LAMBSQUARTERS SEED SMOOTHIE

Lambsquarters Seed Smoothie image

By fall, there is a second harvest of lambsquarters. Not the leaves this time, but the seeds, which have a nice flavor and can be used in smoothies, soups, scrambled eggs... use your imagination. This is the seed smoothie I made today.

Provided by Irma Nippert

Categories Drinks Recipes Smoothie Recipes Veggie

Time 10m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

⅔ cup lambsquarters seeds
2 cups water, or more to taste
1 pear, cut into chunks (including core and seeds)
1 apple, cut into chunks (including core and seeds)
3 beet tops with stems
1 tablespoon honey, or to taste
1 pinch ground ginger

Steps:

Rinse lambsquarters seeds in a fine-mesh strainer. Drain.
Combine rinsed seeds, water, pear, apple, beet tops and stems, honey, and ginger in a high-powered blender. Blend slowly until chunks are smaller. Increase speed to high and blend until smooth and creamy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 277.8 calories, Carbohydrate 70.7 g, Fat 0.9 g, Fiber 14.6 g, Protein 5.4 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 305.7 mg, Sugar 48.5 g