One of my favorite things about green smoothies is that they are the easiest way to diversity your intake of nutrients for breakfast. This is even more relevant when traveling, when your body's wisdom craves the surrounding flora. If there is a blender available, I don't waste the opportunity to visit the local markets (and yards) and feast on the regional chlorophyll.
I was recently traveling through my homeland of Panama, where the local cuisine isn't rich in greens so I took it as challenge to find ingredients for what turned out to be a fabulous green smoothie. So hoping that it will inspire you in your next "green" travelings, here is the recipe:
Ingredients (2 servings)
- 4 cups of spinach (not a lot of local greens available in the market, but watercress and spinach grow easily in most tropical regions)
- 1 banana (tons of fruits available, but I opted to keep it simple)
- a handful of local spearmint + wild cilantro (these I found in my mom's backyard...wild herbs taste so WILD, you can taste the Prana or life force on these local beauties)
- 1/2 an avocado (this is a gingo luxury! but I deserve it)
- 1/2 tsp of minced ginger
- 1/2 tsp of turmeric (no local turmeric roots available but I was craving some astringent flavors, local stores carry tons of spices so if fresh ingredients aren't available, improvise)
- 1/2 tsp of sea salt (local sea salt made this a fun ingredient to add)
- 1 Tbs of local eucalyptus honey (yummm!!!)
- 1/2 cup of water
- Add all ingredients to a blender. Blend! I don't like cold smoothies but you can add either a frozen banana or ice instead of water. Enjoy.
