Liquid Salad! (aka. Lemon Ginger Green Smoothie)

The Great Green Smoothie of Deliciousness! 

Look at that amazing smoothie! Even the picture makes my mouth water (good thing I am sipping on said smoothie at the moment!) This smoothie is so easy to make, it doesn't use a ton of fruit so its lower on the glycemic index and it tastes AMAZING! Yay! I was very skeptical of how liquid salad could taste good....believe me when I say, its delicious! The lemon, ginger and coconut oil are sort of like the salad dressing! The coconut oil and almonds help lend some creaminess to the whole thing (you could also use almond or coconut milk in place of the water) and honestly, I hardly eat a salad without apple in it, so obviously that had to go in! ...I still can't rationalize why the banana works with the whole salad-in-a-smoothie flavor concept I had going there...ah well! It works with all the flavors, so who needs to question it?


Lemon Ginger Salad-in-a-Smoothie
Recipe:
1 Romaine Heart
1/2 cup Water
1 Banana
1/2 Apple
1 TB Coconut Oil
1/8 cup Almonds
1/2 of a Lemon (with the peel cut off)
3/4" cube of Fresh Ginger (I left the peel on)


Method:
First blend up the romaine heart with the water in your high powered blender (like a Vitamix), then add in everything else and blend till smooth! Pour all that goodness into a glass and sip it down while subscribing to my blog! ;) Ha ha! Just kidding, but not about the part of sipping all that goodness down!

I hope you enjoy!
-JJ