Orananna Goodness Smoothie (Raw Food)

Submitted by Sydney Mike

"Another recipe from the internet, it's said to be one fantastic green smoothie! Zaar does not recognize one of the FIVE ingredients to be included in this recipe, so here it is -- One Aloe Vera leaf, filleted!"

 

• Ready In: 5mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Yields: 4 cups
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 2 bananas, frozen
• 1 orange, large, peeled (leave white pith on!)
• 1 cup orange juice, fresh (more if needed)
• 2 cups baby spinach leaves

directions

1. Put all ingredients in blender & puree at high speed.
2. Pour into 2 tall glasses & enjoy!

Reviews

[La Dilettante]

Yes, Sydney Mike! A winner. I look for good sales on bags of navel oranges, and keep a bag of peeled chunks in the freezer (along with nanner chunks, peeled when they've begun to freckle) so that I can always make one of these when the mood hits. And what a terrific use for the last of a bag of spinach. The mood hit about five minutes ago, and I'm sipping one as I type this! (And thanks, JanuaryBride, for the idea of turning them into popsicles! We're expecting our first grandDilettant(e) this summer, and I've begun a file of Sneaky Vegetable recipes---this goes in, for sure!)

 

[Ophiael]

Yummy, I just made this! What a great way to get your iron and Vitamin C! <br/>I made this exactly as written, but the smoothie was a bit too thick so I added a bit of ice water to the blender mixture. As with most fruit smoothies, you can't really taste the spinach in this drink. This was the perfect way to use up some of my salad leftovers and oranges. Tip: Chilling the oranges in the fridge beforehand and using frozen bananas, makes for an icy smoothie without having to use ice cubes.<br/>Thank you for the recipe!

 

[Miss Oregon]

this was great! You could not even detect the spinach leaves. I also added more orange juice than called for and I added in blueberries. Devine!

 

[UmmBinat]

This has an interesting flavour. I guess I have to get more into raw smoothie making and get used to baby spinach in my smoothie. I did add about triple the freshly squeezed orange juice. May make again.

 

[SarahBeth]

I love love love this smoothie soooo much! I pretty much always keep frozen nanners on hand as well as the other ingredients (except the aloe vera which I left out) so this is a great easy throw together breakfast! I love to eat a lot of spinach since it is such a great source of folic acid and I love that I get to have it at breakfast now! :) I also love the whole orange in there just really adds a little something! What can I say? I just love it!Thanks for posting Syd! [Made for PRMR Tag February 2010]