Winter Green Smoothie with Yuzu

This beautiful bright green smoothie packs a lot of flavor.

Ingredients

• 1 (250 g) satsuma mandarin, peeled, halved
• ½ (25 g) yuzu, peeled
• 4 cups (60 g) komatsuna [or mustard spinach]
• 3 medium (450 g) apple, quartered, seeded
• 2 each dates [or 1 Tablespoon honey], pitted

Directions

1. Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the lid.
2. Run the Smoothie Program or start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed. Blend for 40-50 seconds, using the tamper to push ingredients toward the blades.

Notes

You can substitute spinach for the Komatsuna, regular mandarin oranges for the satsuma, and lemon for the yuzu.

Nutrition

1 serving (411g)

• Calories: 250

• Total Fat: 1g

• Total Carbohydrate: 63g

  • Dietary Fiber: 8g
  • Sugars: 51g

• Protein: 4g

• Cholesterol: 36.6mg

• Sodium: 20mg