Smoothie with a bit of a kick -- Habanero spinach smoothie

I experiment with food combinations with an enthusiasm that has often horrified my friends and relatives.  Sometimes the more unusual combinations are quite tasty, and only sound awful.  Sometimes they are just awful.  I also browse the Dekalb Farmer's market, and the various ethnic specialty grocery stores in metro Atlanta for new ingredients, and follow studies in the scientic press on possible beneficial (or detrimental) effects of various food components.

Lately I decided to add more hot peppers to my diet, based on studies indicating that capsicain, the chemical which makes hot pepper hot, might lower blood pressure and cholesterol.

Since I'm drinking a lot of smoothies these days, I decided to try a smoothie with habanero pepper (for breakfast, no less!)

Here's what I came up with.  It was actually quite tasty.

1 avocado

1 medium tomato

1 banana

1/2 cup frozen blueberries

2 cups soy milk

1 cup spinach

1/4 habenero with seeds

1 T flax seeds

1 T chia seeds

1 T walnuts

1 t cinnamon

I ground the dry ingredients (flax seed, chia seed, walnuts) first, then added the other ingredients and blend until smooth. By my standards, it's hot, but not blazingly hot.  If your tolerance for heat is lower, you could try using less habanero, or subsitute a milder pepper.

Comments

[Ramesh]

Oh, I vote for Asheville. I've heard wonderful tginhs about that city too. I'm speaking so selfishly here because I'm a vegan and I've heard Asheville has some wonderful vegan restaurants. I may be selfish, but at least I'm honest about it. I really want to go to the next one!If you're into considering options for one of the meetings down the road, Kansas City is another idea! It's done a great job rebuilding the urban feel downown and has a lot of great restaurants. It's also centrally located so that makes it easy to drive to or fly to from just about anywhere (maybe not Salt Lake City). Congrats on such a successful meeting in Atlanta. Thanks again for FBF it is a wonderful resource! Marly

[Hrach]

Yum! Okay well lately this has been my smhiotoe combo: 2 large handfulls of spinach, 1 small frozen banana, scoop of protein power, 1T flax seed, 1/4C yogurt, 3 ice cubes, 1C So Delicious coconut milk (not from a can). Top with a sprinkle of kasha and 1 strawberry sliced and a light drizzle of sunflower butter. Fave!

[Patpol]

What a nice neighbour! Were they vegan cakes, or was it just a nice thguoht, but you had to dispose of them secretly? (Experience speaking here!)Your crops are coming on well. I always enjoy all your photos! Is that a local loch?