Get adventurous with your green smoothies by rotating the greens you put in it (which is a great way to avoid alkaloid build-up.) Strawberries, kiwi and fresh oranges give this green smoothie a sweet vitamin C boost.
ingredients
2 cups kale and dandelion greens, fresh
2 cups orange juice, fresh squeezed
2 cups strawberries
2 ripe kiwi
1 banana
1 lemon, squeezed
– Serves 2 –
directions
Blend kale, dandelion greens and orange juice until smooth. Next add the remaining fruits and blend again.
* Use at least one frozen fruit to make the green smoothie cold.
TIP: You can keep the kiwi skin on to add an extra nutritional boost of fiber. But feel free to peel the fuzzy kiwi skin. It’s really a personal preference.
I don’t have orange juice, so we used 1.5 cups water and 2 lil cuties in this. Good!!!
Also didn’t use the skin on the kiwi, but left the green tops on the strawberries
Made this yesterday morning and loved it! Left the skin on the kiwis and the tops on the strawberries. Also used almond milk instead of water and split between half fesh and half frozen strawberries! Delicious!!
So I am using frozen strawberries and was wondering if i should try to slice it up and then measure it or just measure the whole frozen strawberries
I often have this same question. Now I just use a scale to measure out 8 oz which is 1 cup. Hope that helps :0)
Do you have the nutritional info of your smoothies on this website? I would love to be able to see that : )
I want to get used to that skin-on thing because for me the less peeling the better! lol
The orange overpowered the kiwi strawberry flavor for me,which was dissappointing. However, my picky smoothie drinking 6 year old devoured it. So a keeper for him, for sure. Maybe a good choice for popcicles this summer.
I see that no ice is used to make any of these smoothies… Why is that and if done will it come out the same?
Hi Aree— we use frozen fruit to chill our smoothies. It’s easier on the blender, kills tow birds with one stone and still chills it nicely. Sometimes we use all fresh produce and will add ice to our smoothies to chill them. If you prefer a really cold smoothie— add ice. That’s just more hydration for you!
I tried this recipe with a mix of spinach and kaleidoscope chard. And instead of using orange juice (I didn’t have any handy…) I decided to try throwing in two small blood oranges peeled. It is phenomenal!
I love eating my kiwi with the skin on. Can’t wait to try!
when making smoothies am I supposed to drink all of this in one day?
Hey Jennifer. Each recipe makes 2 servings. A serving is actually 2 cups. So you can save the leftovers for later in the day or share with a friend. My husband and I split the recipe and it works great that way.
This will be my “this morning” drink. Have everything in stock. Since I’m kinda new to kiwi, (not a big fan yet), I think I’ll do it sans the skin. Will post results.
I think sans skin is a good idea when starting out. Hope you enjoy!
what other greens can you put?
I’m so going to try this tomorrow!! Can’t Wait!!!!!!
I kept the skin on and you’re right! The skin tickles my lips a little but it was still great either way. Thank you!
Yeah for extra fiber! Haha.
Keep the skin in the kiwi?
Shantoya, I keep the skin on for extra fiber, but it does add a certain texture and taste to it. The skin is edible, but it’s a personal choice.
That’s up to you. You can get more fiber and nutrients with the skin on, but it will definitely affect the texture. Let me know which way you go and what you think.
I used a cup of spinach and a cup of kale for the greens and i added an extra banana… Outstanding!