9/18 Shortbread Cookie Smoothie
Just when I thought I could not love them more…Sunflower Greens have blown my mind again with their tastiness. Throughout the week when I was only consuming all things liquid (tooth thing), I was putting all things potentially blendable into my Ninja smoothie maker. We had Sunflower Greens in the fridge from the farmers market.
Photo By: S. Duquet
Because of their high protein content, I decided to throw them into our smoothie one morning. I was making a primarily white smoothie with frozen melon and banana. I added a very generous amount of Sunflower Greens and hoped for the best. They blended down perfectly without affecting the consistency of the smoothie. Because the Greens are so nutty in flavor, the finished drink tasted like a pecan shortbread cookie. It was so yummy that you could have given it to any of your children and they would have sworn you had lost your mind and were feeding them ice cream for breakfast.
I love living on veggies, but I love eating veggies that taste like dessert even more.
Ingredients
1 C Sunflower greens
1/2 block of Silken Tofu
1 C frozen melon (I used honeydew and cantaloupe)
1 Frozen banana
Almond milk (continue to add to your bender until it reaches your desired consistency)
Make It Happen
~Blend everything together until smooth, adding milk as needed
Have a delicious weekend.
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September 22nd, 2010 at 7:03 am
Hey, Sherry.
Sunflower Sprouts are my favorite sprout…so yummy on salads. One of my favorite quick meals is a slice of whole grain bread toasted, slathered with a good quality almond or peanut butter, a light spreading of vegan mayo, an optional slice of tomatoe, and a mound of sunflower sprouts to top it off.
Caution: do not eat it in front of anyone except your closest friends as there is no way to look proper while consuming
September 22nd, 2010 at 11:44 am
I can only imagine. I would have never put the nut butter with the mayo and the sprouts. Fantastic. They really are so nutty it is almost unbelievable. Have you ever grown them?