The Spicy Blueberry

Inspired by Carissa's recent blog post with her yummy smoothie I decided tonight to make my own masterpiece. And, boy, was it a great one. I was scared to try it after looking at it, but I was surprised by the zing of it. So I'm sharing with ya'll, if you care to be adventurous.

The Spicy Blueberry

• Two handfuls of fresh organic blueberries
• Two very ripe organic bananas
• Half a lime, a big organic lime
• 3 large organic mint (spearmint)
• Half teaspoon (about) of peeled organic Ginger
• Two BIG handfuls of fresh organic Kale.
• 4-5 handfuls of Ice.

I have a cheap and ancient Hamilton Beach blender, and by ancient I think my mother bought it when I was five. It gets the job done, it might take 30 seconds longer but really if someone can't take 30 extra seconds it's not the blender's fault.

I started with blending the blueberries, 3 handfuls of crushed ice and 2 bananas. I then squeezed the half lime into the blender, added the mint and ginger. When that was "chunky", I blended the Kale. I first started with one handful, because honestly I didn't know if my taste buds would enjoy the veggie - fruit mix. It was delicious, so I added the second big handful along with one more handful of ice. -  I like to chew on the ice, however it could be replaced with water if you don't like that texture.

I made my husband try it when he got home, then proceeded to bug him by making him guess what was in it. He was pretty surprised when I told him about the Kale.

The smoothie had a ZING to it,  probably the best smoothie I've ever had. I put it in a glass jar then to the freezer for tomorrow morning. WIN!

You should try it. :) Your taste buds will thank you.

<3 Katie