Pineapple and mint is a pairing that tastes like summer holidays. Add spinach and apple, and you get a green smoothie that is cool, tangy and very easy to drink.
150 g
pineapple peeled
½
red apple
15 g
baby spinach
5 leaves
mint leaves
5 oz
water
Garnish: Mint sprig · Ice: Served up, no ice
Pineapple, Mint and Baby Spinach Smoothie
Cool and tangy, with juicy pineapple, a fresh mint lift and a soft green background.
Mint and pineapple have long been paired in fruit salads and drinks, because the cool herb balances the sweet, acidic fruit so well. Pineapple provides vitamin C and a lot of juice, and half an apple rounds the flavour off with gentle sweetness.
Baby spinach adds folate and vitamin K and turns the whole glass bright green while staying almost neutral in taste. With water as the base this is a light, cooling smoothie, well suited to hot afternoons or as a fresh start to a summer morning.
Hardly at all. Pineapple and mint dominate.
Yes, it contains only fruit, leaves and water.
It is best fresh; overnight the mint fades and the smoothie separates. Stir well if you store it.
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