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Sunday, August 11, 2013

Savory Green Smoothie

This smoothie was a challenge that I gave myself to get away from sweet tastes. I drink two smoothies a day, and I needed something different. I have trouble with red tomatoes, so gave yellow tomatoes a try. They are lower in acid with about the same taste. 

The recipe is easy, and you could probably make this with any types of herbs and spices that strike your fancy. Mine is a chili inspired concoction. I guess I should mention that I use organic ingredients when they are available. I was things really well also.



Ingredients

1/2 Avocado-I will probably only use 1/4 on the next smoothie, this one is very thick.
1 small to medium yellow tomato
1 stalk celery
1 handful of baby spinach
1 tablespoon finely chopped onion, or to taste
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon cumin powder
1 tablespoon chia seeds
Salt and pepper to taste
dash of ground red pepper to heat desired
Water to fill a 20 oz glass

Whir all this in the blender, and adjust water as necessary for the consistency you like.

This makes a good raw dinner. It meets the requirements for the clean gut die, and the plan. I actually used this as a test for the plan to see how well I tolerate yellow tomatoes.  It was a success, and I have added this to my safe food list.  I didn't do the exact calculations on the calories, but it is very low calorie.  It is satisfying, and something I will be using to break the monotony of the sweet smoothies.

I'm thinking of trying some balsamic vinegar, fresh basil, and oregano for an Italian twist on this mixture.  Will update the blog when I do that. Oh, another thought is adding lemon to the mix above. Looks like I have a great line up of things to try. May have to turn this one into a change-up recipe.

Oh a little secret. Let this set for about an hour in the fridge before drinking, this allows the herbs to release their good flavors. I learned this trick with gazpacho, and did it with this