Good Eats: Green Smoothie with Popped Quinoa

July 30th, 2014 • BY

green smoothie with popped quinoa

Green smoothie drinks seem to have magical powers—they restore physical and emotional balance, and boost well-being and happiness levels. They are also packed with powerful ingredients to fuel your day. This green smoothie boasts young coconut, kale, citrus-y tart fruits, and ginger and turmeric. The unexpected addition of popped quinoa gives it a wonderfully toasty flavor. Cheers!

Green Smoothie with Popped Quinoa

Prep time: 5 mins
Serves: 1-2

Ingredients
1 young coconut, water and flesh
2 kale leaves, roughly chopped
1 apple, roughly chopped
1 big banana, roughly chopped
1 orange, peeled, pitted, roughly chopped
1 lime, peeled, roughly chopped
1/2 cup popped quinoa + 1/2 cup to serve (*see note below)
fresh ginger, about 2cm piece
fresh turmeric, about 1cm piece
optional: 1/3 cup hemp seeds

Instructions
Add all the ingredients to the blender and blitz until smooth and creamy. If too thick (depends how much water you get from the coconut and how moist the flesh is), add more water, a bit at a time until you reach desired consistency.
Pour half the smoothie in the jar, add the 1/2 cup popped quinoa reserved for serving and pour the rest of the smoothie on top.
Mix the quinoa through the smoothie and serve right away.
* Note: I discovered I like crunchy surprises in my smoothies. I like the sip- sip-chew-sip experience, thus I added extra popped quinoa to my finished smoothie. Feel free to blend it all to make it smooth if you wish.

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Image and recipe reprinted with permission from http://talesofakitchen.com and www.healthyaperture.com.

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