Just spinach, avocado and water: this is a green smoothie at its most minimal. It is creamy, bright green and savoury rather than sweet, with lemon to lift the flavour.
30 g
baby spinach
½
avocado ripe, flesh only
8½ oz
water
¼ oz
lemon juice to taste (optional)
Garnish: No garnish · Ice: Served up, no ice
Creamy and mild, with a buttery avocado body, a soft green leafiness and a fresh lemon edge; savoury, not sweet.
Without any fruit, this smoothie sits closer to a cold, drinkable salad than to a fruit shake. Avocado provides the creamy body, baby spinach the colour and a mild leafy flavour, and a few drops of lemon juice keep it fresh.
Avocado supplies mostly monounsaturated fats, and spinach provides folate and vitamin K. Because it contains no fruit sugar, it suits anyone who prefers savoury flavours; a pinch of salt and pepper makes it taste like a light chilled soup.
No. Without fruit it is savoury and mild; add an apple or banana if you want sweetness.
Yes, it contains only vegetables, avocado, lemon and water.
It brightens the flavour and slows browning, but the smoothie works without it.
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