Vegan Orange Green Smoothie
Tired of the same old banana spinach green smoothie over and over. Try this citrus spiked, creamy orange green smoothie for a change. It's light and refreshing yet keeps you full without making you feel bloated.
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
- ¼ cup water
- 2 small oranges
- 1 cup chopped romaine lettuce
- 1 cup baby spinach
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 10 whole raw cashews
- 1 tablespoon flaxseed meal (optional)
- As needed few ice cubes
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients in a high powered blender and blend until smooth and creamy.
Notes
- Flaxseed meal was not mentioned in the recipe. I tasted the smoothie without it and it definitely tasted better without the flaxseed but later add that too and blended it again and this had a different taste which I have got used to already after years of drinking green smoothies with flax seeds, chia seeds etc. So if you are a green smoothie newbie I would suggest omitting it and just try this orange green smoothie without the flaxseed.
- If you prefer the smoothie a bit sweet add 1 or 2 dates. Again I like my green smoothies even if it is not sweet.
- If you want to try the original recipe you will have to add 3 tablespoons of blood orange vinegar.
- The recipe says it serves 2, but half of it won't be sufficient for breakfast for an adult. So I drank it all for breakfast. It exactly measured to 500 ml. The nutrition information is for 1 serving though. So if you drink the entire batch double the calories and other nutrients.
- Use any non-dairy milk of your choice.
- I wouldn't substitute anything else for the cashews because it gives a creamy taste and texture to this vegan green smoothie.
Nutrition
Calories: 123kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 3.2g | Fat: 4.5g | Saturated Fat: 0.6g | Sodium: 60mg | Potassium: 378mg | Fiber: 4.5g | Sugar: 10.2g
