a little
more salt, some parsley and my homemade garam masala (from my fresh spices). Yum!
After pouring this blend in to a bowl, I dressed it up with a
little parsley and sat down to eat. Let's start with the texture: it
was a little like tomato juice- you know how you can see the texture in
some brands of tomato juice? If I use more avocado in the future I can
make this very smooth, which I may try. Now for the taste: it actually
wasn't terrible, but is an acquired taste, so I drank a lot of water
with it to "water down" the flavor. Next time I would add more garam
masala or another spice mixture, and maybe use a whole tomato rather
than half. I definitely could not eat the whole thing, though I gave it
my all. I had to put 1/3 in the fridge for later tonight.
In all honesty, I don't love
it. I need to experiment with the ingredients. But I felt so healthy
drinking it because I know only nutritional, fresh foods are in it. I'm
going to try to have one of these once a day until I run out of romaine
and cucumbers. I will even try some brewer's yeast in it (heaven help me!).
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