Green Detox Smoothie

Hers and His smoothies.

In my little microcosm of the blogosphere, I've been inundated with green smoothie recipes as people try to clean up their temples after holiday splurges.  I'm right there with you, friends.

So, my cold.  I felt myself getting tired-er and goopy-er tonight.  Something had to be done.  The good news is, now that I'm vegan, I know I won't end up needing antibiotics even if no action is taken.  Praise the dairy-free diet.

I thought oranges and garlic would do the job to cleanse my system, so I googled "smoothie orange garlic" and a few entries down there was a detox smoothie recipe on ehow.com.  That one inspired this one:

Green Detox Smoothie
For the omni, this went down like a shot of twelve year old scotch.  For me, it was an extra sour green smoothie with a hot afterbite.


Mince one garlic clove.  Let it rest for a while on the cutting board.  Or get a scoop of it out of your pre-minced garlic jar.

In the meantime, put in the blender:
1 orange, peeled but left most of the white part on
1 lemon, peeled but left some of the white part on
half of a pear
two kale leaves
a handful of fresh parsley
a pinch or so of cayenne pepper
a dash of maple syrup (I've heard of a maple-cayenne-lemon cleanse so thought there might be some chemistry there)
water and a few ice cubes

Add the minced garlic clove.

Give it a whirl in the blender.

Pretend you are enjoying it while your husband guzzles his.  I enjoyed mine through a straw because I don't like the foam on top of smoothies.