Apple “Pie” Lettuce Smoothie
This is a modified version of a recipe Bhavana found online. It’s a refreshing mix of apple, lettuce, cinnamon and ground flax seeds. You will hardly notice the lettuce and the smoothie taste like apple pie, and apple pie you can drink. I used Deer tongue lettuce for this recipe but red leaf or Romaine lettuce will also work. The Deer tongue makes this smoothie slightly bitter but I didn’t mind that at all.
INGREDIENTS:
- 615 grams apples (about 4 medium apples)
- 133 grams lettuce (about 1 head of lettuce)
- 296 grams water
- 2 grams cinnamon
- 2 tablespoon flax seed
METHOD:
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Preparation: Cut the apples ( I used 4 medium apples ) and clean the lettuce. Add the cut apples, lettuce, the flax and the cinnamon to a blender ( I recommend a Vitamix ). Blend on medium high for about 40 seconds. Stop the blender and ice cold water then continue blending for another 30 seconds.
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Serve: Pour into a tall glass. SERVINGS: 2
