Spinach Cucumber Smoothie
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This spinach cucumber smoothie is rich in vitamins, antioxidants, and fiber. If you are looking for the best detox drink or simply want to live healthier then this is it! It’s also dairy-free.
Why to make a spinach cucumber smoothie?
- It’s a great way to start a day and get some nutrients in your body.
- It’s refreshing – cucumber gives it that refreshing taste.
- Perfect for detox – this spinach smoothie helps your body get rid of toxins.
- It’s healthy – an excellent source of vitamins, fiber, and antioxidants.
- I dare to say it’s the best green smoothie recipe!
So guys, if you haven’t tried adding spinach to your smoothie yet, here is your chance! Don’t be afraid. Combined with other ingredients you will get a vitamin bomb full of antioxidants and other nutrients good for your body.
By the way, we also like Blueberry Coffee Breakfast Smoothie, Energy Boosting Smoothie, or Raspberry Almond Smoothie (also dairy-free).
What are the benefits of spinach smoothies?
Now, this depends on what you actually use to make them. The more ingredients (fruits, veggies, nuts, …) the more health benefits it will have.
Let’s talk about this spinach cucumber smoothie:
Spinach makes your hair and skin look healthier thanks to the high amount of Vitamin A it contains. It’s also a great source of iron and potassium.
Cucumbers are high in nutrients (Vitamin C, K, magnesium, potassium) and low in calories. They also contain a lot of water which helps you stay hydrated (check out the health benefits of cucumber).
Avocado – Did you know that avocados are great for cleansing your body from toxins? And so are cucumbers and spinach! Apart from that avocado is packed with antioxidants.
Apples are rich in fiber, reduce cholesterol, detoxify your liver, and help control your weight which also makes this a great smoothie for weight loss.
Now as you can see this spinach cucumber smoothie is packed with vitamins, antioxidants, and fiber. Drinking it will also help your body cleanse from harmful toxins.
Do spinach smoothies taste bad?
No. They don’t. Try making this spinach smoothie and you will find out for yourself. I highly recommend following the recipe first and only after adjusting ingredients to your liking.
The important thing is to find a balance between the flavors. If you add spinach, try using fruits and sweeteners you like to make it to your liking.
How to make spinach cucumber smoothie
You will need a blender or a food processor to turn your ingredients into a smoothie. This only takes a few seconds (depending on how powerful your blender is). My blender only needs like 15 seconds.
Now peel the apple and cucumber and dice both. Remove the stone from the avocado.
Dates – sometimes the dates might be way too hard for the blender to process so to make it easier you just place them in a bowl, pour hot water over, and let them sit for about 5 minutes so they have time to soften. Chop them roughly.
Now throw everything in the food processor and blend until smooth. This green smoothie is quite thick. If you don’t drink it right away, store it in the fridge.
Ingredient substitutions:
- Apple – pear is also a delicious substitution.
- Almond milk – cow’s milk.
- Dates – these are here to sweeten your smoothie. If you don’t like them, use a sweetener of your choice (honey, agave syrup, maple syrup …).
Spinach Cucumber Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 apple (medium)
- 1½ cup spinach , packed
- 1 cucumber
- 1 avocado
- 2 cups almond milk
- 8 pitted dates
Instructions
- Peel and dice the apple and cucumber. Cut the avocado in half and remove the stone. Roughly chop the dates.
- Place all the ingredients in a blender and process until smooth.
Notes
- If you own a powerful blender, you can keep the skins of apples and cucumbers on.
- Make sure you wash the fruit and veggies before using them.
- This recipe yields about 4 cups – 2 portions.
- Almond milk can be substituted with cow’s milk.
- If your dates are hard and your blender not very powerful, soak them in hot water for a few minutes.
- The amounts and ingredients in this recipe can be adjusted to your liking.
Excellent smoothie recipe. I only had a pear and subbed it out for the apple.
Delicious.
