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    Feijoa and apple green smoothie

    12 June 2015 by Amber |

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    A green smoothie recipe for the sceptical, feijoas are your secret ingredient to green smoothie happiness.

    Feijoa and apple green smoothie.

    It's still feijoa season here in New Zealand, and like most Kiwis I always have a bowlful sitting on the bench at this time of the year.

    Feijoa seems to be a divisive flavour for people who didn't grow up with a tree in the backyard. The flavour is sweet and floral, quite zingy and tart and incredibly hard to describe!

    Most New Zealanders have a bit of a love affair with the fruit and it's one of the things we miss the most when we travel. Thank goodness for 42 Below vodka and other feijoa flavoured goodies you can buy overseas when fresh feijoa just aren't available.

    Feijoa trees do also grow in parts of South America and warm-temperate climates that have a bit of winter chill, so if you live somewhere like that see if you can plant a tree and introduce something new to your friends.

    The fruit is usually eaten by cutting it in half, then scooping out the insides with a spoon. I often find myself standing at the kitchen bench eating one, then another and another. They're quite addictive.

    They're also a brilliant addition to a green smoothie, particularly for those who aren't quite sure about the whole green smoothie thing. The zingyness does a great job of masking the spinach and the whole thing is really just delicious.

    This is my favourite green smoothie combo, hands down. It also packs a mighty 80 per cent of your daily RDI for vitamin C, and 7 per cent for iron. Not bad for a smoothie huh?

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    Feijoa and apple green smoothie.

    Apple, feijoa and spinach green smoothie

    A green smoothie recipe for the sceptical, feijoas are your secret ingredient to green smoothie happiness.
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    Prep time: 5 minutes
    Total time: 5 minutes
    Course: Smoothies
    Cuisine: Vegan
    Servings: 2
    Calories: 160kcal
    Author: Quite Good Food

    INGREDIENTS

    • 1 ripe banana
    • 1 apple cored and chopped
    • 4 feijoas flesh scooped
    • 6 spinach leaves (approx. 2 cups)
    • Juice of one lime
    • ½-1 cup water

    INSTRUCTIONS

    • Put everything in your blender, whiz up and enjoy a virtuous antipodean sense of good health!

    NUTRITION INFORMATION

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 160kcal | Carbohydrates: 40.6g | Protein: 2.4g | Fat: 0.8g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Fiber: 9.8g
    Tried this recipe?Mention @quitegoodfood or tag #quitegoodfood!
    Apple and feijoa green smoothie.

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    1. aspoonfulofnature

      June 12, 2015 at 8:38 pm

      sounds delicious!!

      https://aspoonfulofnature.wordpress.com/

    2. Maree

      June 13, 2015 at 8:44 am

      Made this morning but used frozen feijoas as have none fresh (disaster!). Lovely. Need to convince the little ones green is good. This managed to entice the biggest little, so that's a win!

    3. Quite Good Food

      July 02, 2015 at 3:06 pm

      I know right! I'm struggling with the whole dilemma of not wanting to replace mine with an affordable but not quite good enough one, vs a great one that's off the planet expensive... so frustrating!

    4. Sarah Naidu

      June 01, 2016 at 7:07 pm

      Tried replacing the water with coconut water, yum!

      • Amber

        June 03, 2016 at 5:06 pm

        That's a great idea! Must try it 🙂

    5. Abby Tuck

      May 04, 2020 at 5:45 pm

      Amber! I've just found your blog! I hope you are well. This smoothie is delicious! Thanks 🙂

      • Amber

        May 05, 2020 at 9:50 am

        Hi Abby! Thanks, we are well - I hope you and your family are too. Glad you liked the smoothie 🙂

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