I’ve been slaving over a hot oven in a sweltering kitchen, working on secret baking projects for what feels like forever – and yet my blog has remained rather quiet. Until those big baking reveals I thought I’d write about one of my new favourite things: spinach smoothies.

Now, if someone had suggested this flavour to me not to long ago I probably would have doubted its appeal. Actually, I happened on it quite by accident. I knew I wasn’t eating enough dark leafy greens. One day when making a shake I thought hey, why not throw some spinach in there and get my daily dose. It did the trick for Popeye, right. Well I was more than a little surprised to discover that spinach, my friends, is quite sweet in this form. I made another shake, this time filling the spinach to the very brim of the blender – testing the limits of what I thought I could handle.

Well it was smooth as smooth can be.

My favourite combo thus far is a whole lot of spinach and one banana. So simple. So sweet. So incredibly good for you. It just wakes me right up when I have one. Today I thought I’d share it with you.

Spinach Smoothie:

Spinach – fill the blender loosely, right up to the brim (start with less if you’re not feeling that brave)
one banana
4 or 5 ice cubes
1/2 cup or so of water

    • Blend until smooth. Pour into a tall glass. Drink.

    I also tried this with collard greens – but I cannot in good conscience recommend that.

    Update: I made a lighter, sweeter variation of this, here.