I love Costco–the bulk buyer’s dream of produce, household items, and everything in between! Costco is often where I get my organic super-greens for smoothies. But the problem with buying at Costco is I often buy too much, and the food spoils before I can get through it. But I refuse to pay $5 for 6-12 ounces of sad small leaves, which is the unfortunate cost of good greens at the regular grocery store.
So I started playing around with freezing. First freezing the leaves whole left me with faded, wilted leaves that tasted slightly off. Then I thought, it’s all being blended anyway, why not blend, THEN freeze? The result–the perfect way of saving your precious greens and saving money while you’re at it! 😀
Directions:
- Simply add just enough water to get the blender going,
- then stuff as much greens as will fit in your blender, and start blending away!
- Add more greens as needed till a thick thick “smoothie” like result is achieved.
- Pour into silicone ice-cube molds, then freeze.
- Use 1 cube per smoothie and get your greens on!
Here’s one of my favorite ways to use my new found frozen green friends–Apple, Kale, Lemon & Ginger Smoothie!
Ingredients
– 2 medium apples of your choice, cored, sliced into chunks
– 1 pinkie sized chunk of fresh ginger, peeled
– 2 slices of fresh lemons, skin on
– 1 cube of frozen greens
– 6-8oz of filtered water
This smoothie is fresh, slightly sweet, and tart, it’s packed with vitamin C, anti-oxidants, and fiber, great for boosting the digestive and immune systems. Enjoy!
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