Smoothie Recipes: Strawberry Sorrel Smoothie
What the heck is sorrel?
Posted April 12th, 2012 by noelle | No Comments
I love all the tender baby lettuces and herbs that arrive with spring. Sorrel is a tender leafy green lettuce, similar to spinach, that you’ll often find displayed around the markets this time of year. The leaves taste a little bit like sour wild strawberries. I like to add it to a breakfast smoothie. Like spinach, this tender leaf simply melts into the background of the smoothie allowing the sweet strawberries and creamy banana to shine. Learn more about the benefits of a smoothie for breakfast to dial up your body’s overnight rejuvenation and slimming work here.
Need more smoothie recipe ideas? Check out my latest smoothie roundup over at Martha Stewart’s Whole Living here.
Spring Strawberry Sorrel Smoothie
If you can’t find sorrel, simply double up on the spinach. The recipe is equally sweet and delicious.
Serving Size: 1 (~180 calories – with Stevia)
Ingredients
1/2 cup sorrel leaves*
1/2 cup baby spinach leaves*
3/4 cup strawberries*, frozen
1/2 banana, frozen
1/4 cup coconut milk, or 1 tablespoon shredded coconut
1 cup filtered water
1/16th TEAspoon of Stevia (or honey)
1-2 ice cubes, to thicken
(* Buy organic, if possible. Learn more here.)
Better-for-you ingredients
Learn more about the better-for-you ingredients in this recipe:
- Tender green lettuces – Tender green lettuces, including sorrel, are rich in vitamins, calcium, protein (yes, it’s true!) and chlorophyll. The chlorophyll, in particular, has the ability to regenerate and cleanse your body at a cellular level. It’s also embraced by health beauties to help fight infection, heal wounds, and support a healthy circulatory, digestive, immune, and detoxification system.
Directions
Place ingredients into a Blendtec, or good powerful blender until smooth and creamy. Thin with water or thicken with ice if desired. Enjoy!
Learn more
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