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It was delicious! The ginger made the smoothie sing. I added half an avocado and some TJ’s vanilla protein powder. I will be making it often!
Arunima Chhikara
Hey yo.
Big question today: Do you guys like drinking green things? Much like the chicken skin, green smoothies are a love-hate kinda food for me where mostly I love it and I only really hate it because of the name. I mean, who really craves something called a GREEN smoothie? Blehbeddebleh.
Okay, I mock, but I do crave green smoothies. I especially craved green smoothies this week after an extended weekend of pizza-scotcheroo-Chex Mix-pizza-burger-pizza eating while on vacation in the Wisconsin Dells. So as you take in this classy quad-photo of the healthy peach green smoothie ingredients, just remember that you know the truth about the REAL me: that as a 27 year old without kids, I vacation in the Wisconsin Dells. Heyyy.
Here’s what I learned this week about green smoothies. They can be delicious… without any yogurt. Let me guess. You’re thinking, why would you want yogurt with your green smoothie to begin with? I don’t know, I’ve always included yogurt or at the very least, a banana, in my green smoothies, because something about drinking a smoothie base made from just spinach and ice and water makes me throw up a little bit in my mouth. And now you can judge me a second time for being just a fake green smoothie drinker. I never said green JUICE, okay?
How-ev-er. Frozen peaches in a blender are completely and utterly beautiful. They create a perfect slushy-sweet kind of base for adding spinach, and what you’re left with in the end is less heavy creamy smoothie, and more smoothie juice that’s just a tiny bit creamy. I copied my mother-in-law who made this for us at brunch and added a fresh peach to the mix. The peel from the fresh peach adds little polka dots of color (oh hey FUN) and keeps the texture interesting.
This peach green smoothie reallyreally easy to make, SUPER healthy and that fresh ginger in there will 1) make your hands smell good and 2) make your tastebuds happy. Wowzer. My mouth just loves these Peach Green Smoothies, and my pizza-loving alter ego is proud of this thing I’m working on called balance. Wins for everyone!
On an unrelated note, I’m trying a new background fer my fotos. It’s not really obvious or anything, right?
…just kidding. It’s a total change. What do you think – does it look clean and nice? or does it hurt your eyes? I kind of like it until I start missing my old scratched graffitied wood boards. I mean, I still have them, they’re just sitting in the other room, but you know what I’m saying.
Hey? Make it a green smoothie day. Or bookmark for Monday after your weekend of summer vacation eating. I totally support you either way.
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Peach Green Smoothie
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
Description
This simple peach green smoothie has frozen and fresh peaches, honey, ginger, and spinach. Super healthy and so refreshing.
Ingredients
- 2 cups frozen peaches
- 2 handfuls of spinach
- 1 fresh peach, pitted and chopped (optional)
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon peeled, minced or grated fresh ginger
- 1 tablespoon honey + more to taste
Instructions
- Blend the frozen peaches, spinach, peach, water, and ginger until very smooth and homogenous in color. Add 1/4 cup water if needed to keep the mixture moving smoothly through the blender.
- Add the honey, blend, and taste. Adjust as necessary (add more ginger, more honey, more water, etc). Serve immediately.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: smoothie recipe, green smoothie, healthy breakfast recipe, healthy smoothie, fruit smoothie
WOW just what I was searching for. Came here
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The recipe for THE BLUE ISLAND SMOOTHIE SOUNDS & LOOKS GOOD I MAY TRY IT ONE DAY
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Is there anything I can add in place of ginger
It was delicious! The ginger made the smoothie sing. I added half an avocado and some TJ’s vanilla protein powder. I will be making it often!
Wow! I hate green smoothies but gave this a try and it was DELICIOUS!
Yummy! This peach green smoothie is really Great! This looks delicious and I Like it! thanks for share…
Delicious! I added some green apple and orange juice and it’s fantastic!
Sounds yummy, Emi!
