The Big List of Green Smoothies

A big thank you goes out to everyone who submitted their favorite green smoothie recipes. I think what you'll find is that there is a lot of overlap in what people find appealing in a blended salad, with some zingers thrown in there. There are many combinations and ingredients that I personally have never tried, and I look forward to shaking up my morning routine with this new inspiration.

For a printable version of this list, go here.

HGK's Pumpkin Pie Birthday Treat
1 frozen banana
2 big handfuls fresh spinach
3/4 cup pumpkin puree
2 smallish dates
1 cup nut milk of your choice
1 Tbsp ground flax seed
8 ice cubes
a few shakes of cinnamon
a few shakes of pumpkin pie spice

Tiffany’s

1 cup almond milk

2 cups fresh spinach

1/2 cup blueberries

1 frozen banana

1 T flax seed

Melissa’s

1/2 bag frozen spinach or big bunch frozen kale

1 cup unsweetened almond milk

1 tablespoon spirulina

1/4 cup blueberries

1 date

Petra’s

handful of kale, especially the stalks

4 stalks celery

1 cucumber

2 apples or one ruby red grapefruit

or sometimes both

Ginny’s

This is my go-to breakfast smoothie, which is either from Engine 2 or the Whole Foods support documents for Engine 2:

1 frozen banana (key to making many smoothies is having a supply of PEELED frozen bananas in your freezer)

2 tablespoons almond butter (can also use peanut butter)

4 large leaves or equivalent of smaller leaves of kale (I use dinosaur kale, my favorite); take the rib out

8 oz. or to taste of soy milk or other veggie milk

Sometimes I also throw in raspberries or strawberries. Yum!

Patt’s

1c water

 enough greens that when blended equals 2c (including water).

2c fruit. We like pineapple, banana, and whatever other fruit is around to go with whatever greens are available.  This makes a quart, great for one or two people for a day. Those are easy proportions to increase or decrease.

Alexandria’s

3 cups of spinach
5 frozen whole strawberries
1 small kiwi or half a large kiwi
1/2 of mango
handful of fresh mint
1/2 a frozen banana
1/2 cup of water
squeeze of half a lemon
**Usually when I have this particular smoothie I no longer eat any more fruit for the day and just concentrate on raw and cooked vegetables.

Green Almond Bliss

http://infinebalance.wordpress.com/2011/07/17/feeling-a-little-indulgent-lately/

3/4 cups kale leaves, washed, stems removed and lightly packed

1 frozen banana

3/4 – 1 cup almond milk

3-4 ice cubes

1 Tbsp almond butter or other nut butter

pinch / dash / shake of cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg

Green Dream Smoothie

http://www.eaturveggies.com/green-dream-smoothie/

2+ cups frozen, chopped greens such as collards, kale, or spinach

1/4 cup frozen, pineapple

1/2 frozen banana

1 golden apple

1 1/2 – 2 cups of water

1 Tbsp. of ground flax

1-2 medjool dates (de-seeded) – optional

Monika’s

spinach
banana
apple
pineapple
yoghurt (hopefully soy!)

Sharon’s

Tastes like a green banana milkshake!!

1/2 to 1 banana frozen

organic spinach

with or without swiss chard stuffing the blender full

1 cup of Silk light vanilla soy milk

Chris-anna’s

so bright, fresh and delicious! love it!!!!

spinach
kale or swiss chard
celery
parsley
1/2 apple (sweet, not tart)
almond milk

ice

Christie’s

Here's a good one I use for dinner sometimes because it does not contain fruit (except for the dates), but still tastes great:

spinach
kale
chard
carrot
half a stalk of celery
ice
vanilla almond milk
3-4 dates
dash of cinnamon
2 Tbs. hemp seeds
1 Tbs. flax
chunk of cucumber

Cindy’s Favorite Standard1/2 - 1 banana (frozen)
1/2 pink grapefruit
2 big leaves of kale, or a huge handful
1-2 cups of water
handful of ice cubes

