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Bok Choy Smoothie $2.00

Jul 8, 2013

bokchoy smoothieOk, so unless it’s in a Thai Curry, I find bok choy a bit difficult to handle.  I’ll do it steamed with my special sauce, but during the summer, who really wants to turn up the heat?  That’s why I created this recipe for raw bok choy.  I’d hate to waste any of my local, organic CSA share from Central Brooklyn CSA.

Note: This recipe can be remixed based on what you have in the house.  Below are two delicious variations.

Recipe 1

  • 2-4 giant leaves of bok choy
  • 2 uber ribe frozen bananas
  • 1 cup vanilla coconut milk (refrigerated kind from Trader Joe’s)
  • 1 cup clean water
  • 1/2 cup frozen mango chunks
  • juice of 1/2 lime

bokchoy smoothie 2Serves 1-2 people as a whole meal.

Price estimate breakdown:  bok choy $0.25 (1/4 of head from CSA share which includes about 8 items for $7.36 EBT); organic bananas $0.58 (.29 each TJ’s); coconut milk .37 (1/8 of $2.99); mango chunks .50 (1/4 of $2 pack); 1/2 lime .13
TOTAL PRICE:  $1.83

Recipe 2

  • 2-4 leaves bok choy
  • 1 banana
  • 1/2 haas avocado
  • 4 dates (this will determine the sweetness)
  • 1/2 cup frozen mango chunks
  • juice of 1/2 lime
  • Coconut milk to blend

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