Do you sometimes feel tired and unmotivated to get the day started in the morning? It could be due to a lack of vitamins and minerals. So rather than solving that morning fatigue with a dose of coffee, why don’t you try a healthier alternative? A super green smoothie could be just the thing you need. Kickstart your morning with a potent mixture of flavours and healthy ingredients – kale, green apples, avocado and melon.

Complete your breakfast with Dorset Cereals
A smoothie makes a great start but sometimes a breakfast needs to be more substantial. In order to make your perfect nutritious breakfast complete, why not try Dorset Cereals’ Gently Spiced Carrot & Apple Muesli?
It’s good to have something crunchy alongside the smoothie so that you get some texture and, more importantly, fibre. This should be something equally healthy and nutritious to further boost the health benefits from the smoothie. With autumn upon us, I find the flavours of this muesli perfect – a blend of toasted oat flakes, carrot, dried fruits and pecan nuts, gently spiced with cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. You can almost picture a walk in the countryside with the leaves falling. The best thing is that this is only one of the latest of a vast line of mueslis available from Dorset Cereals.
You can find more delicious flavour combinations on their website. At Dorset Cereals they put quality above all and it shows in the taste of the muesli, making it the ideal partner for a super green smoothie to start you day on a healthy note that keeps energised throughout the day.
Melon
With such a bitter plant as kale in the smoothie, it’s important to get some sweetness as well. For this the melon is perfect with its subtle cooling sweetness for adjusting the flavour of the super green smoothie. To keep it on the green side, you can use a green or white type of melon such as the honey dew or galia melon. Furthermore, the melon provides the smoothie with a liquid base since the other ingredients’ water content is lower.
Kale
Kale is a super food and for many years it was somewhat overlooked. This however has all changed relatively recently when people became more aware of the many health benefits of kale. Kale, or leaf cabbage as it is also known as, is extremely rich in vitamins and minerals – vitamin A, C and K, plus several important minerals such as magnesium and calcium. Also, kale is loaded with antioxidants, which can strengthen your immune system and lower your cholesterol to help prevent heart diseases. It is even believed that antioxidants provide an important defense against cancer!
Tests show that antioxidants also act as an anti-depressant. So if you feel gloomy on Monday morning, maybe all you need is to kick off the day with smoothie containing kale. Some of the lesser known minerals that can also be found in kale are lutein and zeaxanthin. These two minerals help to preserve your eyesight. Studies show that frequent consumption of these minerals can significantly lower your chances of suffering from cataracts later on. This vegetable is definitely going to play a bigger role in my kitchen from now on.
Getting the mix right
The super green smoothie consists of kale, green apples, avocado and melon; each playing a role to the complete smoothie. The kale is quite bitter and need some sweetness to make the smoothie more palatable. This is where the melon comes in. The avocado adds body and richness to the mixture and the apple adds some acidity and different kind of sweetness than the melon. This helps cutting through the richness of the avocado and over all balancing the flavours of the other three ingredients. If you don’t like apples, you can also adjust the flavour with a little bit of lime or pineapple juice. Just be careful not to overdo it.
Variations
The best thing about smoothies is that you can vary them almost as much as you like. So if you want to make it even greener, you can add a handful of spinach in there. Spinach is also one of the super foods so that would only further boost your health. Sometimes, I like my smoothie to be just a little bit more on the savory side, so I put less sweet fruit in there and add just a drizzle of olive oil and a handful of fresh parsley. It really gives a rather different result, but I quite like it.
Another thing you can vary is of what type of fruit you use as sweetener. I think the melon is perfect for the job, but why not experiment a bit and try another type of melon? Or how about replacing both the melon and the apples with fresh pineapple? Fresh pineapple also adds this delicious combination of sweetness and acidity. You will need this if the base of the smoothie is from more bitter ingredients, such as kale or spinach. Pears are another favourite of mine for making smoothies. They are sweeter and less acidic than apples, so you will need a little lime juice to balance it out. Plus, it adds that nice texture. Of course, this is a matter of taste, but I don’t like my smoothies to be overly sweet. Please let me know your favourite combination and leave a comment below.
https://www.greedygourmet.com/recipes-by-dish/pineapple-avocado-smoothie/
https://www.greedygourmet.com/recipes-by-cooking-times/30-mins-or-less/mixed-berry-orange-smoothie/
https://www.greedygourmet.com/recipes-by-course/pomegranate-mint-smoothie/
Super Green Smoothie
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
Ingredients
- 350g (½) melon, peeled and pipped
- 1 Granny Smith apple, washed and core removed
- 60g (½) avocado, peeled and pitted
- 30g (1oz) kale, washed
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a high powered blender and process until smooth.
Notes
- If you find you have a lot of leftover kale, don’t let it go to waste! Why not try my blanched kale recipe to use it all up?
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 186
- Sugar: 25.5 g
- Sodium: 37 mg
- Fat: 6.4 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 33.8 g
- Fiber: 6.5 g
- Protein: 2.8 g
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Kim Neville
I like kiwi, strawberries, raspberries and blueberries together
Tracey Peach
has to be Banana 🙂 x
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Tracey Belcher
To be honest I have tried so many and always add Kale or Spinach but to sweeten I tend to use a pear
Solange
Kale, spinach, mango and apple.
Laura Chapman
I love the traditional banana and strawberry, but use Koko Milk, lots of ice and sometimes, a dash of apple juice.
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Jayne Townson
I love strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, kiwi and banana. Thanks for this lovely giveaway.
