Vegetarian

Green Smoothie: Cherry-Almond takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Green Smoothie: Cherry-Almond takes several minutes to cook.

Green Smoothie: Cherry-Almond makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Green Smoothie: Cherry-Almond are:

.5 cup Kefir: Vanilla Low Fat
1 cup Spinach
1.5 cups Kale (red or green)
1 serving (1.1 oz./ 33g) Whey Protein Isolate (Vanilla)
1 Tbls slivered almonds, unsalted, (can be toasted)
1 tsp ground almond (like almond butter)
2 Tbls Greek Non-Fat Yogurt (Vanilla, or Plain)
1 Tbls Chia Seeds
2.5 oz. Peach, pitted & diced (not peeled)
3.5 oz. Pear, cored & diced (not peeled)
2.5 oz. Strawberries, unsweetened, hulled (frozen or fresh)
3 oz. Dark Cherries, halved (pitted)
4 oz. Mango, fresh, peeled and diced
3 Dates, (soaked in .25 cup of hot water to soften)
Dash of Vanilla extract (optional)
Drop of Almond extract (optional)

Here is how you make Green Smoothie: Cherry-Almond:

In a measuring cup add .25 water. Heat for 30 seconds in microwave. Add Pitted Dates to water to soak.Wash all vegetables and fruits. Remove long stems from spinach. Separate leafy greens of kale from large vein/stem. Discard stem. Dice fruits and place in a bowl.In a heavy-duty blender, add Kefir, Spinach and Kale. Blend on high until emulsified.Next, add Whey Protien Isolate Powder, slivered almonds, almond butter and Non-Fat Greek Yogurt. Blend on high until well blended.Lastly, add to blender mixture Chia Seeds, and all cut up fruit (Peach, Pear, Strawberries, Cherries, Mango, & Dates) any juice from fruits, and water in which dates were soaked. Add any extracts at this time. Blend on high until all is emulsified and well blended.Can be stored in a pourable container for several days.Serving Size: 4 1-Cup ServingsNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BLMOFMI58.

The nutritional information for Green Smoothie: Cherry-Almond is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 197.1

• Total Fat: 2.1 g
• Cholesterol: 1.4 mg
• Sodium: 44.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 34.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.4 g
• Protein: 10.1 g