P3+: Early Summer Bliss Smoothie

This recipe was an experiment that went wonderfully well.  I wanted the spinach, but didn't want anyone in my family to *know* that it was a spinach recipe.  You can't taste the spinach at all.  I looked up spinach on Vitamix's website (which also has a few other recipes if you'd like to try them out!) and discovered that spinach is GREAT for the blood and eyes.

I included the links to the nutritional information on most of the fruits and veggies, too, just because it's interesting.  Most of those things automagically display the nutritional data for a full cup of these fruits and veggies, so be sure to adjust the counter for that.  This particular recipe makes about 6 servings, too, so be sure to share with your family!

The picture, by the way, just doesn't do this justice.  It turns out a pretty color, taken mostly from the blueberries.  So, it's a dark purple, rather than what you see in the photo.  Some days, the camera wins.  That's all I can say.  lol.

Early Summer Bliss Smoothie

Makes ~6 servings

1pnt blueberries
30 bing cherries, pitted
30 red grapes
1 orange, peeled
juice of 1 lime
6c organic spinach
9 ice cubes
Clean all fruits and veggies with Fruit & Vegetable Wash to get all the pesticides off them first.  Add all fruits to your Vitamix or Ninja Blender (you will only be able to add about 1/2 the ingredients at a time in the Ninja, though).  Blend until smooth.  Add spinach and blend in with fruits.  Add ice cubes and blend once more. Serve with a straw and enjoy an early summer treat!

Notes:  I think that, if you had those cute little popsicle thingies I mentioned in my last post, you could also make some terrific popsicles with this recipe.  I'll try it out and let you know, k?