Banana, Date PB Green Smoothie- vegan

This smoothie is a beautiful bright green

Now here's a major confession: I often pride myself on my sensible approach to diet and nutrition, but when it comes to spinach I'm ashamed to say I'm like a fussy kid! Trouble is, I just can't stand the taste or smell or texture of it once it's cooked and I find it impossible to force myself to eat it, healthy as I know it is. I can do raw baby spinach in salads and sandwiches, no problem, so one morning I thought: a raw green smoothie-well why not? And I'm happy to say I downed it all, so I'm now working on ideas for kale and callaloo, as I'm not overkeen on those when cooked either. 

This recipe makes 2 large servings- enough for a really energising breakfast: 1 cup= 250ml.

1 cu (pressed down) fresh washed and torn spinach leaves

6 stoned dried dates

1 tab unsweetened peanut butter

plant milk of your choice (I used unsweetened soya milk- you could use rice, hemp, almond, oat etc.)- exactly how much is up to you.

• Blend the spinach, dates and peanut butter together.
• Add the milk last, and use enough to make the desired consistency.

If you are a reluctant cooked leaf-eater like me, you might want to try out kale chips, which are highly nutritious and a great antidote to a pile of slimy cooked greens! I also hear that semi-cooked/  warmed kale in salads is great, so if you've ever made or eaten that, I'd love to hear from you...