Gluten Free, OMS, Paleo, Recipes
Breakfast Linseed Smoothie
Nutrient dense
The breakfast smoothie should be made and consumed the same day. Use a food processor to make the smoothie. A food processor is used instead of a juicer so that whole goodness of the fruits and vegetables are eaten.
Fibre, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants
This breakfast with veggies and fruits of lots of colours plus linseed makes for a very nutritious, satisfying meal. Linseed in the smoothie adds protein, tummy-friendly fibre that helps keep the digestion working just the way it should and keeping you fuller for longer. Linseed is rich in lignans, other powerful antioxidants and mineral – including zinc and magnesium.
Omega-3
Linseed oil with the addition of ground linseed provides lots of omega-3 which makes this smoothie an excellent source of omega-3.
Breakfast Linseed Smoothie
You can mix and match the ingredients, if you haven't got something just use more of one of the others.
Ingredients
- Handful green leaves, Chard, spinach, pak choi or similar
- 1 small-medium orange if using zest best to use organic orange
- 1/2 lemon juice and some of the zest best to use unwaxed lemon
- 1/2 apple or 1/2 pear
- 1/2 cup berries Any; fresh or frozen.
- 1/2 Carrot
- 1 slice pineapple or 1/2 mango or papaya flesh
- 2 heaped dessertspoons Flax Farm ground linseed
- 3 teaspoons Flax Farm Cold-Pressed Linseed (Flaxseed) Oil
- Stevia sweetener or honey or other sweetener to taste
- Small knob raw ginger optional
Instructions
- Remove pips from the citrus fruits, apple or pear.
- Place all the fruit, leaves and veg in blender with water and oil. Then blitz until smooth.
- Add ground linseed and sweetener to taste, give it a quick whiz and serve.
Notes
For other options you could include ½ mango, extra berries, ½ papaya. The aim is to get as many different coloured fruits in.
If you need extra calories and not needing to lose weight add a banana to the smoothie and/or two tablespoons of buckwheat flakes or porridge oats.
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