Green Ginger Parsley Smoothie
We are really branching out for us now as we are trying to add more vegetables to our lifestyle. You can’t have enough veggies. I know of no “diet” that limits veggie intake.
I have been reading about different smoothie combinations, and I saw a smoothie with ginger and another recipe with parsley. We’ve never given thought to ginger or parsley in a smoothie and decided to give it a shot together. I bought my first ginger root a couple of weeks ago. Have you seen one before? They are a little gnarly~in a rad sort of way, too.
I got my ginger root at Trader Joe’s, but I am sure they are everywhere, as even WinCo carries them.
The Conclusion:
Now that we’ve used the ginger root, we are wondering where it’s been our whole lives. What a great addition! It provides a fresh taste that can mask some of the bitterness of the lettuce, and I couldn’t even tell lettuce was in the smoothie. I love how sweet the smoothie is, too. If it’s not sweet enough for your taste buds, you can add more honey or agave, but try it first.
Updated 2/15. Now I add ginger to almost all of our smoothies, as there are so many great health benefits. And actually both ginger and parsley are anti-inflammatory, and they both fight cancer and diabetes. Gotta love them!
Green Ginger Parsley Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup or more of ice
- 1 banana
- 1 cup pineapple
- handful romaine lettuce
- handful broccoli
- handful spinach
- 2 sprigs of parsley or more if you dig parsley
- 2 T honey or agave for vegan
- approx. 1 T ginger root peeled
- 1 lime peeled
- 1 kiwi peeled
- 1 T flaxseed oil optional
Instructions
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Blend until smooth.
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Serve, and enjoy immediately!
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I never thought about putting broccoli in my smoothie before! I usually just use kale or spinach with various fruits. I’ll have to give it a try sometime, although I’m not sure my blender is up to that! Pinning it! Stopping by from Frugal Friday Linkup.
It’s nice to have a high powdered blender, I do have to say, especially if you make lots of smoothies!
Absolutely love this smoothie recipe. Always looking for ones with veggies and I am all about ginger. This looks so refreshing.
Thanks Michelle! You are right. It is really refreshing, and you’ve got to love the ginger!
Could you taste the parsley? Its on my grocery list to add to our juice! I have heard that parsley is great for cleansing our blood!
It was a fresher taste, but I don’t think you could really taste it. I don’t think it’s as strong as romaine, celery or cucumber. Let me know what you think!!