Emerald Ecstasy (Green Smoothie) Recipe agapemom

• 1-2 Cups of Green Grapes
• 1/4 of a large Pineapple or 1/3 of a small Pineapple
• One large, ripe Banana (one and a half if small)
• Half of an Apple (o.k. to include stem, seeds, skin, and core)
• 1/4 of a slice of Lemon (o.k. to leave lemon rind on)
• A BIG double hand-full of spinach (probably 4 cups)
• 2-3 cups of ice (should reach the top of the container)

1. Place ingredients into Vita-Mix container in the order listed above.
2. Begin at variable speed #1 and quickly move to #10, then flip the switch to high.
3. The mixture should be so icy in the beginning that it is quite thick and slushy.
4. This will allow you to blend for up to two minutes without destroying enzymes.
5. Blend on high until right at the magic moment when the mixture stops being slushy and is clearly a liquid.
6. The juice will be a bit foamy at the top.
7. Flip the switch back down to variable speed then turn the variable dial to #1.
8. Blend at variable speed #1 for a little while to pop some of the frothy bubbles at the top.
9. Serve immediately (while still very cold)

pineapple, banana, apple, lemon, of ice

Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/emerald-ecstasy-green-smoothie-13732 (may not work)