A dash of greens

Need a break from your regular fruit smoothies Whip up some green drinks with these healthy recipes, and get your daily dose of vegetables.

Bottle gourd (Lauki) and Apple gourd (Tinda) Smoothie

Ingredients:

Bottle gourd, cup, chopped Apple gourd, cup, chopped Water, cup A pinch salt to taste A pinch black pepper powder A pinch roasted cumin powder A dash of lemon juice (Optional)

Method: For a healthy smoothie, taste a slice of lauki to ensure it is not bitter. Blend gourds and water until smooth. Transfer to glass. Add a pinch of salt, black pepper and cumin powders and stir to enhance the taste.

Recipe Courtsey: Chef Rakhee Vaswani

Coconut-Mango-Carrot Smoothie

Ingredients: Sliced carrots, 1 cup Mango, sliced, 1 Plain/low-fat yogurt, 200 ml Coconut milk, 1 cup Honey, 2 tbsp Ice cubes, 2 cups

Method: Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.

Green Monster Smoothie Ingredients: Baby spinach, 2 cups Banana, Natural Peanut Butter, 1 tbsp Plain/ low-fat yogurt, 2 tbsp Chia seeds, 1 tsp Almond milk, 1 tsp Stevia (optional), 1 tsp

Method: Place all of the ingredients in a high power blender and blend until completely smooth. Enjoy immediately!

Tomato Smoothie Ingredients: Tomatoes, chopped, 2 cups Tomato juice, cup Apple juice, cup Carrots, chopped, cup Celery, chopped, cup Lemon juice, 1 tbsp A dash of cayenne pepper Ice cubes, 8-10

Method: Place everything in the blender and mix until smooth.

Broccoli Smoothie Ingredients: Cooked Broccoli, cup Banana, chopped, 1 large Cucumber slices (seedless), cup Pineapple juice, cup

Method: Place all of the ingredients into the blender and blend until smooth.