Blackberries (Rubus ulmifolius) do not need any special introduction. The ones from the wild are similar to those from a supermarket, however, somewhat smaller and they contain more pits. In this recipe, we used blackberries with refreshing apple mint (Mentha x rotundifolia) and nettle (Urtica dioica) and creamy coconut milk. This smoothie is great start of a hot summer day.
Nettle can give you nasty stings and there are some preprocessing techniques you can use to neutralize the hairs on the leaves responsible for stinging. First of all its important to use good quality gardening gloves when picking the leaves. Before handling you can roll over the leaves with a roller a few times and soak them in cold water for a couple of minutes.
Blackberries smoothie
Servings: 2 people
Equipment
- 1 Blender
- 2 glasses
- 1 roller
- 1 bowl
- 1 cutting board
Ingredients
- 1 cup blackberries cup has 250 ml
- 250 ml soya milk
- 60 ml coconut milk
- 15 leaves mint
- 10 leaves nettle
Instructions
- Carefully separate nettle leaves from a stem (wear gardening gloves).
- Place nettle leaves on a cutting board and roll them over with a roller a few times.
- Place leaves in a bowl with cold water and let them soak for 10 minutes.
- Put all smoothie ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth consistency.
