Fresh, bright, and straightforward to put together, Chard, Lettuce, Pear, Ginger Smoothie is a vegan, vegetarian American, Vegan drinks made with water, big Chard leaves and soft stems, and big lettuce leaves in about 10 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 5 minutes
  • Total time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 1 serving
  • Category: Drinks
  • Cuisine: American, Vegan

Ingredients

  • 1 cup water
  • 4-5 big Chard leaves and soft stems (chopped)
  • 4-5 big lettuce leaves (chopped)
  • 1 pear (chopped)
  • 1/2 inch ginger (chopped)
  • black pepper to taste
  • 1 teaspoon raw sugar or maple/agave
  • 1/4 teaspoon rock salt (kala namak)
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • generous pinch of fennel powder or cumin powder (optional)
  • fresh lemon juice to taste

Method

  1. In a deep pan or pressure cooker, put all the ingredients.
  2. Cook on low-medium until pear is just about tender and the leaves wilted, or pressure cook for 1 whistle.
  3. Let it cool, then blend. Add fresh lemon juice to taste, adjust salt, black pepper and water consistency.
  4. Serve!

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.