3 Healthy Green Juice Recipes

3 healthy ways to get more greens into your day - Sweet Green Lemon Pesto, Green Rice with Lime, and a Green Ginger Peach smoothie. Summer has officially begun, and I dont know about you but Im already eating more ice cream, popsicles and other fun summery foods. Not that I see anything wrong

3 healthy ways to get more greens into your day - Sweet Green Lemon Pesto, Green Rice with Lime, and a Green Ginger Peach smoothie.

summer / vegan / gluten free

Sweet Green Lemon Pesto / loveandlemons.com

Summer has officially begun, and I don’t know about you – but I’m already eating more ice cream, popsicles and other “fun” summery foods. Not that I see anything wrong with an occasional indulgence – but I like to balance things out by adding a little more green wherever I can.

Today I’ve partnered with Evolution Fresh to come up with 3 healthy recipes to help you get more greens into your day. Their cold-pressed green juices are packed with kale, spinach, cucumber, lettuces and herbs, among other flavorful ingredients. Obviously the easiest way to get more green is to just drink the juice (and it’s delicious)… but I had fun thinking outside of the box (er, bottle) to create these simple summery recipes:

1. Make a sweet green lemony pesto:
Pesto is already pretty green, but this one uses green juice in place of most of the olive oil to make an overall lighter version. Sweet Greens and Lemon juice make it every bit as zesty delicious.


2. Cook rice with green juice instead of water or broth:
I have to say that I’m so in love with this trick. I used green juice in place of water or broth to cook my rice. It adds extra nutrition (over 1 pound of green vegetables’ worth!) but the flavor is very mild so you’re actually eating more greens than it feels like. Essential Greens with Lime is perfect for green cilantro rice – I like to serve this with tacos or grilled veggie kabobs. After the rice is done cooking, I season it with salt, pepper, a drizzle of olive oil, a few squeezes of lime and chopped cilantro. Top your plate with a scoop of salsa.

3. Make a sweet green summer smoothie:
We have the most amazing peaches right now, so I blended those with blueberries, spinach and Sweet Greens and Ginger. For a spicier kick, add a bit of freshly grated ginger.

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3 Healthy Green Juice Recipes

  PrintAuthor: IngredientsSweet Green Lemony Pesto
  • 6 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
  • 1 garlic clove
  • two large handfuls basil or a combo of basil and mint
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest + a bit of zest
  • ¼ teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • ¼ cup Evolution Fresh Sweet Greens and Lemon
  • 1½ tablespoons olive oil
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Green Rice with Lime
  • 1 cup uncooked basmati rice
  • 1 ¼ cups Evolution Fresh Essential Green with Lime
  • Extra-virgin olive oil for drizzling
  • squeezes of lime juice
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • ½ cup chopped cilantro
  • ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Sweet Green Ginger Peach SmoothiesInstructionsSweet Green Lemony Pesto
  • In a food processor, pulse together the pine nuts and garlic. Add the basil, lemon zest, Dijon mustard, red pepper flakes, a few generous pinches of salt, and a few grinds of pepper. Pulse until combined. With the food processor running, pour in the juice and olive oil and blend until smooth but still herb-flecked. Taste and add more olive oil, salt, pepper, and lemon zest to your liking.
    • Green Rice with Lime
  • Rinse your rice thoroughly until the water runs clear. In a rice cooker, combine the rice, juice, a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt. Cook your rice according to your rice cooker’s instructions for white rice (about 25 minutes). When the rice is done, transfer to a bowl, fluff it with a fork and add a squeeze of lime, a drizzle of olive oil, cilantro, red pepper flakes, and salt and pepper to taste.
    • Sweet Green Ginger Peach Smoothies
  • Blend all ingredients until smooth. Add more juice as needed to get your blade moving.
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