Recipe: Green Superfood Smoothie

Recipe: Green superfood smoothie

Try this gorgeous energising recipe from leading spa chef Sam Gowing.
Sam Gowing is a leading spa chef who is passionate about improving people's health and wellbeing by using food as medicine. She has just launched her first book, That Healing Feeling, in which she shares not only healthgiving recipes like this one, but also her extensive knowledge of nutrition and Chinese medicine. Sam is a special guest speaker at The Sustain Show this year, Saturday 19-Sunday 20 October at the Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne - visit http://www.natureandhealth.com.au/6064A420-09F6-11E3-B541005056A302E6 to get your special two-for-one ticket offer, so you can meet her in person and see her demonstrate her wonderful organic recipes, including spring-cleansing salads and remedies for a lovelier liver at the Nature & Health Speakers' Corner! And learn more about Sam at www.samgowing.com
Green superfood smoothie
1 young green Thai coconut, water and flesh
½ bunch organic kale or spinach, washed, trimmed
1 organic green apple, quartered, seeded
½ cup organic mint leaves, chopped
1 tablespoon vanilla rice protein powder
1 teaspoon mesquite powder
1 teaspoon E3LIve micro green algae
1. Open the young coconut carefully with a cleaver. Strain the water through a sieve and scoop out the flesh with a spoon.
2. Place coconut flesh and coconut in a Vitamix RawBlend together with green leaves, apple, mint, protein powder, mesquite and E3Live.
3. Blend at full speed until velvety smooth. Serve immediately.

Source : Nature and Health