TY
Pear sounds like a great substitution, Maryann! We have a few more smoothies on our blog, if interested! :)
Omg! Beautiful. I just want to say I am trying to be and get healthier this year. As last I went through breast cancer and before this my diet wasn’t the greatest. So onwards and upwards. I love your website Julia.
Thank you
P.s. I have also made the shepherd’s pie your way. Yum. X
Hi Ashley. I hope that my recipes will help you on your journey to eat healthier. Wishing you all the best and thank you for your comment.
Thanks for sharing awesome recipe. My mom really appreciated it. She had made it with the fresh cucumber and with the help of newly purchased hand blender. Kudos to your work.
You are welcome! :)
This recipe was wonderful, my family really enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing :)
You are welcome, Amanda! :)
Julia, can I substitute dates for something else? I want to try it today but I don’t have dates.
Hi Judith, yes you can. Use any sweetener you like – honey, maple syrup and add as much as you like. Enjoy! :)
If I don’t have 8 pitted dates how many tablespoons or teaspoons of sweetener can I replace it with?
Hi Sierra. This will depend on your taste really and also on the type of a sweetener you use. I suggest you make the smoothie without any sweetener. Then stir a little bit in and taste, add more if needed. I have no idea how much you would need though. Hope this helps.
Used almond butter instead of dates. Tasted amazing
Thanks for your feedback and rating, Margaret! Almond butter sounds like a great substitution.
I have been making spinach and cucumber with oat milk for a few weeks now but decided to google spinach and cucumber smoothie I never considered putting apple in but will be trying that as it will probably add a bit of sweetness without using sugar or honey ( I’m diabetic ) I’m also badly anemic and I’m sure this drink is helping along with the iron tablets and fresh orange . Thank you for sharing
You are welcome, Isla. Thanks so much for finding time to leave feedback!
Googling spinach Cucumber smoothie this popped up. This recipe is fantastic! I didn’t have an avocado handy and had already sprinkled in some dried mint. so I tossed in 1/2 a small banana, some purple kale and cinnamon… Absolutely delicious! Looking forward to trying it with the avocado.
Thanks so much for your feedback, Tammi! Your substitutions sound great!
Can I use water instead of milk
Jackie, you can try. It all depends on what you like. Adding water will change its taste slightly so you might need to add some sweetener or something. I suggest to taste it and see what it needs. Hope this helps.
Great recipe! I have made it yesterday and everyone in my home sweet home totally loved it! Thank you Julia for your awesome recipe.
Thanks so much for your feedback, Kate!
This is wonderful!!! I love it. I did add fresh celery, and a pinch of salt. My husband even liked it. Diffenitly a keeper. Thank you
Johanna Stokes
Yay! I’m so happy to hear that, Johanna! Hope you will find here some more recipes that you and your husband enjoy :)
This is delicious! Just a heads up, though. Spinach keeps calcium from your body from absorbing into the body. So instead of the almond milk, I substituted coconut water and left out the dates. ;-)
Thanks for sharing this recipe. Personally, I didn’t enjoy the spinach – I would reduce it in this drink.
Hi Chris, yes, you can easily adjust the quantity of spinach if you prefer. Everyone is different so what works for me does not have to work for you. Hope you will try again with less spinach. Thanks for your feedback!
This is delicious! We substituted a small handful of almonds for avocado and reduced the dates.
Will definitely make again! Makes a great Sunday morning treat!
Love smoothies as both breakfast or after a workout!!. This green goodness has all the right ingredients & the colour of this is just gorgeous!
Thanks!
This is a wonderful sounding smoothie and you make it look so pretty too! I love cucumbers and can just imagine how delicious they would be in this drink!
Thanks so much, Amy!I have to say that the cucumbers bring this smoothie to a whole new level :)
Love all the produce in this smoothie…and avocados are on sale right now! I’ll have to take this one for a spin. Thanks for sharing!
You are welcome, Traci!
This really looks refreshing with the cucumber, going to have to try this. Thanks for sharing your recipes!
Let me know what you think so!
Gotta love a good smoothie!
:) Thanks