It feels odd to be blogging such a summery recipe…but I can’t help it! This green smoothie is too good to not share.
When we were on our little family vacation to Hilton Head last month, we discovered that a Whole Foods Market had been put in since we had last been there. I’m a foodie, so it could probably go without saying that I love Whole Foods Market. We get the majority of our groceries from other stores because #wholepaycheck, but I do love a chance to hit up Whole Foods for browsing and getting some things that are hard to find other places. The spicy chicken sausage from the fresh meat case and the original house-made hummus are two of my favorite items, if you were wondering, hehe.
This new Whole Foods had a juice/smoothie/coffee bar right inside the door, and we frequented it for coffee and drinks more times than we probably should have, but hey! Vacation. One day, Ben came back to the condo after a drink run with this delicious green smoothie in hand and it was one of the yummiest smoothies I’ve ever had!. He didn’t remember what all was in the mix, so the next time we stopped in, I checked the menu listing and realized the ingredients were so simple: mango, pineapple, banana, kale, coconut water. On my first grocery run once we got back to Nashville, I couldn’t help but grab all the ingredients needed to try to recreate this smoothie. Even though it’s prime fall weather and I’m still all about those cozy flavors and spices, I can’t help but mix up this summery smoothie almost every day.
Favorite Green Smoothie
1/2 cup frozen mango
1/2 cup frozen pineapple
1 frozen banana
handful of fresh kale, optional
1 cup coconut water
pinch of salt
Place all the ingredients in a blender and mix until completely blended.
Enjoy!
Notes::
– You can substitute milk or even plain water for the coconut water. Coconut water has a lot of nutritional benefits, but doesn’t add a lot of flavor so you can certainly sub this ingredient.
– If you like a sweeter smoothie, add in a few dates or some maple syrup.
What about you: do you have a favorite go-to smoothie recipe?
I’d love to hear your thoughts!
Oh my lands this sounds good. I rarely have mango on hand but pineapple yes. And we always use almond milk, but I like the idea of changing things up with coconut milk or yes even water.
Contrary to what the rest may think and according to my garden right now, November is the perfect time as the Kale is beginning to pop through the ground;-)
Happy Fall!
Mangos are a little hard to come by sometime, but I get big bags of it from the frozen section. You’re lucky that you have your own home-grown kale…hopefully one day I’ll be able to get into a gardening zone and grow my own too. 😉