Morning on my side of the world and that means green smoothie time. Though this one might sound a bit strange to you with the broccolini and celery. It actually tastes super delicious.
Broccolini is a natural hybrid of broccoli. It has smaller florets and longer, thin stalks. It is a cross between broccoli and Chinese broccoli (aka Chinese kale). Broccolini has a milder, sweeter taste than broccoli but has similar nutritional benefits.
Just as broccoli, broccolini contains sulforaphane, indoles, and isothiocyanates which are powerful antioxidants that exhibit anticancer, anti-diabetic and anti-microbial properties. Furthermore, both broccoli and broccolini are a great source of vitamin A, C, and K.
Broccolini, Celery, Pineapple Morning Bliss - Simply Excellent ππ₯¦π
Btw! See those pineapples growing in all the pics? I'll make a post later this day on how to grow your own. It's super easy!
UPDATE: CLICK HERE to read the post and learn how to grow your own supply of pineapples!
Ingredients
1 cup broccolini (or broccoli), stems, leaves and florets
1 cup celery, roughly peeled and chopped
1/2-1 cup spinach
2 passion fruit
1 banana (or 2-3 small tropical bananas)
1 cup pineapple chunks
1 cup papaya chunks
2 tbsp hemp seeds
2-3 cup water
Directions
- Blend water and spinach until smooth. Add other ingredients and blend again. If the smoothie is too thick at more water. If you have a high-speed blender you can throw everything in at once.
- Top with superfoods/topping if you like.
Have a happy and healthy day α¦ α¦ α¦
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Wow, looks real healthy! I haven't had smoothies for so long, maybe when the weather warms up (I'm in England now) I'll feel like making one π
Ohh you should join me and so many others on the green smoothie bandwagon. Don't let the cold weather stop you. When we lived in Belgium we had one every morning ;) Just make sure to have a cup of tea ready to warm you up again ;)
You raise some good points!
Yes Yum is the best description for this little concoction.
Nice job again, thank you.
Hehe. Thanks my friend!
Yum! I must try making this. I have never had broccolini in my smoothie. Thank you @amy-goodrich for sharing the recipe.
My pleasure. If you can't find broccolini, broccoli works too. So good for you! Take care!
Saya suka dengan postingan anda.,,
impresionante amiga no habΓa visto esa planta gracias por compartir
Thanks amigo ;)
post beautiful, trimakasih postingingan
Thanks ;)
I love a good smoothie recipe, thank you for sharing. Here's a cookbook I made with a certified nutritionist with 10 smoothie recipes. Get your free copy here http://smoothie.hippie-butter.com
Lol... I'm a biologist and certified nutritionist too ;) I also have a small eBook on my website with smoothie recipes. I'll take a look at yours too ;) Always looking to add more hemp seeds and greens to my diet ;) Have a great day!
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