Go Back

Wild green smoothie

Prep Time15 minutes
Resting time1 hour
Course: Breakfast
Keyword: spring
Servings: 2 people

Equipment

  • 1 Blender
  • 1 cutting board
  • 1 Knife
  • 2 cups
  • 1 pot
  • 1 Strainer

Ingredients

  • 500 ml water
  • 1 medium size avocado
  • 55 grams sorrel
  • 25 grams Japanese knotweed
  • 4 cleaver shoots

Instructions

  • Boil water.
  • Clean cleaver's shoots and put them into a pot.
  • Pour boiling water into the pot to make a cleaver's shoots infusion and leave until cooled down.
  • Wash sorrel and knotweed, cut the avocado into half, and scoop it out.
  • Put sorrel, avocado, and knotweed into a blender.
  • Drain the cleaver's shoots and add infused water into the blender.
  • Blend until all ingredients are smooth, and serve in cups or glasses.

Notes

You can make a cleaver's infusion in the evening and let it cool overnight. 
Pick only young knotweed shoots. Old shoots are stringy and will not blend well into your smoothie.