Smoothies of parsley - the subtleties of cooking an unusual drink

Smoothies made from parsley are a real find for those who lead a healthy lifestyle. A pleasant taste, enriched with natural vitamins and trace elements, can be prepared during the spring and summer, while the greenery grows and rages.

Many recipes with different ingredients will make it so that the cocktail will not get bored or stick. Each time a new smoothie of parsley will be poured into glasses or cups with its unique notes and aftertaste.

Chemical Composition

The basis of the drink is fresh leaves and parsley stems, ground on a blender until puree. According to the content of vitamins, young greens exceed a lot of vegetables and fruits. Here are:

• ascorbic acid( up to 0.2%)
• carotene( up to 0.01%)
• retinol
• vitamin B1
• iron
• magnesium
• potassium
• phosphorus
• proteins
• phytoncides.

The above list of useful microelements is far from exhaustive, there are other substances that are no less valuable for the body. All parts of parsley are edible and have a pleasant spicy taste. Before use as part of smoothies, they do not need to be heat treated. Hence, during the preparation of the dish, not a single gram of valuable microelement will be lost.

Benefits for the body

Usually smoothies of parsley drink in the morning. Light invigorating drink has a number of useful properties, namely:

• charges the body with energy
• invigorates
• strengthens nails and hair
• improves skin condition
• cleanses the body of toxins( toxins).

Note! Those who appreciated the merits of a cocktail of parsley, not by hearsay, argue that the drink can be safely drunk after 18-00 even to those who are on a diet.

Unshakable green smoothies

Recipe No. 1

The combination of these products gives a drink with a pleasant taste, giving off spices and freshness. Excellent quench thirst and hunger. Excellent light breakfast or. .. dinner.

Ingredients:

• 2 fresh crispy cucumber
• bunch of parsley
• bunch of lettuce leaves
• pinch of coriander
• chili on the tip of the knife.

Vegetables are peeled, cut into rings or slices, and put in a glass. On top add sliced ​​(or whole) sprigs of parsley and lettuce leaves.

All products are whipped with a blender. Water is not added - the cucumber gives enough liquid. When a homogeneous mass forms in the glass, it is filled with chili and coriander.

Note! Removing the peel from the cucumber - it's not a matter of principle. If the peel does not bitter, then get rid of it and the lion's share of vitamins is not necessary!

Recipe № 2

Original, if not spicy smoothies are obtained from parsley, cucumber and celery.

The last product, despite its specific taste, perfectly blends in with most fruits and vegetables. In a cocktail, a minimum of calories. It is a useful drink for those who lose weight. However, it should be remembered that everything is good in moderation. Smoothies of parsley - no exception!

Components:

• 2 stems with celery leaves
• small bunch of parsley
• 3 large freshly harvested cucumber
• pinch of salt
• half a glass of kefir( 0,5%)
• ½ garlic clove.

Preparation of vegetables for a cocktail begins with washing greens and cucumbers, cutting them with a knife for ease of work with a blender.

First put a cucumber in a glass. It is ground to the state of juice. It remains to add celery, parsley and garlic, all the time, thoroughly beat up.

The resulting cocktail is ready for eating. However, according to the recipe, it should be added kefir, salt and finally mix the ingredients.

Attention! If you reduce the number of cucumbers, then from the products listed will be a soup-puree, which can be filled with olive oil and served with breadcrumbs or croutons.

. Recipe # 3. "Dacha Smoothie".

. Otherwise this cocktail of parsley is called "Green gazpacho".Ingredients:

• Bulgarian green pepper
• tablespoon chopped parsley
• 30 ml lime juice
• 150 ml apple fresh
• 2-4 fresh mint leaves
• ground pepper and salt on the tip of the knife
• ½ tbsp.sugar
• cucumber
• green apple
• ice cubes for decoration.

Preparation: Wash pepper, apple, cucumber and mint. Beat together with parsley in a blender. In puree, add apple fresh and lime juice. Fill the cocktail with sugar, salt and pepper.

Ice, added to smoothies, will make the drink more fresh and invigorating.

Sweet drinks for desserts

It turns out that parsley is the best companion of a banana. This is not a joke. Manufacturers have long learned to combine these two natural products in snacks, children's sweets. It turns out in cocktails their neighborhood is just as good.

Mix of parsley and fruit

Ingredients:

• parsley bunch
• half apple
• banana
• two kiwi
• incomplete glass of boiled water
• 2 pinches of ground ginger root.

With kiwi peeled, cut into pieces. Apple shredded slices, banana - rings. The ingredients are placed in a blender glass. Pour boiled cold water. The ingredients are whipped thoroughly until smooth. In the end add ginger.

It remains to put a straw in the glass and enjoy a soft interesting cocktail of parsley.

Green smoothies with banana

This is a simplified version of the first recipe. In a bowl of a mixer spread a bunch of parsley, one cleared a banana and pour out half a glass of water.



The ingredients are whipped to a homogeneous mass. The drink is ready.

Parsley cocktail with lemon and honey

This recipe is for real sweet tooths because it contains honey. Traditionally, in smoothies that promote healthy nutrition, fruits and herbs are not sweetened.

Products:

• 2 bunches of parsley
• half a lemon
• tablespoon honey
• 1.5 cups of boiled chilled water.

Lemon is peeled and together with parsley, honey and half a glass of water is sent to the blender bowl. The ingredients are whipped to a homogeneous mass, gradually introducing the remaining water.

Note! The resulted quantity of products in all recipes of smoothies from parsley can be considered conditional. It is good to experiment with their increase or decrease, achieving their "ideal" taste.

Slimming cocktail

Composition:

• parsley bunch
• kiwi
• lemon slice
• 7 lemon balm leaves
• 100 ml boiled water
• 2 tspliquid honey.

Features of preparation: a lemon crush in blender together with zest. Kiwis are cleaned.3-4 leaves of peppermint are laid aside to decorate the bowl, whilst the remaining ones are whipped together with the main ingredients.

Water is added in portions to adjust the degree of cocktail density.

Homogeneous mashed potatoes are poured into a glass, decorated with a straw and leaves( a branch) of lemon balm. With what products does parsley harmonize?

In general, the list of ingredients looks like this:

• mint, basil, rosemary
• orange, lemon, banana
• tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, sweet pepper
• walnuts.

General advice

How to get the most out of the smoothie from parsley? The following recommendations should be observed:

1. ready-to-drink cocktails to drink immediately after preparation. You do not need to store drinks. Etheric substances quickly evaporate. Smoothies lose value as a product of healthy food
2. to get a significant benefit from cocktails, do not drink them food. It is better to take a vitamin complex on an empty stomach.
3. does not need to abuse individual ingredients. It will be more correct to experiment with tastes, and alternate products.

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