RECIPE
Shrek Smoothies
The big green guy might have made a deal with McDonald’s, but movie critic Michael Booth and food editor Kristen Browning-Blas are drinking spinach-mango shakes in honor of “Shrek the Third.” The Post’s resident raw dieter, Terilyn Epperson, turned us on to these surprisingly tasty drinks from Victoria Boutenko at . Makes 2-3 servings.
Ingredients
2 cups spinach
1 cup water
1 mango, fresh or 1 cup frozen mango
1 banana
4-5 tablespoons agave nectar or honey
1 cup ice
Directions
Blend spinach and water in a blender until spinach is puréed. Add remaining ingredients and blend to desired consistency.
Here are more Shrek-colored combinations:
2 large mangoes, 1 bunch parsley, water
6 peaches, 2 handfuls spinach leaves, water
2 mangoes, 1 handful clean wild weeds (such as lambs quarters, stinging nettles, purslane), water
1 cup strawberries, 2 bananas, 1/2 bunch romaine lettuce, water
4 apples, 1/2 lemon juiced, 4-5 leaves kale, water
4 very ripe kiwis, 1 ripe banana, 3 stalks celery, water
4 ripe pears, 4-5 leaves kale, 1/2 bunch mint, water
Send us your favorite foodie-film suggestions! Drop an e-mail to Kristen at kbrowning@denverpost.com.
