Berry-Spinach Smoothie

First thing's first. I promise this does not taste like a green smoothie. I have never been so excited about a green smoothie in all my life. I think the trick is adding the vanilla extract and pairing the spinach with oranges. It goes together so well. I drink this smoothie for lunch sometimes because it is basically a salad in a blender and perfectly filling because it makes enough to fill a big, tall glass. I don't know of a better way to get myself to eat 4 cups of spinach in one sitting. Perfect, I tell you, perfect!

I like to make this with frozen banana because it makes the whole thing have a very creamy texture, but sometimes, unless you have a powerful blender like the vita-mix it is hard to blend up a lot of frozen fruit and so fresh bananas work just as well. Using frozen berries as well as a frozen banana I always have to add some water to the mix to get it to blend well, so do the same if need be.

Berry-Spinach Smoothie

makes 1 large serving

4 cups baby spinach leaves, loosely packed

2 cups frozen mixed berries or just blueberries works fine

1 banana

1 orange

1 teaspoon vanilla extract (you can add 2 teaspoons if you really love it)

a little water to help with blending, if necessary

Blend everything into submission, drink, and surprise yourself with how good it is.

I have no idea where this recipe came from. My friend sent it to me in a email a while ago and I know it originated on someones site but I apologize for not giving proper recognition. If you read this and say "Hey! That's my recipe!" write me and give me your blog address and I will link you up. Have a great rest of the week everybody!