Thursday’s BUZZworthy Recipe: Green Smoothie and Juice

Ingredients

• 2 cups of fresh mixed herbs (basil, parsley, cilantro)
• 2 cucumber, cut in half lengthwise
• ½ lime, peel and pith removed
• 1 apple, cored and cut into wedges
• 1 pear, cored and cut into wedges
• 2 Tablespoons Raspberry Honeysimple syrup
• ½ cup coconut juice (optional)

Instructions:

Starting with the fresh herbs, juice everything into pitcher and stir in the simple syrup to sweeten. Coconut juice is not needed if you are using a juicer.

If you don’t have a juicer, chop all the ingredients and toss them into a blender. When the ingredients are blended, pass the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer and into a pitcher. Stir and drink immediately. Pour over ice and serve as a refreshing virgin cocktail.

Green Smoothie

Raw almond milk makes this dairy-free juice extra creamy.

Serves four

Ingredients

• 2 cups raw almond milk
• 2 bananas
• 1 cup chopped kale or spinach
• 1 cup chopped romaine lettuce
• 2 T. Orange Blossom Honeysimple syrup

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour in a glass and drink immediately.

http://www.beeraw.com/honey-recipes/green-smoothie-juice