If you are a lemon lover like me, then this smoothie will be a favorite for you as well. It is easy to make, refreshing, immune boosting, and the most important it is so tasty!
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Lemon: a must have ingredient for happier meals
Lemon is a fruit that has a variety of culinary and non-culinary uses.
When it comes to cooking, lemons can be used in almost any type of dish. You can integrate lemons in a lot of recipes, either for a smoothie, cakes, or even in main dishes.
Its juice is a perfect ingredient that helps to amplify flavors. It also enhances the freshness of food and brings more life to it.
The lemon zest that we can get from grating lemon’s skin is also a must-have for many recipes. It adds more freshness and helps accentuate the lemon flavors.
Lemon’s recipes are endless. From your early morning sunshine breakfast to a late sweet dessert at the end of the day, the combinations you can have are truly numerous!
Health benefits of lemons
Besides the freshness lemon can add to any dish, it has many health benefits:
- Since it is rich in vitamins and minerals, lemon is a great source to improve skin and hair health.
- Lemon is also known for its amazing effect on losing weight.
- Thanks to its acidic citrus, lemon is a great digestion booster. It helps, significantly, stimulate the digestion process.
- Being very rich in vitamin C, lemons can be a perfect booster for our immune system as well.
Main ingredients for this lemon smoothie
Every single ingredient in this smoothie is rich in vitamins and minerals and extremely beneficial for health:
Lemon: add more freshness to the smoothie and makes the other ingredients’ flavors pop out.
Curcuma: A real immune booster that improves digestion and metabolism.
Banana: Gives the smoothie all the natural sweetness it needs.
Ginger: A good remedy to pain and sickness, which makes it perfect for an after workout smoothie.
Vanilla yogurt: gives to the texture and the filling a little kick and is also a great source for proteins and probiotics.
5 Ingredients Lemon Smoothie
Ingredients
- 2 bananas
- 2 lemons juice
- 2 tbsp lemon zest (fresh)
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 yogurt (Preferably vanilla flavor)
- mineral water (to adjust the texture to your taste)
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients in a blender and mix well until everything is perfectly combined.Serve immediately with ice cubes for more freshness.
Serve lemon smoothie!
This lemon smoothie is perfect to start the day. It is a real energy booster that I serve quite often in breakfast, to take profit from all its incredible ingredients.
This smoothie is pretty customizable, feel free to adjust the ratio of the ingredients to your taste.
Many ingredients can be used for more flavors diversity; consider trying carrots, mango, orange, or even spinach.
Enjoy my dears!
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