Green Smoothie
As summer approaches, I tend to search for new combination of vegetable and fruit juices to add to my diet. Fresh juices are generally easy to make, keep us hydrated and provide most of the daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Ash gourd (also called wax gourd, winter melon, white gourd, chinese watermelon) is very low in calories and extremely high in nutrition. There are a lot of benefits to drinking fresh ash gourd juice on an empty stomach. So if you’re looking to try a cooling summer smoothie, then this is the one. With every sip so refreshing, this amazingly nutritious Green Smoothie is super easy to make and my new favourite too!
Ingredients
Ash Gourd (grated) – 2 cups
Cucumber (grated) – 1 cup
Gooseberry (grated) – 2 medium sized
Ginger (grated) – 1 tsp
Spinach leaves (roughly chopped) – 1/2 cup
Salt – a pinch
Curry leaves – a few
Black pepper powder – a pinch
Honey – 2 tbsp
Water – 400 ml
Yield
750 ml (Serves 3)
Prep time
25 mins
Method
1) De-skin and remove the seeds from the ash gourd and grate.
2) Grate cucumber, ginger and gooseberry. Clean spinach leaves and chop roughly.
3) Refrigerate all the above grated/chopped ingredients for an hour. After an hour, transfer everything to a blender. Add all the other ingredients and blend until smooth.
4) Serve immediately and enjoy this nourishing Green Smoothie.
Notes
- I’ve used gooseberry for its nutritional value and the tinge of sourness it brings to the juice. If you don’t have gooseberry, you can go for lemon, lime or even a slice of unripe mango as an alternative.
- For similar healthy drinks, check out my other recipes like Cucumber Chaas and Bloody Healthy Halloween Juice.
