Green Lemonade

[MOTH]

I'd like to make a green lemonade...I've heard it mentioned here and there. Any recipe? I only use dates for a sweetener...I wonder how it would taste with some date magic instead of agave or honey!

[Claudine]

I'm very new to Raw, but I've been using the following "recipe" for Green Lemonade and it doesn't need a sweetener other than the apples....

1 head of romaine
2 apples (or more for sweeter)
1-2 handfuls of baby spinach
1 large or 2 small lemons
Juice it up, drink it down.
:)

Even my 3 year old likes it this way! Oh, wait, 3 and a HALF actually ~ she likes to correct me on that. :D

[MaineMomof4]

I use a lemon, pineapple (a good size slice or as much as you want to sweeten), and lots of Kale. The kids and I love it and it tastes like lemonade!! Yum!

[jacsam]

So Claudine and MaineMomof4 are you both saying that you juice this vs using the vitamix. This sounds sooo good and a great way for me to get some extra greens.

[Claudine]

So Claudine and MaineMomof4 are you both saying that you juice this vs using the vitamix. This sounds sooo good and a great way for me to get some extra greens.

Yes, I do juice it because I don't have a vitamix and my blender doesn't get spinach as smooth as I'd like it. I would venture to guess that you could do it either way though....would a vitamix make it thicker?

(I also used kale once in place of the romaine, but I don't really care for the taste of kale. Although, with enough apples I suppose it would mask the taste of it.)

[MaineMomof4]

So Claudine and MaineMomof4 are you both saying that you juice this vs using the vitamix. This sounds sooo good and a great way for me to get some extra greens.

No I use the vitamix and I actually forgot to add that I do add water so it is a little thinner but it is not as thin as regular lemonade would be but I absolutely love it!!! You may be able to thin it out more if you used pineapple juice instead of the actual pineapple, not sure never tried it. Good luck!

[MaineMomof4]

Yes, I do juice it because I don't have a vitamix and my blender doesn't get spinach as smooth as I'd like it. I would venture to guess that you could do it either way though....would a vitamix make it thicker?

(I also used kale once in place of the romaine, but I don't really care for the taste of kale. Although, with enough apples I suppose it would mask the taste of it.)

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Kale and I thought it made it taste great, you could use Kale and spinach =)

[gingincal]

I love green lemonade! :D To make, I juice the following:

1 thumb-sized piece of ginger root
1 head romaine
1 big handful spinach or kale or parsley - whatever dark green leafies I have on hand :)
1 cucumber
1 lemon
2 apples