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Going Green Smoothie

This delicious blend of sweet fruits and fresh spinach is a great starter recipe for someone who is new to green smoothies.
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Dietary Interests: Gluten-Free , High Fiber , Low Calorie , Low Sodium , Vegan , Vegetarian

Yield:

4 servings (1.2 ml)

Total Time:

10 Minutes 35 Seconds

Print:

8.5x11

Difficulty:

Simple

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Yield:

4 servings (1.2 ml)

Total Time:

10 Minutes 35 Seconds

Print:

8.5x11

Difficulty:

Simple

Save To:

Recipe Book

Yield:

2 servings (600 ml)

Total Time:

10 Minutes 35 Seconds

Print:

8.5x11

Difficulty:

Simple

Save To:

Recipe Book

Yield:

1 serving (300 ml)

Total Time:

10 Minutes 35 Seconds

Print:

8.5x11

Difficulty:

Simple

Save To:

Recipe Book

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (240 ml) water
  • 2 cups (300 g) green grapes
  • 2 slices (180 g) pineapple, peeled, halved
  • 4 cups (120 g) fresh spinach
  • 1 (110 g) banana, peeled
  • 1 cup (130 g) ice cubes

Directions

  1. Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the lid.
  2. Run the Smoothie Program or start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed. Blend for 40-50 seconds, using the tamper to push ingredients toward the blades.

Chef's Notes

  • For a little extra sweetness, add pitted dates to this recipe.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (240 ml) water
  • 2 cups (300 g) green grapes
  • 2 slices (180 g) pineapple, peeled, halved
  • 4 cups (120 g) fresh spinach
  • 1 (110 g) banana, peeled
  • 1 cup (130 g) ice cubes

Directions

  1. Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the lid.
  2. Run the Smoothie Program or start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed. Blend for 40-50 seconds, using the tamper to push ingredients toward the blades.

Chef's Notes

  • For a little extra sweetness, add pitted dates to this recipe.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup (120 ml) water
  • 1 cup (150 g) green grapes
  • 1 slice (90 g) pineapple, peeled, halved
  • 2 cups (60 g) fresh spinach
  • ½ (55 g) banana, peeled
  • ½ cup (65 g) ice cubes

Directions

  1. Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the lid.
  2. Run the Smoothie Program or start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed. Blend for 40-50 seconds, using the tamper to push ingredients toward the blades.

Chef's Notes

  • For a little sweetness add pitted dates to this recipe.

Directions

  1. Place all ingredients into an appropriately sized container. Submerge the immersion blender below the surface of the liquid, or as close to the ingredients as possible.
  2. Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed. Move the immersion blender around, including up and down, to blend the ingredients for approximately 60 seconds or until desired consistency is achieved.

Chef's Notes

This recipe fits and works perfectly in a 1 quart wide mouth mason jar.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup (35 g) ice cubes
  • ¼ cup (45 g) pineapple chunks
  • 1 cup (30 g) fresh spinach, rough chopped
  • ½ cup (75 g) green grapes
  • ¼ (25 g) banana
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) water

Directions

  1. Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the blade base.
  2. Run the Smoothie Program or start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed. Blend for 40-50 seconds, using the tamper to push ingredients toward the blades.