Another Day another Smoothie

Today I tried out another Fruit-Veggie Smoothie:

Below the recipe:

3 small carrots
1 stick of celery
3 strawberries
1 orange
1/2 a banana
Cup of Cranberry juice
Splash of Lemon juice
2 leaves of Basil
Ginger to taste

Enjoy!!!

 

With Summer still out of sight this Fruit & Veggie Smoothie will surely boost your immune system. Fruits and vegetables help you stay healthy and contain a lot of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Apart from fruits, this Smoothie contains, Celery, Spinach and fresh Basil. Spinach might not sound very appealing to you, but it has a high nutriotional value and is extremely rich in iron and antioxidants. It might surprise you but it's even very mild in flavor. The advantage of drinking Veggie Smoothies is that you are eating all parts of the vegetables, including its fiber. The added fruits will help to give a bit of a sweet taste to it! Even though the colour of this Smoothie might look a bit appaling to you, it tastes delicious and it's super healthy!

  

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of Cranberry Juice
• 1/2 a cup of yoghurt
• 1 sliced apple (sweet tasting apples are better)
• 3 strawberries
• 1 handful of Black Currants
•  half a banana
• 1 celery stick
• 1 handful of fresh Spinach
• Some fresh Basil
• A bit of Honey

Combine everything in blender. Blend until smooth.

Tricolore Salad

Last night I tried out a new recipe that I found on the internet. As I did not have all the ingredients needed, I whipped up my own version. It was wonderful! Normally I prepare a Tricolore Salad containing just tomatoes, basil and mozzarella. But as I had quite some avocados lying around it seemed like the perfect moment to try it out. Even though avocados are high in fat -- a thing we women do not appreciate -- their health benefits are great So try out below recipe: it's simple, tasty and so healthy!

You will need (serves 3 people):

1 avocado - peeled, pitted and diced

4/5 large ripe tomato, chopped

125 g mozzarella, diced

2 table spoons of basil (pesto)

some lemon juice

salt and pepper to taste

In a medium bowl, combine avocado, tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, and lime juice. Gently toss until evenly coated. Season with salt and pepper. Chill before serving! Buon Appetito!