Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Zesty Lemon-Lime detox Smooth


Lemons, limes and other citrus fruits rank highly for their detoxing properties. They are among the most water rich fruits which help flush toxins out of your body. The fiber in lemon, lime, orange and grapefruit “scrubs and scrapes” your intestine walls and helps moves toxins out.

This smoothie combines the sour flavor of lemon-lime with the sweetness of banana and orange for a delicious blend. Added to the mix are dandelion greens, which is believed to be one of the top cleansing greens you can eat.

If you don’t have access to dandelion greens, simply use a different leafy green such as kale, chard, collards or even spinach.

Since this is a detox smoothie recipe, I recommend that you use only organic ingredients since conventional produce may have pesticide residues.


1/2 medium lemon, peeled
1/2 medium lime, peeled
2 medium bananas, peeled
1 large orange1-2 cups chopped dandelion greens, kale or spinach (optional)*
1 cup cold water
1 cup ice (optional)


Start by adding the liquid to your blender using the Vitamix machine, followed by the soft fruit. Add the greens to your blender now. You can add ice at this point, if you choose. Blend on 10 speed and click from variable to high for 30 - 45 seconds or until the smoothie is creamy. At this point, you will now slow the machine down to 1 and and click from variable to high, this is the lowest level for food processing. Now turn off the machine.

We are now ready to add any additional ingredients we choose for texturizing.  This whole process will only take 20 seconds. This will make it chunky. I do add the additional cilantro and tomato first, then turn machine up to 4 and allow to process for 10 seconds. (I don't want to cook, I'm only processing to chop up a bit. Now turn machine back down to 1 and leave here until complete.

 Enjoy!!
Please feel free to email me amjones@livinglifegolden.com if you have any questions or comments.



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