As the seasons transition I find myself returning from a summer of homeliness and soul traveling. I have spent most of my summer in between London, Romania and Spain. And I loved it. It was a journey of self discovery and explorations. It was also a time for indulging in watermelons. Lots. Watermelons in Romania are utterly delicious and I’ve been practicing mono-eating, where i’d have a meal of the day consisting only of watermelon. Heaven. However, if there was one thing I missed while roaming around was a proper and green smoothies. Oh, those are two things.
Well, once I arrived in Spain to my parent’s place, the first thing I asked for was a trip to the grocery store for greens. And I went full on. The result? Greenspiration!
A few green smoothies later I raised the bar and prepared the green smoothie of them all. Lush. Filling. Green. Tasty. And pretty. Eaten with a spoon for breakfast. Ta-daaa! Behold the smoothie bowl!
Basically you can do this with anything when it comes to ingredients, different colours and patterns. Feel free to hide all your superfoods and powders in it.
The ups of the bowl:
- It’s nutritious
- It’s quick
- It’s pre-masticated -> hence, easier to absorb and digest
- It’s a complete meal and will fill you up
- It’s great if you want to give someone the incentive to try a green smoothie or impress a health nuttie with breakfast in bed
- 1 large handful greens (i used chards)
- 1 small cucumber/ or 1/2 large one
- 1.5 banana
- 1 peach
- 1 spoon chia
- 1 tea spoon cacao
- 1 organic tea bag rooibos
- 1.5 cups water
- 1/2 cup frozen berries
- 1/2 mango
- Dairy Free Yogurt
- Cacao Nibs
- Soaked walknuts
- Blend the green smoothie ingredients first and set aside in bowls for serving. You should leave it at a thicker consistency. If you find that it's too runny add some more chia seeds to absorb the liquid.
- Blend the berries and mango. It may need a little help with water if you're using a less powerful blender.
- Swirl in the smoothie bowls and decorate with yogurt and crunchy bites, such as broken walnuts, cacao nibs and frozen or fresh berries.
