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Green Smoothie

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What a great way to start your day! I Dalways say you should start your day off right and this is certainly something to add to your morning routine to make it happen!! 

This recipe yields 4 servings. 

What you’ll need:

  • 1 banana
  • 4 strawberries 
  • 1/2 cup blueberries 
  • Handfull grapes
  • Handfull spinach 
  • 2 tsp chia seeds
  • 2 tsp flax seeds
  • 2 Tbls hemp hearts
  • Handfull cashews 
  • 2 tsp spirulina 
  • 1 tsp wheat grass 
  • Unsweetened vanilla almond milk
  • Water
  • Lime wedges for garnish, optional 

What to do:

    1. Put everything in a blender and blend until smooth
    2. Add more almond milk or water to your liking depending how thick you like your smoothies. 
    3. Pour in a glass and garnish with a lime and straw. 

    Enjoy!

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    Tomatillo Verde Sauce

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    Talk about a versatility…this sauce is the epitome of it. You can put this on top of tacos, eggs, salads as your dressing, dip, you name it. 

    What you see above is the Verde Sauce on top of a salad I threw together with the various things I had in my refrigerator. I also had left over shredded pork from pork tacos the night before (which also had verde on it šŸ˜‰) that you see on top. 

    The pork tacos were quasi tacos because I’m really trying to cut carbs and sugar from my diet. I used Boston Bib lettuce for the wrap but a mini romaine lettuce would also be perfect. The recipe for the pork is here. I topped everything with tomatoes, avocado, red onion, fresh cilantro, carrots, and a little extra salt and pepper to the pork. 

    As for the Verde Sauce itself…

    What you’ll need (and remember I make in bulk to freeze some for future so feel free to cut it in half):

    • 18 Tomatillos 
    • 2 jalapeƱos 
    • 4 cloves of garlic
    • Juice of one lime
    • fresh cilantro to taste
    • S & P

    What to do:

    1. Boil a pot of water that will hold tomatillos and jalapeƱos. 
    2. Remove the husks off the tomatillos and run them under water until clean.  Also, clean the jalapeƱos.
    3. Boil the tomatillos and jalapeƱos for 10 minutes and strain. 
    4. Place them in a food processor with the remaining ingredients. 
    5. Pulse until smooth. 

    Use it for whatever you want and enjoy!