recipeName: green smoothie
ingredients: 1 medium ripe avocado or 1 medium banana ¼ cucumber, cubed 2 medium spinach leaves, shredded 1 ½ tablespoons finely grated fresh ginger ¼ cup coarsely chopped unsalted almonds or cashew nuts 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind 125-150 ml plain low-fat yoghurt 8-10 small fresh mint leaves, or to taste 1 cup (250 ml) ice-cold water 1 medium apple in the skin, cubed lemon juice to taste
steps: lightly mash the avocado or banana with a fork and place with all the other ingredients in a large jug. blend with a stick blender until smooth. add a squeeze or two of lemon juice to taste. pour smoothie mixture into glasses and garnish with any extra elements used in the mixture; like thin strips of cucumber, grated lemon rind and mint leaves.
NER: avocado cucumber spinach ginger almonds lemon rind yoghurt mint water apple lemon juice