Minty Cucumber Smoothie

I've been on a strange eating stage lately ... healthier, a little more whole'ish' and well, it's kind of freaking SOME people out in the household ... others, not so much ...

So I came across this site and wow, lots and lots of options here! All the more reason to save up for that Vitamix if  you ask me!! I mean, heck, you could make a smoothie a day for a month and not have a repeat! Not all of them looked super appealing but there were some I knew I had to try .... specifically, the Cucumber Lime one. We are in the middle of summer, and a lot of you are hopefully getting down to more normal temperatures after the massive heat wave!

So go ahead, grab that blender/magic bullet, or if you are lucky, the Vitamix and lets BLEND!



1/2 of a large cucumber, peeled and sliced/cubed. Me? I took the seeds out
juice of half a lime
1/2 of an avocado, scooped out
1/4 cup of ice (make it easier on your blender and make it crushed if you can)

 



Put all in the blender, push the button and let it rip!





Um, wow, this is like a taste of SUMMER. Creamy like ice cream ... but I felt it was missing something so ...


I added a few mint leaves ... Wowee! That was SO much tastier ... I will be stocking up on cucumbers now just for THIS!



Go ahead, make one and tell me what YOU think!

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Comments

  1. ChayaMonday, July 09, 2012

    Your smoothie looks lovely. I have never had any of the green smoothies. This one sounds like it would be good though and maybe, that is where I should start.

    Having an avocado in it sells it to me. Thanks for sharing this on My Meatless Mondays.

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  2. Be Colorful CoastalThursday, July 12, 2012

    How pretty is that. If only I could eat avocado. :(((
    thanks for sharing on BeColorul
    p

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  3. JulieFriday, July 13, 2012

    It looks good, thanks for linking up to Show Your Stuff

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  4. Mary SmithFriday, July 13, 2012

    Yum! We make smoothies daily here. We just can't get enough!

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  5. Earning-My-CapeFriday, July 13, 2012

    Ooh! That looks really yummy!
    Thanks for sharing with my Super Link Party! :-)
    ~Susie~

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  6. Ann KroekerSaturday, July 14, 2012

    That looks a little weird as a concept, looking at the ingredients, but sounds from your comment like it would be delicious. The final picture with that mint looks just right (and I love avocados)! Thanks for for linking to Food on Fridays!

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  7. Sarah @ Natures NurtureMonday, July 16, 2012

    Oh my.. That looks so creamy and refreshing! I'm definitely pinning this!

    Thanks so much for sharing at Tiny Tip Tuesday!

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  8. Debra WorthTuesday, July 17, 2012

    I have never had smoothie with cucumber, but I love the flavor so I bet it would be good.

    Thanks for linking up to Healthy 2Day Wednesday! Hope to see you again tomorrow.

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