Cindy’s #21/2 cup fresh pineapple with a little of the juice
handful of baby carrots
an apple or pear or portion thereof
handful of kale (2 leaves)
ice and water to blend

Ellani’s

Who needs sweetener when you have banana and fruit?!!!

banana
almond milk (pure, not sweetened) or soy milk
frozen spinach
frozen fruit (blueberries are great)
hemp protein powder
flax seeds

Alyssa’s (Everyday Maven)

8 oz non-dairy milk (usually unsweetened almond, soy, or hemp)
a dash green stevia powder
a dash vanilla extract
1 T flax oil
huge handful kale or spinach
4 to 5 frozen strawberries or blueberries
1/2 frozen or fresh banana
4 to 5 ice cubes

Elysa’s Keeps Me Happy from 9 am to 4 pm Smoothie

handful of ginger mint from my garden
handful of rose geranium leaves from my garden
2 carrots
1/2 lemon with skin
1/2 cup frozen black grapes
1/2 frozen banana
frozen mixed berries, about 1 cup
frozen mango, about 1 cup
1 Tbsp green tea powder (matcha) or 2 Tbsp green tea
1 Tbsp whole flax
1 scoop protein powder or a cup of cooked beans
1 tsp bee pollen
approx 1 cup water
frozen spinach to reach top of Blendtec regular container (about 1.5 cups?)

blend until thick smoothie texture (2 rounds of "whole juice" in Blendtec)

Michelle’s Husband's Favorite

1/2 cantaloupe- We often freeze cantaloupe in chunks when it is at a good price, and use if for smoothies whenever we want them.

1/2 banana

Greens. I usually use kale and baby spinach. I usually use about 2 ounces greens in my husband's smoothie and 3-5 ounces greens in my smoothie.

Add ice and water to create consistency you like.

Jen’s

“I started getting concerned about the amount of non-organic collards that I was eating. I recently started buying fresh bunches of organic collards & pureeing them in the vitamixer then freezing small portions for use.  1 bunch of collards is just under 1 lb, plus 1 cup water purees into 6 round 1/2 cup ziploc containers.”

1 banana

1 scoop protein powder

2 TBSP flax or chia seeds

2-4 TBSP Steel Cut Oats

2-3 cups fresh organic baby spinach or frozen collard greens

1 packet stevia

Jen’s More a Juice Than a Smoothie

watermelon

lettuce

peeled cucumber

Sandy’s Go-to Smoothie

banana

grapefruit

mixed berries or just strawberries

LOTS and LOTS of greens usually spinach or kale or a combination of both

1 tbsp ground flax seed

Jen’s Green Power Smoothie

http://virtuallyveganmama.com/2011/09/green-power-smoothie.html

Yield: 2 servings

2 cups baby spinach, washed

1/2 cup cucumber, peeled and chopped

1 banana

1/2 cup unsweetened non-dairy vanilla milk of choice

1/2 cup fresh squeezed orange juice

1 cup 100% pure coconut water

2 tbsp flax, hemp or chia seeds

Don’s

4 cups frozen kale

1 frozen banana

1 cup ice

a few almonds

a teaspoon of ground chia seeds

enough cold water to blend kale, banana, ice, nuts and chia seeds

Deseree Likes to Keep it Simple Smoothie
Banana
Huge handful of spinach
Almond Milk

Jessica’s

1 banana
1 C almond milk
1 T ground flax seed
large handful spinach or kale
and then the variables - depends what's in the kitchen!Just one additional fruit -
maybe a peach
maybe some frozen mango chunks
maybe fresh or frozen berries

This One is Delicious- Just Ask My 3-year-old!1 cup spinach
1 cup kale
1 cup seedless green grapes
1 Bartlett pear
1 orange
1 banana
1 tsp. chia seeds
1/2 cup water
2 cups ice

Motivated Mama’s

Kale
Spinach
Wheat germ
Flax seeds
Banana
Pear
Pineapple tidbits
Frozen mango chunks
Splash of calcium and vit-D fortified O.J.

