“Green” Smoothie Recipe

Serves:

2

Ingredients

• ¼ cup (10 fl oz/300ml) herbal tea
• 2 tbsp pulp from the green juice
• 2 cups (11oz/300g) frozen blueberries
• ½ avocado
• 1 tbsp almond butter
• 2 tbsp ginger shot (see below for details)
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• ½ tsp ground turmeric
• ½ tsp ground cardamom powder
• A pinch of salt

For the ginger shot

• 5 inch (13.25 cm) or about 7 oz (200 g) piece fresh ginger root, peeled

Method

1. Use your favourite herbal tea in this smoothie. We like cinnamon and star anise.

2. Put all the ingredients into a blender and blend well. Pour into a glass and drink.

Recipe extracted from Raw: Recipes for a modern vegetarian lifestyle by Solla Eiríksdóttir (£19.95, Phaidon)

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