Green Vegetable Smoothie Bowl (no fruit)

A low sugar green vegetable smoothie bowl made without fruit and packed with protein. It's surprisingly sweet and delicious! Dairy free, vegan, paleo.

5 from 2 votes

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Course: Smoothies and Drinks

Cuisine: dairy free, nut free, paleo, vegan

Prep Time: 10

Total Time: 10

Servings: bowl

Ingredients

2 tsp chia seeds
1/2 cup coconut milk or water (carton, not canned)
1 cup zucchini, copped (ideally frozen)
1/2 cup cucumber, chopped
1 handful baby spinach
1 scoop vanilla protein powder (I like Sunwarrior Warrior Blend)
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
2-3 tsp almond butter (or any variety)
1 tsp maca powder (optional)
Granola, muesli, or banana (to provide carbs)
Chopped nuts and/or seeds (to provide crunch and fats)
Berries, cacao nibs, bee pollen, etc. (for toppings)

Instructions

Pop the chia seeds into a glass or mug and pour over the coconut milk/coconut water, then give it a little stir. Allow to sit for 5 to 10 minutes to allow the chia seeds to absorb some of the liquid and form a gel.
Place all other smoothie ingredients into the jug of your blender. Pour over the chia gel mix.
Blend until you have a thick, creamy smoothie. If your blender won't pulse, add in a splash more liquid just to get it going (you can use more coconut milk/water or just add water).
Scoop the smoothie in to a bowl and top with some crunchy, chewy carbohydrates, seeds and whatever else you like.

Notes

*for a nut-free version of this smoothie bowl, simply replace the nut butter with some coconut butter or a seed butter e.g. pumpkin seed butter, tahini, etc. It will still be absolutely delicious!

I’m thrilled to see this recipe featured over on Well + Good’s ‘7 fruitless smoothies for low-sugar sipping’

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