Simple Green Smoothie Recipes with Spinach or Kale

If you haven’t had a green smoothie before, it’s time to start. They’re trendy, they’re easy to prepare for breakfast in the morning and, more importantly, they’re delicious. Once you know the basics of how to make a green smoothie, you can come up with as many variations as you like. Let’s get started.

Simple green smoothies: The basic recipe

At the heart of it, most green smoothie recipes for beginners come down to three things. All you need is:

a cup of leafy vegetables (such as spinach or kale)
a cup of liquid (such as water, coconut water or almond milk)
fruit of your choice

Once you have your vegetables, liquid and fruit, put all the ingredients in a smoothie-grade blender, like the Philips High Speed Blender from the Avance Collection. Blend them together, and your smoothie is done. It’s as simple as that.

Remember: It’s best to drink green smoothies right after preparing them.

If you haven’t had a green smoothie before, it’s time to start. They’re trendy, they’re easy to prepare for breakfast in the morning and, more importantly, they’re delicious. Once you know the basics of how to make a green smoothie, you can come up with as many variations as you like. Let’s get started.

Mastering the green smoothie

Now that you know the basics of how to make a green smoothie, you can create endless simple green smoothie recipes just by varying the ingredients you use. Here are some tips to try out when you’re experimenting with green smoothie recipes.

Since leafy vegetables contain a lot of liquid, a green smoothie can easily become watery. You can compensate for this with the fruit you choose. Banana, peach or avocado, for example, will give your smoothie a thicker consistency. Try out our green ginger peach smoothie, which uses spinach as a base and thickens it with frozen peach slices.

Make sure your ingredients are actually edible, but don’t be afraid to get creative. Spinach, kale and cabbage may be classics, but did you know you can also make a smoothie out of carrot tops?

You don’t have to stick to just one green per smoothie. Our green salad smoothie uses celery, lettuce and mint.

Don’t be so dedicated to the green aesthetic that you miss out on the perfect flavor combination. Try slicing up some strawberries, mango or other brightly colored fruits and dropping them into your green smoothie. The contrast will look great and taste better.

For extra protein and bite, try adding nuts or seeds such as hemp seeds to your smoothie bowl. A tablespoon of hemp seeds contains 9.47g of protein.*

One of the great things about smoothies is how versatile they are. There are plenty of green smoothie recipes out there, but you can always tweak them to make them your own. Have fun experimenting and enjoy the reward of a delicious green leaf smoothie.

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