Avengers Assemble #9 (2012)
Written by Kelly Sue DeConnick
Artwork by Stefano Caselli
Colors by Rain Beredo
Chef’s Note: Happy National Kale Day!
A green smoothie typically consists of 40–50% green vegetables (roughly half), usually raw green leafy vegetables, such as spinach, kale, swiss chard, collard greens, celery, parsley, or broccoli, with the remaining ingredients being mostly or entirely fruit. Wheatgrass and spirulina are also used as healthful ingredients. Most green leafy vegetables have a bitter flavor when served raw, but this can be ameliorated by choosing certain less-bitter vegetables (e.g. baby spinach) or combining with certain fruit (e.g. banana softens both the flavor and texture). Some blender manufacturers now specifically target their products towards making green smoothies and provide a booklet of recipes for them.
As much as I have enjoyed green smoothies in the past, they were mixes of fruits and veg, like you mentioned. What Steve has there, that is just a pile of Kale… he is just drinking Kale… I agree with Tony on this one.