Blueberry Almond Smoothie {with Dates!}
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Serves: 2
 
Ingredients
  • ⅓ cup whole almonds, raw
  • 1 banana, frozen
  • 1 cup blueberries, frozen
  • 2 Medjool dates, pitted
  • water
Instructions
  1. Soak the almonds in one cup of water overnight, or use boiling water 30-60 minutes ahead of making the smoothie. Discard the water when you're ready to make the smoothie.
  2. Combine the soaked almonds, banana, blueberries, and dates together in a blender. Add ⅔ cup water to begin with, and more if needed to get things moving in the blender.
  3. Blend until smooth. I give this smoothie at least 1-minute extra blend time due to the almonds.
Notes
If you're impatient and don't want to soak the almonds, this recipe still works — just be aware that the texture will be slightly different {more grainy}.
Recipe by The Kitchen Paper at http://c02.ddd.mwp.accessdomain.com/blueberry-almond-smoothie-dates/