Description
A refreshing green detox drink made with cucumber, apple, greens, lemon, and ginger, perfect for a healthy start to your day.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 fresh cucumber
- 1 wedge of green apple
- 1 cup kale or spinach
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 thumbnail-sized piece of ginger root
- 1 cup cold water
- Ice cubes (optional)
- Apple cider vinegar (optional)
Instructions
- Rinse the greens, apple, and cucumber thoroughly.
- Chop the apple and cucumber (don’t peel the apple).
- Tear or rough-chop the kale or spinach.
- Place the apple, cucumber, greens, and ginger into the blender.
- Squeeze in the lemon juice.
- Pour in the cold water.
- Add apple cider vinegar if desired.
- Blend on high until smooth and bright green.
- Taste and adjust with more lemon, ginger, or water as needed.
- Pour into a glass and enjoy!
Notes
Feel free to substitute ingredients based on your preferences or what you have on hand.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Brazilian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 20mg
- Fat: 1g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: detox drink, Brazilian Mounjaro, green smoothie, healthy beverage, weight loss