I recommend scoping out your produce section to see if they have a "clearance" area. I rescued a container of pre-chunked honeydew that was on its last good day (and was thusly discounted); this is the BEST fruit for this type of recipe because it is super-duper ripe, soft and sweet. And on sale, ka-ching! And you're saving perfectly good produce from being thrown away. Fruit rescue perhaps isn't as emotionally fulfilling as animal rescue, say, but it does put me in a dancing mood.
You want to get the spinach pureed as smoothly as possible so the texture doesn't rat you out. I did pretty well with pureeing the spinach with the honeydew, but next time I'd zap the spinach in the microwave for a few seconds to make sure it's really soft and whiz it in the food processor by itself first to get it even smoother. My instructions reflect that planned change of procedure. As with the other smoothie recipe detailed on this blog, you'll need 2 or 3 ice cube trays to freeze the mixture.
Honeydew-Spinach Smoothies
Makes 7 toddler-size smoothies or about 3 adult-size smoothies
1 10-oz. box frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1 cup apple juice
1 lb. cubed very ripe honeydew (about 4 cups)
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 tsp cardamom
1 cup vanilla yogurt
Put thawed, squeezed spinach in a microwave-safe container and zap for about 10 seconds. Squeeze again. Put spinach in a food processor and add a tbsp or so of apple juice. Puree until very smooth. Add honeydew and puree again until smooth. Add cardmom, sugar and yogurt and puree again. Pour mixture into a container with a pouring spout and stir in the remaining apple juice. Pour into ice cube trays and freeze. |
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