Elderberry Fennel Immune-Boosting Green Smoothie

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Preparation time: 5 minutes

Servings: 4

This smoothie is a rich orange color with a deeply nourishing sweet taste! The black elderberry is excellent as an immune booster to ward off colds and flu. The citrus bitters are a delightful, organic treat to help you digest better. If you don’t have any citrus bitters on hand, use a lemon instead (see below).

The cardamom and fennel spices in this smoothie are great for digestion, and fennel is wonderful for eye health. The fenugreek also has eye-health benefits and helps to boost oxytocin, the love and social-bonding hormone responsible for feeling good!

INGREDIENTS:

4 stalks celery

3 large carrots

2 cups red leaf lettuce

2 cups filtered water

1 Tbsp. black elderberry extract or sambucus. (Choose those with no sugar, such as by the Nature’s Answer brand, which you can get online at: Amazon.com or iHerb.com . This is great to have on hand during cold and flu season in general.) Use ½ of a Granny Smith apple if you don’t have elderberry extract on hand, or omit altogether.

1 tsp. fennel powder

1 tsp. ground fenugreek

½ tsp. ground cardamom

Stevia to taste (approximately 4–6 drops per glass if you want a taste sweeter than the smoothie is naturally)

6 drops Urban Moonshine Citrus Bitters per glass (or juice from ¼–½ fresh lemon)

Optional: 1 Tbsp. coconut oil or coconut butter. (A healthy source of fat is a great way to add satisfying sustenance to a smoothie. If you have trouble digesting fats, you may want to try making your smoothie without a source of fat and have a snack or meal 30 minutes to an hour or so later, when you feel hungry.)

INSTRUCTIONS:

Put all ingredients except the stevia and citrus bitters into a blender and blend thoroughly. Pour into glasses. Add 6 drops citrus bitters per glass and mix up. Add stevia to taste.