What do you do when there is a bunch of fresh greens sitting in the refrigerator and you cant eat a salad. Make them into a Smoothie!

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.