Minty Limeade Smoothie

Since its March and St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, let’s go green…

…a green smoothie that is.

This smoothie is slightly lighter in color and texture than some green smoothies.

It tastes a lot like limeade.

The zest of a lime is the star of the show in this tasty drink.  And the fresh mint is the co-star.

And it even has spinach in it.  No worries though, you can’t even taste it but it adds a nice light green color to the drink.

I have to admit that I slipped in a little sugar in this recipe.  It just seemed like the right thing to do since lime was involved.

But feel free to leave it out if you like.

So here’s to going green.

Let’s check out the ingredients:

Lime, Granny Smith apple, green grapes, plain yogurt, unsweetened white grapefruit juice, fresh spinach, fresh mint, honey, ice, and sugar.

Here’s how to make it:

Add the ice cubes to the blender.

Cut the apple from the core in large pieces (discard the core).

Add the pieces of apple to the blender.

Then add the grapes.

Zest the lime…

…then add the zest….

…and the juice of the lime to the blender.

Next add the yogurt,

grapefruit juice,

honey,

sugar,

spinach, and mint to the blender.  Blend on the “smoothie” setting.

Garnish with mint leaves,

and serve immediately…then

Enjoy.

Here are some more delish smoothie recipes:

Peach Berry and Cream Smoothie
Kiwi Berry Smoothie