I often make this pasta dish for the kids from work. In the beginning they said they didn’t like it, because it was too green. But I called it Hulk pasta, told them not te eat it, because I didn’t want them turn into Hulk and all of a sudden they loved it. One day, when they watched me making it, they did ask me: ‘Lisa, why are you putting a smoothie in the pasta?’. Haha! A few times I posted it on my Instagram Story and many asked for the recipe. I procrastinated it for a while, but I thought Earth Day is a good reason to post such a green and tasty recipe. Whenever I make it for the kids I always make a bit more, because I also like to eat this myself. It’s so creamy and delicious. What makes it a great family recipe!
HULK PASTA
Serves: 4
400 gr pasta
1 big onion (chopped)
2 cloves of garlic (chopped)
1 small head of broccoli (chopped)
1 small head of cauliflower (chopped)
2 hands of spinach
1/2 avocado (optional)
1/4 cup fresh basil
1 cube stock
1/2 cup plant based milk
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
salt/pepper (to taste)
-Cook the pasta as described on the pack (add some salt for extra taste).
-Cook the broccoli and the cauliflower for 5 min.
-In the meantime fry the onion and the garlic for 5 min. You can do this in water or oil, whatever you prefer.
-Put the cooked broccoli and cauliflower, the fried onion and garlic with the spinach, avocado, basil, stock, milk and nutritional yeast in a blender and blend until smooth. Add some salt/pepper to taste.
-Mix the sauce with the pasta and enjoy any toppings you like: extra basil, nutritional yeast, black pepper, vegan cheese, tomatoes etc.
Are you going to make this pasta? Please let me know if you like it. You can let me know down below or you can tag me on Instagram with @freedomevermore. Thank you! X
In this world there are people who don’t like bananas. I can’t imagine that myself, but it’s reality. Also, some people might be allergic to banana or they find a smoothie with banana too filling and you want to have something a little lighter. That last reason makes sense to me, I have moments like that. So that’s why I created this healthy green smoothie. It’s actually a little bit in between a smoothie and a juice. The spinach and the kale do make it a little thick, but I think it’s more like a juice. It’s one of my favourite healthy things to drink. It’s super healthy and great to start your day with. It also works really well to drink this just 20-30 min before a meal. This way you get a lot of greens even before eating something + you’re already a bit full and won’t overeat that fast.
GREEN BOOSTER
Who likes avocados? I know you’re all raising your hand right now.. haha! Though there are actually a few people who really cant stand avocado’s (like how??), this recipe will I think satisfy everybody. There is not a very strong avocado taste and the structure obviously is way different as it comes in a smoothie. What basically leaves us with a nice creamy goodness with lots of good fats and vitamine E! Also, did you know that the potassium in an avocado can regulate a high blood pressure? So many reason to try this delicious smoothie. It’s great for breakfast or as a post work out snack!
AVOSMOOTHIE
Do you love avocados? Or you really hate them? Either way I hope you will try this amazing smoothie and please let me know if you liked it! You can let me know in a comment below, but you can also show me by tagging me on Instagram or by using #PlanetManel. Thank you! X
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