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So my best online buddy has a juicer. I've never felt the urge to buy a juicer but did find the idea of "getting lots of veggies" into your day appealing. But again, no urge to go out and buy one, besides- I just don't have the storage space for one! LOL
However, with our recent restart of bi-weekly organics delivery I needed to find SOMETHING to do with the chard we keep getting. I'd tried a couple recipes in the past, but in all honesty, I have been looking too hard recently for something new to cook it up into.
This morning, while perusing the Post Punk Kitchen (PPK) forums, I somehow meandered over to a blog with a green smoothie recipe. Now, I'm not anywhere close to being a fan of mangoes, at least not consciously. But, I knew I could substitute I *do* like into this recipe and figured I would try it. I was able to use up a bit of the organic fruit & greens from last Friday's delivery so that was an added bonus! One certainly doesn't NEED a recipe to make a smoothie, and I've made a gazillion smoothies over the years. But this is the first one that ever came out green! LOL
Note: little pineapple and bananas were also part
of our recent organic produce delivery
My recipe for this smoothie:
5 ice-cubes (more/less, depending on how thick & icy you want it)
1/2 banana, cut into 2-3 chunks
skim milk (a couple glugs worth, I didn't measure)
5 or so strawberries (fresh, with tops cut off)
big handful of fresh baby spinach
2 leaves of swiss chard (as that's the kind I grabbed from the fridge this morning)
I just threw it all into my blender, set it on the smoothie cycle and hit "on". Within seconds it was done. I tentatively stuck a spoon in and tasted it. WOW! I LOVED IT! Here I thought it might taste all freakily-green and such. Nope. No such thing.
Kiddo just came down right now and saw the last bit of smoothie in my glass. No, she's not brave enough to try it at this time, but did ask about it. I told her it didn't even taste like greens, just the strawberry and banana. I really like it, and am surprised myself. Obviously, it isn't anything fancy, no rock-solid recipe, or uber-chic ingredients, but I'm just happy to 1) find a YUMMY use for the chard and 2) get some added greens in my diet.
Not sure I'll add swiss chard to my list any time soon, but the spinach idea is a good one. I may have to give that a try. I could use a little more green in my diet, too. THANKS for the inspiration!
mmmmmmmm, we love smoothies at our house. My parents always put spinach or other greens in their smoothie and they swear they can't taste it. I've not been that brave yet. I think if I could close my eyes and drink it, then maybe I could do it. That recipe sounds really yummy though. Maybe I can put it in a colored glass : )
Note: little pineapple and bananas were also part
WOW! I LOVED IT! Here I thought it might taste all freakily-green and such. Nope. No such thing. 
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