I am totally making this next week when I finish my Whole 30, I will need a quick breakfast on the mornings that I hit the gym and this looks yummy!!! P.s. I love the photos you take they are so beautiful…I am currently working on food photography and your pics are total inspiration! I will rate this recipe next monday after I make it!
Please do, Jessica! Hope you enjoy it!
just made this with one frozen peach instead of two plus one fresh, no honey and it was AMAZING, very light and refreshing. Bet it would be good with all the ingredients too
Sounds yummy, Katie! Glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
Love your photos for the ingredients and also a simple and delicious recipe to boot! Although a little greek yogurt and organic banana here and there never hurts either lol.. I’ll be sharing this recipe on my website, and of course give credit where it’s due. Thanks Lindsay =)
This was so amazing. I am always scared to try putting green things in my smoothies. What a great recipe. It was perfect timing for us in MN because the stores of packed full of peaches. I would love more green smoothie recipes. Maybe some that had some avocado?
I love avocado in smoothies!
I always use non-fat plain yogurt in my morning smoothie. I started with green smoothies several months ago and now I really want one every day.
after lots of experimenting, I’ve pretty much settled on spinach, berries, 1/4 avocado or 1/2 banana, yogurt, water and chia seeds although I’ve been looking at pumpkin smoothies for fall. I use the yogurt for the protein so if you don’t use yogurt do you have protein separately?
Sometimes yes, like the Greek yogurt and/or a little flax or even crushed nuts or high protein cereal (I like the texture). And then sometimes no. I don’t always need any other protein with it if it’s just a snack. 🙂
Loving this recipe!!
I have a love hate relationship with green smoothies. I’ve hade some really bad ones and some really good ones, and this one that tasted good for the first couple minutes and then turned really gross. Can’t wait to give this recipe a try. It sounds like a good one.
Love the peaches idea! I’m very new-found your site yesterday and spent way too much time drooling, I mean reading. I have to say, I LOVE your wooden boards for photography. The white is super stark, more on the clinical side of the spectrum than the real simple end. Maybe a different angle? Can’t wait to read, and drool more!
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LOVE drinking green drinks!! My first ever ‘green’ drink was a peanut butter/banana/yogurt smoothie with a handful of spinach thrown in. I remember I was shocked that I couldn’t taste the spinach!! I’ve since transitioned to juicing–but because of nausea during pregnancy, I’ve started juicing and then adding the juice to a fruit smoothie to ‘hide’ the greens. Works so well!
Great idea Nicole!
Lovely & healthy smoothie!
Thanks Marla!
I make a similar but with appele, since peaches are expensive and rarely super ripe in Denmark
Great idea Jenny!
I’ve always gone for bananas in my smoothies to add some thickness and creaminess – but I’m loving the idea of fresh or frozen peaches. I also like the new photos, especially the ingredient display – makes me want to go and make that smoothie right now!
Thanks Julie!
I like the new background – I have not been confident enough to use plain white because I worry about shadows and things showing up but seeing your photos here inspire me. Like most other people I think I would like to see both you other style and the white.
I am trying very hard to like the idea of greens in a smoothie but I am not yet there. I love everything else in this though.
I wonder if *balance* would work also in how you present your photos. The white background is very clean and makes your food photos pop, but I do miss your more homey, visually artistic pics. One idea would be to have the beautiful white photos in your body and at the very end, have a picture of your finished product on your rusty cookie sheet, or visa-versa.
This smoothie sounds delightful. I enjoy frozen mixed berries to the green mix as well. : )
I can’t tell you how much I enjoy your posts! Great work!!
I love the new photo backgrounds and I LOVE that you’re slowly discovering the pleasures of a GOOD green smoothie. Just wait ’til you try mango and kale 😉
Yum! I love the peach and ginger combination for a fresh summer flavor! I just made ginger peach cookies and the flavors go so well together. Can’t wait to try the smoothie 🙂