An energizing mint, creamy avocado and zesty lime refreshing drink to win over any green smoothie skeptic.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (125 mL) watermelon cubes (optional, but recommended)
• 1 to 1 1/2 (250 to 365 mL) cups baby spinach or other leafy green
• 1 cup (250 mL) coconut water or water
• 1 large sweet apple (such as Gala or Honeycrisp)
• 3 tablespoons (45 mL) avocado
• 1 to 2 tablespoons (15 to 30 mL) fresh lime juice, to taste
• 5 to 10 large mint leaves, to taste 5 large ice cubes

Directions

1 Freeze the watermelon cubes (if using) overnight or until frozen solid.

2 In a high-speed blender, combine all of the ingredients and blend until smooth. Pour into a glass and toast to green drinks!

Tip: If using water instead of coconut water, you might want to add a bit of liquid sweetener to make up for the lack of sweetness.

Makes one 750mL smoothie.

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Excerpted from The Oh She Glows Cookbook: Vegan Recipes to Glow from the Inside Out by Angela Liddon. Recipes Copyright © 2014 Angela Liddon, Photography copyright © 2014 David Biesse, Eric Liddon and Angela Liddon. Excerpted by permission of Penguin Canada Books Inc., Toronto. All rights reserved.