Smoothies

Ingredients

Quantity	Ingredient
250ml	strong rooibos tea, cooled
1 teaspoon	chia seeds
2	large dried figs, roughly chopped
1	large very ripe banana, cut or broken into chunks
1/2 teaspoon	good-quality vanilla extract
large handful	lamb’s lettuce
150g	frozen blueberries
1	lime, juiced

Prepare the tea the night before.
Pour the cooled tea into the blender and add the chia seeds. Stir a few times while you get the rest of your ingredients together.
Now add everything else, including the blueberries, and blend until smooth.

Quantity	Ingredient
1	lemon
375ml	coconut water, preferably raw
1cm	piece of fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
handful	almonds, soaked overnight, or for at least 6 hours, and rinsed
big handful	kale, thick stalks discarded, leaves roughly chopped or torn
1 teaspoon	green powder of your choice
1	ripe medium banana, cut or broken into chunks
200-220g	frozen fruit

Cut the lemon in half then cut a thick slice of one half. Chop this up roughly and place in a blender. Squeeze the juice from the remaining lemon halves and add, together with the coconut water, ginger and almonds, to the blender. Blend until smooth.
Add the rest of the ingredients and blend until smooth and creamy. If your blender allows for the use of a tamper, it is a good idea to press the frozen fruits down into the blade to avoid uneven blending.

Quantity	Ingredient
1	small orange, zested
250ml	freshly squeezed orange, juiced
1/2	small dolce verde romaine lettuce heart, trimmed and roughly chopped
2	pitted large medjool dates
80g	cooked butternut squash, or pumpkin or sweet potato
1 tablespoon	peanut butter
large pinch	ground cinnamon
Few pinches	freshly grated nutmeg
handful	ice cubes

Blend the orange zest, juice, lettuce and dates until smooth. Add the rest of the ingredients, except the ice cubes, and blend until smooth.
Add the ice and blend one last time until smooth.