Winter Green Smoothie with Yuzu

This beautiful bright green smoothie packs a lot of flavor.

green smoothie in a glass

Ingredients

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

Directions

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

Chef's Notes

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

Ingredients

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

Directions

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

Chef's Notes

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

Ingredients

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

Directions

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

Chef's Notes

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