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melanie stirling
Strawberry and banana with almond milk.
laura banks
banana and strawberry
Fiona
I like a berry and yoghurt smoothie – the green ones worry me!!
Tania Atfield
Blueberry and banana
natalie wallace
Coconut and banana
Jodie Sheehan
Banana, strawberry, coconut milk, mango and passion fruit!
natalie wallace
Coconut and Banana smoothie
stuart hargreaves
home made spinach and beetroot
Rebecca Brown
Anything with strawberries in it, but thickened witty coconut cream because I’m allergic to bananas 🙁
Rebecca Inman
Banana and pineapple
Rebecca
Can’t go wrong with a strawberry and banana smoothie!
Adrienne McGroder
Strawberry, banana, raspberry and blueberry, with ice so as it’s extra cold. xx
amy bondoc
every mornin i make banana,honey oat and blueberry smoothie
Ren Taylor
strawberry and banana
sam macaree
banana
Rena Plumridge
Banana
Charlotte
Blueberry, Raspberry & vannila (milk)
ASHLEIGH RYAN
strawberry, banana and mango
Vanessa Cox
Oats & Banana with Peanut Butter
rebecca h
I love pineapple and coconut smoothies with extra protein powder
Jennifer G
Mango, raspberry and strawberry
Sarah Morris
Anything which has the summer berries in it, although I had one from Aldi the other day which also had beetroot and carrot and other more unusual ingredients and it was so nice.
Carole E
Summerfruits
lesley white
mixed berries
Kat B
Chocolate supergreens powder, coconut milk or almond milk, banana and oats, mmm
Penny H
I love watermelon, strawberries and a little ginger 🙂
Dean T
Berry blast with a bunch of different berries. Blueberry, raspberry and more!
Lori Darling
Mixed berries
Keith Embleton
Blueberry
Jacqui Graham
I love the traditional banana and strawberry, I use almond milks a dash of apple juice and a spoonful of honey if the strawberries are bitter.
Carol Marafon
Strawberry Vanilla Smoothie
Frances H
A red berry smoothie made with coconut milk.
Suzanne Jackson
banana
PAULINE HILL
STRAWBERRY AND BANANNA
★★★★★
sarah birkett
banana and mango
Susan Hoggett
I love a banana and coconut smoothie
Milly Youngman
Banana and strawberry is my fave kinda smoothie!
Helen W
Strawberry and banana. Yum!
Laura Jeffs
My favourite is kale, cucumber,avocado, banana,pineapple and blueberry..delicious!!
★★★★★
Lisa Parker
Banana, spinach and chia seeds & almond milk smoothie x
lisa evans
Strawberry and banana
Jane
Hard to beat a smoothie for morning speediness, and a green one for extra ninja points!
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche
Oh gosh this sounds delish – melon and avocado both sound amazing in a smoothie! Will definitely try that, I don’t eat melon often enough.
Kevin
Ooh I love the look of his smoothie and I bet the cereal makes it even better. Bookmarking for my weekend breakfasts!
Laura Nice
I love putting banana, raspberries and kale! x
leanne weir
strawberry and banana
Heather Bowie
banana, spinach and blueberry
Jade Hewlett
Strawberry and raspberry
Jo Carroll
I love the many variations of the good ol’ banana smoothie. x
Stephen Wilson
Banana and blueberry
Lizzie E
Any smoothie that doesn’t involve bananas lol!
frances hopkins
Banana & strawberry
Mel Turner
Banana and milk
Naz M
I love a strawberry, banana and blueberry smoothie.
Sometimes I’ll just add strawberry and banana smoothie but add some oats to make a breakfast smoothie.
Ella Langford
I love pineapple, melon and mango a nice zingy hit in the morning
Sue
I use any fruit with natural yogurt, apple juice and a drop of honey if it needs sweetening.
Alison Johnson
I’m into a raspberry, banana & cranberry juice one at the moment.
Andrea Smith
My favourite smoothie is strawberry and banana
Debbie W
Anything, as long as it isn’t banana, which so many recipes include. With summer just going I’ve been into summer berries- strawberries, raspberries and blueberries, plus nectarines.
Richard Tyler
Blueberrie, apple, grapes
Iris W
My favourite smoothie is apple, blueberries and spinach
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tertiacat
Anything with raspberries/strawberries/blueberries – those summer colours cheer me up any time of the year!
★★★★★
Maxine G
I’m quite boring with smoothies and tend to just stick to banana with what ever berries are in season. I probably should be more adventurous!
Sarah Mcknight
I love sweet smoothies. banana, honey yogurt strawberries and grapes
Cyra Bellamy
I love Orange, yoghurt and lemongrass.
Elizabeth Cooke
I love strawberry and banana!
EmmyJ Fisher
strawberry and blackcurrent
Natalie Crossan
Mixed berries xxx
lorraine kirk
Fresh orange juice, cacao powder and frozen berries.
emma walters
raspberry & pomegranete
Patricia Avery
I love any smoothie, so long as its sweet! 🙂
Chris Bell
Pineapple and coconut milk, but lets face it…..grabs some random fruities and blend and drink! Yum yum! 🙂
Maria Clarke
strawberries blueberries and banana
Emma Davison
Raspberries and strawberries
Claire Little
strawberries and bananas
ellie spider
I like lemon, mint, kiwi, carrot and apple smoothies – I’m not going to lie it looks absolutely foul but its super refreshing – not too sweet or acidic and low sugar compred to ones made with banana/strawberry