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Going Green Smoothie [Immersion Blender]

A beautiful blend of sweet fruits and fresh spinach, this is a great starter recipe for someone who is new or familiar with green smoothies.
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Dietary Interests: Gluten-Free , Heart Friendly , Low Calorie , Low Sodium , Mediterranean , Nutritarian , Paleo , Vegan , Vegetarian

Yield:

1.5 servings (540 ml)

Total Time:

11 Minutes

Print:

8.5x11

Difficulty:

Simple

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Yield:

1.5 servings (540 ml)

Total Time:

11 Minutes

Print:

8.5x11

Difficulty:

Simple

Save To:

Recipe Book

This is for the Immersion Blender only

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Ingredients

  • ½ cup (120 ml) water
  • 1 cup (170 g) green grapes
  • ¾ cup (125 g) pineapple chunks, peeled, cubed, with core
  • ¼ Tablespoon (30 g) medium bananas, frozen
  • 1 cup (30 g) fresh spinach
  • ½ cup (70 g) ice cubes

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

  • ½ cup (120 ml) water
  • 1 cup (170 g) green grapes
  • ¾ cup (125 g) pineapple chunks, peeled, cubed (with core)
  • ¼ medium (30 g) banana, peeled
  • 1 cup (30 g) fresh spinach
  • ½ cup (70 g) ice cubes

Directions

  1. Place ingredients in the Vitamix Immersion Blending Jar or appropriately sized container.
  2. Submerge the immersion blender below the surface of the liquid, or as close to the ingredients as possible.
  3. 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