Green Smoothie

Name: Green Smoothie
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 (16-ounce/2-cup) smoothie
Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsweetened non-dairy milk (almond, oat, soy or hemp); 1 tablespoon agave or honey, plus more to taste; 2 packed cups/2 1/2 ounces spinach leaves; 1 ½ packed cups/1 1/2 ounces de-stemmed, torn curly kale leaves (from 2 leaves); 1 thin slice/3 grams fresh ginger; 1 ripe, large banana; 1/2 cup ice cubes; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe from Veggies Natural Juice Bar & Cafe

Adapted by Ali Slagle

Published Jan. 10, 2024

Total Time: 10 minutes
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Rating: 4(940)
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For a green smoothie that’s neither too sweet nor reminiscent of gazpacho, make the “Stew” from Veggies Natural Juice Bar & Cafe in Brooklyn. Fresh, spicy and sweet everyday staples like agave or honey, greens, ginger and banana harmonize thanks to one ingredient that brings them all together: vanilla extract, which enhances and balances flavors in baked goods and beyond. The Stew was invented on Veggies’s opening day, when a customer named Stew asked for a drink using a few requested ingredients. Co-owners Ian Callender and Jahman McKenzie named the smoothie after him, also paying tribute to Caribbean stews. Mr. Callender advises not to add more liquid to this smoothie — the greens bring their own — or more vanilla or ginger, which can overpower. The proportions for this recipe have been fine-tuned and perfected over time. —Ali Slagle

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Ingredients

Yield:1 (16-ounce/2-cup) smoothie

½cup unsweetened non-dairy milk (almond, oat, soy or hemp)
1tablespoon agave or honey, plus more to taste
2packed cups/2½ ounces spinach leaves
1½ packed cups/1½ ounces de-stemmed, torn curly kale leaves (from 2 leaves)
1thin slice/3 grams fresh ginger
1ripe, large banana
½cup ice cubes
1teaspoon vanilla extract

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Preparation

Step 1
Pour milk and agave into a blender. Add spinach, kale, ginger and banana. Blend on high until smooth.
Step 2
Add the ice and vanilla and blend on high until smooth. Taste and add more agave or honey, if desired.

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Comments

Judi1 year ago

Ginger is easily frozen. When you need some, just grate on a microplane zester, skin and all. It's a ginger game changer. Always have it on hand, never rotten.

theGrossman1 year ago

I was given a recipe from a nutritionist. No need for honey or agave which many doctors consider the same as using refined sugar. And by adding the avocado it becomes very smooth in texture. Kale Avacado Banana Pineapple Ginger

Van1 year ago

You can easily freeze ginger and then it doesn't rot. Easy to grate when it's frozen too!

Donna1 week ago

This is an enjoyable green smoothie, although seems to need something tart or citrusy, like some lemon or lime juice.

Carol2 weeks ago

banana baby spinach or kale frozen mango pineapple a few slices of a tart apple frozen microplaned ginger fresh mint if it’s growing in my flower pot filtered water Yum

O.2 weeks ago

Amazing recipe. The ginger is like Lebowski's rug, tying the whole room/recipe together. My mornings have been changed for the better!

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