Green Garden Smoothie

A big handful of greens hidden behind banana, apple & ginger — you won't taste the spinach

2.5 L · 5 min

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5 big handfuls spinach or tender greens (~5 packed cups)
3½ cups liquid — 2% milk, almond or pistachio milk, or water
3 ripe bananas (frozen is best)
3 pears (or sweet apples), cored & chopped
1 Tbsp grated ginger
3 Tbsp nut butter or ½ avocado — for body
juice of ½ lemon · honey if it needs it · 1–2 cups ice to fill & thicken

What you need

5 big handfuls spinach or tender greens (~5 packed cups)

3½ cups liquid — 2% milk, almond or pistachio milk, or water

3 ripe bananas (frozen is best)

3 pears (or sweet apples), cored & chopped

1 Tbsp grated ginger

3 Tbsp nut butter or ½ avocado — for body

juice of ½ lemon · honey if it needs it · 1–2 cups ice to fill & thicken

Greens + liquid first. Blend the greens with the liquid until completely smooth — this is what keeps it from being leafy and gritty.
Add the rest & blend. Banana, apple, ginger, nut butter; blend smooth. Thin with more liquid or thicken with ice. Brighten with lemon, sweeten only if needed.

Steps — tap one to keep your place

1. Greens + liquid first. Blend the greens with the liquid until completely smooth — this is what keeps it from being leafy and gritty.

2. Add the rest & blend. Banana, apple, ginger, nut butter; blend smooth. Thin with more liquid or thicken with ice. Brighten with lemon, sweeten only if needed.

✨ Untested — Claude drafted this one from scratch; it hasn't been cooked and amended in our kitchen yet, so treat the amounts as a starting point. Low salt — salt at the end and taste as you go; broth, cheese, and canned goods already bring salt.