This smoothie bowl makes quick and healthy lunch or dinner; it’s also really easy to make – all you need to do is wash some vegetables and throw all the ingredients in the blender. Ready in seconds!

In the past year or so I experimented with smoothies a lot, green smoothies in particular – I experimented with the ingredients I put in to see which combination works best. I quickly learnt what works and what doesn’t and this green smoothie bowl is a result of everything that I learnt. But what makes it really special is its high-fibre content, meaning that it will fill you up and you won’t feel hungry for a while after having it. If you love having smoothies you will know that they don’t normally fill you up – you feel hungry again very soon after having one. I know this because I experienced it but this smoothie is different.

The ingredient that makes this smoothie extra fibre-rich is psyllium husk, a form of fibre made from the Plantago ovata plant. The one I used in my smoothie is organic Psyllium Husk from Monkey Nutrition* which was kindly sent to me to try.

I was really pleased with the way this smoothie bowl turned out – I actually had it for dinner one day when I didn’t feel like cooking. It may not look very nice, but it actually tastes good and it’s really nutritious.

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High fibre green smoothie bowl with pomegranate seeds

Nutritious green smoothie bowl, perfect for quick lunch or dinner

Author: Petra Kravos

Ingredients

• 200 ml or more of coconut milk (or other cow's milk alternative)
• 1 tbsp flaxseeds
• 1 tbsp psyllium husk
• 1 medium size ripe banana
• 1/3 cucumber
• a handful of spinach
• 1 tbsp peanut or almond butter
• a handful pomegranate seeds
• 2 tbsp hulled hempseeds
• 1 tsp organic coconut oil
• pomegranate seeds for topping

Instructions

• Wash the spinach and cucumber and add them to the blender.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and blend on high speed until smooth.
• Serve with pomegranate seeds sprinkled on top.

Notes

Having pomegranate seeds as an ingredient is not essential and you could easily skip them.

You can make the smoothie less thick by adding more liquid.

*PR sample