Ooh, does this just taste like summer!
Here’s a heads up though. There is a reason I took a photo BEFORE I blended it all up and it’s not just to be all artsy. This smoothie contains 2 different color foods, green and red. And if you remember your days in elementary art studying the color wheel, green + red = brown. Not pretty for a smoothie, but unfortunately how many of them turn out! So let the “before” picture inspire you to make this one, because the “before” picture is a whole lot more appetizing and actually resembles what it does taste like!
That said, this smoothie is bursting with some of my favorite summer flavors, and when I’ve got a big pot of basil growing on the back patio, I just love to throw it into everything. Plus adding herbs like basil, parsley, mint or cilantro is just a good idea nutritionally! Herbs aid in digestion and detoxification of the body and are a great source of antioxidants. Between the greens, berries and lime this smoothie is also a super alkalizing nutrition source for your body. I like to lighten up my summer smoothies by using coconut water rather than almond milk, but you could use a non-dairy milk ย or plain old filtered water as well.
Strawberry Basil-Lime Smoothie
Serves 2
Ingredients:
2 cups coconut water (or filtered water)
2 cups spinach
2 cups strawberries
1/2 avocado
large handful of fresh basil
juice of one lime
1 tablespoon honey
Directions
Add all ingredients to a high speed blender and blend until smooth and creamy.
Enjoy!
