The Australian Vegan Magazine — May-June 2017

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coconut, banana and avocado in a rich, exotic
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of fresh greens and matcha green tea powder. If
you’ve never tried matcha in a smoothie before,
prepare yourself for an energising kick! Matcha is a
natural source of caffeine, and it’s rich in disease-
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much as a hint of bitterness when you blend the
powder into a sweet, refreshing smoothie bowl.
This smoothie tastes like key lime pie: creamy,
tropical and sweet all at once. Ahh, now this is
living!

MAKES 1 BOWL (500ML)

For the smoothie
125ml coconut water
225g fresh baby spinach
1 large frozen banana, chopped
55g avocado
2 teaspoons lime zest (from 1 large lime)
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
(from 1 large lime)
2 or 3 ice cubes, as needed
2 teaspoons pure maple syrup, or to taste
½ teaspoon matcha green tea powder, or to taste

Topping suggestions
Fresh sliced mango, pineapple, and/or banana
Melted coconut butter

1 In a high-speed blender, combine all the
smoothie ingredients and blend on high
until smooth. Taste and adjust the sweet-
ness, if desired.

2 Pour into a bowl and add the toppings of
your choice. Enjoy with a spoon!

TIP: Make it child-friendly.


Omit the matcha powder


and reduce the quantity


of lime juice.


Green tea lime pie


smoothie bowl


Images and
recipes from
Oh She Glows
Every Day by
Angela Liddon.
(Penguin Random
House Australia,
RRP $35.00)
Free download pdf