Limeade Green Smoothie
Meet my newest “kick”: green smoothies. Why this new-found love all of a sudden? Well, because of this new-found love: the BlendTec Total Blender.
along with this Twister Jar:
I’ve had it less than one week and haven’t gone a day without turning it on. I adore this blender. 1560 watts of power have been pulverizing fruits and veggies into some amazing smoothies. It’s hands-free, amazingly easy to clean and pow-er-ful!
The Blendtec Total Blender crushes ice like a pro…literally, it looks like snow. The three-quart WildSide jar is a great size for pureeing soups and green smoothies. I think what I like the most are the cycles that the blender uses. For example, when I am making a green smoothie, I just press the “smoothie” button, and in 90 seconds, it’s completely pureed. It’s almost like it knows exactly what is in there.
I went with a limeade smoothie, which was inspired by a local restaurant called Succotash. They have someone behind the bar, all the time, making fresh juice. One of their fresh juices is called The Best Limeade and it is amazing. I actually find myself craving it. And since I don’t have a juicer, I don’t get it unless I am there. That is, until my Limeade Green Smoothie came along.
It’s packed full of veggies & fruits which means it’s also packed with vitamins and minerals. And it actually tastes like a limeade. I love this green smoothie. And if you haven’t found yourself on a green smoothie kick like I have, maybe this one will do it for you!
Make sure you stick around in the near future! I have a few things up my sleeve that might include a Blendtec giveaway!
Limeade Green Smoothie Recipe
Yield: about 4 cups
Prep Time: 10 minutes
My twist on the Green Monster: limeade green smoothie. Filled with spinach, banana, ginger, green apple and lime, it's the perfect breakfast or snack.
Ingredients:
2 cups spinach
1 green apple, sliced
1/2 English cucumber, skin removed
1 banana
1 large lime, peeled and quartered
1/4-inch piece of fresh ginger root
1/4 cup non-fat vanilla Greek yogurt
2 handfuls iceDirections:
Combine all ingredients in a powerful blender, such as a Blendtec, and blend until smooth.
Cassie’s Notes:
Optional add-ins: 1/2 of an avocado; 1 cup of kale in place of one of the cups of spinach; 1 large pinch of cinnamon; milk (soy, almond, cow’s milk, etc.) instead of Greek yogurt; regular yogurt instead of Greek yogurt; flax seed, chia seed, orange juice, pomegranate juiceJar individual servings and store them in the refrigerator if you plan to drink the smoothies within a couple of days.
Make a couple of big batches ahead of time and store in the freezer. Set the smoothie 30-45 minutes before you plan to drink it; I put mine in the fridge overnight and then take them out of the fridge when I get up in the morning; they are perfectly thawed after a night in the fridge.
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Disclosure: Blendtec provided me with a blender to review. I was not compensated for this review and, as always, all opinions are my own. I truly love this blender. This post contains affiliate links.
Those Blendtec folks are brilliant in partnering with you… you are making the most awesome stuff!!! I cant wait to make this. Well, as soon as I go buy my own Blendtec! 😉
You know I love green smoothies so I will definitely try this, maybe even today since I have those ingredients on hand. This sounds delicious and the Blendtec sounds like a powerful little monster.
Thanks for sharing this.
This sounds awesome – I love the ginger in it! I’d love to try one of these Blendtecs, too – my blender sounds like a baby compared to this!!
My GOODNESS this sounds so good! And refreshing! I need more green juice in my life. LOVE IT!
i’m asking for a blend-tec for christmas. what has my life come to? blenders on my xmas list? i use spinach and green apples in my smoothies but have never thrown a cucumber in there. 🙂 Gotta try that!
Cassie replied: — September 27th, 2012 @ 8:12 am
for our first Christmas together, my hubsand (then fiance) bought me my first KithchenAid mixer because that is what I asked for. Only a foodie! 🙂
Love love LOOOOVE Limeade. Can’t wait to try this!!
I love me some limeade! And this green smoothie looks totally awesome. I’ve never put spinach or green apples or cukes in my smoothies before but now I gotta try it!
Gorgeous color and I love the addition of cucumber!
Gorgeous smoothie. Blendtec is so much fun!
I know exactly how you felt — I was the same way when I finally got my Vitamix last summer. I had longed for one for years, and when we first got it, we were using it at least three or four times a day. It’s amazing how versatile a high speed blender is (smoothest of smoothies, chopped veggies, piping hot soups and frozen treats all on the same machine). Congrats and enjoy! 🙂
Perfect! I have a big bag of limes on my counter asking me how I was going to use them, thanks for the idea!
I CAN NOT WAIT FOR MY BLENDER!! Love this, cassie!
sounds delicious! i love cucumber in smoothies, and the lime/ginger sounds like a great addition too.
Wow, what a fresh take on a green smoothie. Love every thing about it!! And your photos are perfect!
Ooh, adding lime and ginger sounds so good! And this looks like a fabulous blender too! 🙂
love the blender! Looks like it would produce great smoothies! Your recipe sounds delicious Cassy!
I’m not normally a huge smoothie fan but I’m a big limeade fan so I reckon this could convert me!
I drink a smoothie almost every single day for breakfast but I have yet to try putting a cucumber in one. I am going to have to add that to my list!
Oh this looks so thick and delicious!
This sounds so good! I am so envious of that blender! I have a decent one- but nothing that could pulverize ice into snow!! 🙂
I need this blender!! I have so many ideas for smoothies, but no blender to make them 🙁 I love this version – the extra lime sounds great!
ooooooo! What a great looking smoothie! SO YUMMY!
Ooooh, it’s so pretty, I absolutely love the color! I’ve heard amazing things about the Blendtec, but I haven’t been able to convince myself to spend the money on it yet 🙂
I want this mixer so bad!
I love this smoothie! It looks so refreshing!
I just became a recent green smoothie obsessed fanatic so you know I’ll be trying this ASAP! And I totally have the blend-tec on my christmas wish list too! After another le creuset dutch oven of course 🙂
Nothing compares to the love of a good blender. I went the Vitamix route vs the Blendtec, but my feelings are identical. I use it every day during the week without fail. It might even have a nickname. I can’t confirm whether I hug it or not. This smoothie sounds relish. Adding it to the rotation!
I love the addition of the lime to this! And I LOVE my Blendtec – I couldn’t live without it now!
You lucky girl! I want a Blendtec. I use my food processor instead, and it’s okay most of the time, but I really need something like this! Anyway, interesting smoothie. I wish I could find fresh spinach!
This looks amazing! Love that straw (wink wink)! I still owe you a package…I think i may need your address again!
This sounds amazing. My poor little Magic Bullet would never be able to handle the apple, but I think it could handle the rest and a dash of apple juice. I’ll definitely be trying this out. Thanks for sharing 🙂
I made this! It was good!!!Added flax seeds.MMM!
I made this! I LOVEEED it. I was really hesitant to try it, but I subbed the apples for pears because we had none and used a bit of orange juice to thin it out. With some wild berry fat free yogurt and it was amazing. This was my first time with a green smoothie. Thanks much!
This is similar to a green juice recipe with the added banana and yogurt. I’m going to try this smoothie. thanks,Anna