Top chef's figure-boosting vitamin smoothie — Simple recipe

Smoothies not only give you energy, but also help you stay in shape. A delicious and refreshing drink full of healthy ingredients is a great addition to any diet.

The recipe is courtesy of Chef Yevhen Klopotenko.

You will need:

• Celery stalks — 200 g;
• Baby spinach (or regular spinach) — 1 bunch;
• Green apple — 1 piece;
• Lemon juice — 1 tbsp;
• Banana — 1 pc;
• Honey — 1 tbsp (optional);
• Ginger root;
• cold drinking water — 160-200 ml.

Method of preparation

Wash fruits and vegetables thoroughly. Peel and core the apples and chop them along with the rest of the ingredients. Cut a small piece of ginger root, and peel it.

Place the celery, apples, banana, spinach, and ginger in the bowl of a blender. Blend until smooth.

Add lemon juice, optional honey and water to the fruit smoothie. Serve the finished smoothie chilled in a tall glass.

Also, check out our recipe for homemade refreshing mojitos and homemade lilac lemonade.