A.M. SMOOTHIE (APRICOT/MACA)

As a general rule, you can make your own variations on all smoothie recipes in regular cookbooks. For yogurt and milk, substitute avocado, coconut oil, cashew nuts, or soaked almonds. For sugar, substitute agave syrup, maple syrup, raw honey, stevia, or Medjool dates. Banana, mango, and dried lucuma are nice ingredients for vegetarian smoothies, as they add thickness and make smoothies sweeter.

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups tangerine juice
• 1 whole tangerine, including the pith (remove most of the seeds)
• 3 whole fresh apricots, pitted or 10 dried apricots (If using dried apricots, soak them in filtered water for 30 minutes before blending.)
• 5 apricot kernels
• 3 dates, pitted (add more if desired, according to your taste)
• 1 ½ tablespoon freshly ground flax-seed
• 1 ½ tablespoon freshly ground pumpkin seeds
• 1-2 tablespoons maca powder (start with 1 tablespoon and add 1 more if desired)
• 2 teaspoons flax-seed oil
• ½ teaspoon edible rose water (optional)
• Handful ice (optional)

Method

Put all ingredients into a blender and mix well. You’ll replace maca with hemp or rice protein powder. For apricot kernels, either extract them from your own apricot pits or order high-quality, raw, organic seeds on-line.

WHAT IS MACA ROOT?

Maca is a medicinal taproot native to Bolivia and Peru. It is regarded as a highly nutritious, energy-imbuing food, and as a medicine that enhances strength, endurance, libido, and fertility.

WHERE CAN I GET ROSE WATER?

Rose Water will either be purchased at specialty connoisseur and food stores, or it is often created reception. Just fill a pot with clean rose petals, pour boiling water over them and cover with a lid. Allow to stand. Place the cooled mixture in the refrigerator overnight. Strain.

This recipe is taken from the book Smoothie Recipes for Optimum Health blow is the link of complete book Smoothie Recipes for Optimum Health