Cacao Tahini Date 'Green' Smoothie
This was one of the most popular recipes from my Spring Clean this year. Seeing as I am now in the middle of running my Autumn Cleanse, I thought I would release this for everyone to enjoy.
My friend Rania makes these most amazing dates stuffed with almond butter. She has reminded me of how much I love dates stuffed with tahini and cacao. So I have mixed it here in a smoothie. I know Rania doesn't like the idea so much of tahini in the dates, because, like most, she thinks of it in hummus ("Hi Rania" by the way :-) ). Honestly though - give it a go!
Tahini by the way is also super high in calcium. More on calcium in plants another day.
Serves 1
Ingredients:
A big handful of spinach (or if you go for kale do 2-3 big stalks - just the leaves when you have de-stalked them)
2-3 tbs cacao powder (adjust to taste)
1 heaped tbs tahini (you can add more if you try it and you think you would like more of the flavour)
1-2 medjool dates (depending on preference)
1 frozen banana (you will need less dates if the banana was very ripe before it went into the blender)
A tiny grind of sea salt (brings out the flavour but also helps you with your electrolytes)
1.5 cups of chosen dairy free milk (not soya)
Method:
Put in a blender - blend!
Enjoy!
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