Blitz’s

1 orange (skin & pith removed)
1/2 lemon (skin pith removed)
Handful spinach/kale/other leafy
Sprig parsley &/ mint
Handful frozen mixed berries
1 tbsp ground seeds (linseed, sunflower, almond, pumpkin)
Ice cubes 4-6
Optional: 1 or 2 pieces of crystallized or naked ginger, or a shake of dried ginger or fave spice.

Healthy Girl’s Standard

Handful of fresh spinach

Handful of kale

1 small cucumber, ends removed, cut into chunks

1 orange, thick skin cut off just until white pith appears, cut into large chunks

1 small apple

1 large handful red grapes, with or without seeds

7-10 ice cubes

Water or almond milk to achieve desired consistency

Optional: Handful of fresh parsley

Healthy Girl’s Superfantastic Grasshopper Smoothie

1 1/2 small or 1 large banana, frozen, cut into large chunks

1 1/2 cups unsweetened almond milk

2 large dates, pitted

about 7 ice cubes

3/4 cup frozen spinach

1 Tbsp flax meal (aka ground flax seed)

a drip of peppermint extract-be careful, you can always add more once you taste it!

Dr. Fuhrman's Waldorf Blended Salad

serves 1
1/2 cup pomegranate juice
1 apple, peeled and cored (I left the skin on)
1/4 cup walnuts
3 cups compacted collard greens and/or kale
1 cup compacted lettuce
1/4 cup water or ice cubes (I used a lot of ice cubes)

HGK's Chai Green Smoothie

serves 1

1 1/4 cups unsweetened almond milk

1 Tbsp ground flaxseed

1 small frozen banana, broken into chunks

1 large pitted date

big handful rough chopped celery

big handful fresh parsley

giant handful fresh spinach leaves

1 tsp chai spice blend (below)

7 ice cubes

Chai Spice Mix (yields about 1/3 cup spice mix)

2 tbsp. ground ginger
1 tbsp. ground cinnamon
2 tsp. ground cloves
2 1/2 tbsp. ground cardamom
2 tsp. nutmeg
2 tsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. white pepper (I used black pepper because that's what I had)

HGK's Super Green Smoothie

serves 1 hungry person

1 small cucumber, cut into chunks

1 fresh pear, cut off it's core OR large handful of seedless grapes

1 small frozen banana, broken into chunks

2 large stalks celery, cut into large chunks

1 large date, pit removed

1 handful fresh spinach

1 handful fresh or frozen kale

5 ice cubes

water--not too much

HGK's Very Verdant Smoothie

serves one
1 small apple, cut into large chunks
1 small frozen banana, broken into chunks
1/4-1/3 ripe avocado
1 very large handful fresh spinach
1 handful alfalfa sprouts
1/2 cup water
6 ice cubes

HGK's Rejuvenation Green Smoothie

1 small apple, removed from core

1 medium frozen banana, broken into chunks

1 cup frozen spinach

1/4 avocado

1 cup unsweetened almond milk

8 ice cubes

Hayley’s Power Smoothie

1.5 cups rice milk (that's all I had at the time but of course almond milk will work too)

1 banana

1 cup frozen blueberries

1 cup frozen strawberries

generous handful of kale

1Tbs. chia seeds

Laura's (of Laura Finds Balance)
It's good with either the berries, berry protein powder, or both.
large handful spinach or kale
1 frozen banana (frozen when very very ripe)
1/3 cup frozen berries (blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and/or cherries)
4-5 raw Brazil nuts (I'm using these for selenium!)
sometimes: half scoop of Vega berry protein powder
water

I know I'm inspired to whip up a blended salad this morning, as soon as my kids wake up.

Thanks again for taking the time to submit and have a great weekend!