This refreshing smoothie with the offbeat combination of lettuce and blackberries is from The New Green Smoothie Diet: Going Green Never Tasted so Good,* by Hilary Greenleaf, reprinted with permission.
Blackberry Lettuce Smoothie
Author: Hilary Greenleaf
Recipe type: Smoothie
Cuisine: Raw / Healthy
Prep time:
Total time:
Serves: 2
This refreshing smoothie features the offbeat combination of lettuce and blackberries.
Ingredients
- 1 head lettuce, small to medium size
- 1 cup fresh frozen or packaged frozen blackberries
- ½ cup other fresh or fresh-frozen fruit of your choice (strawberries, blueberries, mango, etc.)
- 2 cups water
- 1 small apple or half of a banana
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients in a blender (high-speed blender or regular blender) and blend until smooth.
- Pour into two glasses and enjoy at once.
Hilary Greenleaf is a health enthusiast who blogs at hilarygreenleaf.com.
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1 Comment
KW
February 22, 2016 at 5:55 pmThis smoothie is definitely refreshing but a bit bland – I think it might need some acid. Next time I will try subbing some of the water with orange juice or adding some lemon juice to the water.