Chard, Lettuce, Pear, Ginger Smoothie
What do you do when there is a bunch of fresh greens sitting in the refrigerator and you cant eat a salad. Make them into a Smoothie!
Servings: 1 serving
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 4-5 big Chard leaves and soft stems chopped
- 4-5 big lettuce leaves chopped
- 1 pear chopped
- 1/2 inch ginger chopped
- black pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon raw sugar or maple/agave
- 1/4 teaspoon rock salt kala namak
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- generous pinch of fennel powder or cumin powder optional
- fresh lemon juice to taste
Instructions
- In a deep pan or pressure cooker, put all the ingredients.
- Cook on low-medium until pear is just about tender and the leaves wilted, or pressure cook for 1 whistle.
- Let it cool, then blend. Add fresh lemon juice to taste, adjust salt, black pepper and water consistency.
- Serve!
Notes
Nutritional values are based on one serving
Nutrition
Calories: 71kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 4g | Sodium: 514mg | Potassium: 913mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 18850IU | Vitamin C: 74.9mg | Calcium: 133mg | Iron: 4.3mg