Green smoothie bowl: Breakfast recipes to kickstart your day on a healthy note

A smoothie bowl for your breakfast can begin your mornings with the wholesome goodness of healthy and nutritious delightful treat. This delightful trend has transformed breakfast into a colourful and nutritious experience. With the velvety blend of ripe bananas, succulent berries, and nutrient-packed spinach, creating a feast for the taste buds. Whether you're looking to boost your metabolism, fuel a workout, or simply savour a moment of morning bliss, the breakfast smoothie bowl has more healthier and more flavourful. Here are 5 recipes of the smoothies:
 

1. Green Smoothie

Ingredients:
Apple (medium), chopped – 1no

Cucumber (small), chopped – ½ cup

Cashew nuts (soaked) – 8nos

Celery, chopped – 1 tbsp

Ginger, chopped – ¼ tsp

Lemon Juice – 1tbsp

Spinach, chopped – ½ cup

Mint leaves – handful

Moringa leaves – ¼ cup

Kale, chopped – ½ cup

Ice cold water – ½ cup

Method:

1. In a mixer grinder add apple, cucumber, cashew nuts, celery, ginger, lemon juice and ice cold water. Blend it to gather until smooth.

2. Once this is blended add all the leaves into it along with some ice cold water. Blend it fine into a smoothie. You can stain the green smoothie or can serve it as is.

3. Quick tip - make sure all the ingredients are cold and once the green smoothie is made serve it immediately.

(Recipe by Chef Kunal Kapur)

2. Banana Smoothie

Ingredients:
1 ripe banana

1 cup low-fat yogurt

¼ cup low-fat milk

A pinch of cardamom powder

2 tablespoons honey

¼ cup walnut kernels + for garnishing

Method:
1. Peel and cut banana.

2. Blend banana with yogurt, milk, honey, walnuts and cardamom powder till smooth.

3. Serve immediately garnished with walnut kernels.

Recipe by Tarla Dalal

3. Apple and Date Smoothie
 

Ingredients:
 

2 cups chilled, peeled and roughly chopped apple

8 deseeded and chopped black dates (kala khajur)

¾ cup chilled whisked curds (dahi)

½ cup ice-cubes

Method:
1. Combine the apples, dates, curds and ice-cubes and blend in a juicer till the mixture is smooth and frothy.

2. Pour equal quantities of the smoothie into 2 individual glasses.

3. Serve immediately.

Recipe by Tarla Dalal

4. Avocado Smoothie Bowl

Ingredients:
2 medium avocados

20-30 baby spinach leaves

4 bananas, peeled and frozen

3 tbsps blanched and peeled pistachios

2 cups milk

2 kiwis, peeled

Banana slices for garnish

Orange segments for garnish

Fresh pomegranate pearls to sprinkle

Edible flowers for garnish

Halved almonds for garnish

Desiccated coconut to sprinkle

Method:
1. Deseed avocado and remove pulp. Transfer in a blender jar.

2. Add baby spinach leaves, bananas, pistachios, milk and blend to a smooth puree.

3. Transfer in a serving bowl. Arrange kiwi, banana slices and orange segments on top.

4. Sprinkle pomegranate pearls on top.

5. Garnish with edible flowers and halved almonds.

6. Sprinkle desiccated coconut on top and serve.

Recipe by Tarla Dalal

5. Papaya Smoothie

Ingredients:
2 cups papaya cubes

3/4 cup chilled milk

1/2 cup curd (dahi)

1 tbsp honey

1/2 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla essence

12 ice-cubes

Method:
1. To make papaya smoothie, combine all the ingredients in a mixer and blend till smooth.

2. Pour the papaya smoothie into 4 small glasses and serve immediately.

Recipe by Tarla Dalal

Therefore, to eat the breakfast smoothie bowl lies in its adaptability, catering to fitness enthusiasts, busy professionals, and anyone seeking a healthy start to the day.