Green Smoothie

Approximate prep time: 5 minutes

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 1 apple
• 1 pear
• 1/2 tsp freshly grated ginger
• 2 Tbs flax seeds
• 6 large kale leaves (take out woody stems), or 2 handfuls of spinach
• juice of 1 small lemon
• 1 cup water or coconut water

Directions:

1. Quarter apple and pear, remove stems and seeds and put in blender.
2. Add remaining ingredients to blender and puree. Add more water if needed.
3. Add fresh fruit, cucumbers, slivered almonds, coconut, fresh herbs or different dark leafy greens for tasty variations on this recipe.

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