Phoebe Canakis
You may be deep into planning for St. Patrick’s Day and I’ll usually share an Irish recipe from a Berks County Living reader. But this year I’d like to share a favorite Green Smoothie recipe.
March can be such a tease. We are stuck between wanting to shed winter’s chill and to start to enjoy spring’s local harvest. Shopping locally grown produce means winter menus often include soups and other shelf-stable goodies from the pantry, like rices, pasta and legumes. As much as I love roasted vegetables and soups, I’m ready for strawberries, tomatoes and fresh herbs!
Smoothies make it easy to get fresh fruit and vegetables into our diets. Adding protein makes this a quick meal substitute. This smoothie needs no added sweetener, Mother Nature has got you covered! Knock out two fruit, one vegetable and a dairy serving with this smoothie.
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Happy and healthy cooking!
Previous Irish Recipes on BCL.com
Get Your Irish on with Colcannon
Boxty recipe for St Patrick’s Day
Green Smoothie
Recipe by Phoebe Canakis
Yields 1 serving
Ingredients
- 1 handful (2 cups loose leaves) baby spinach
- 1/2 small apple, cored and cut into cubes
- 1 frozen banana, cut in 1-inch pieces
- 1 cup low-fat milk
- 1 heaping tablespoon peanut butter
- 4-5 ice cubes
Instructions
- Add the spinach, apple, banana, milk, peanut butter and ice in the blender. Blend until smooth.
- Serve immediately
