Green Smoothie with Kefir & Avocado

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (120 ml) plain kefir, low-fat
• 2 cups (60 g) baby spinach
• 1 1/2 tbsp (20 ml) fresh lime juice
• 1/4 (34 g) avocado, peeled and chopped
• 1/3 cup (75 g) low-fat cottage cheese, 1%
• 1/3 cup (82 g) plain Greek yogurt, 0%
• 1 tbsp (16 g) natural peanut butter
• 1 tbsp (1.5 g) fresh mint, chopped
• a pinch of fine sea salt
• 2 tbsp (21 g) chia seeds
• 4 (100 g) ice cubes

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Method

1. Blend the kefir, spinach and lime juice in a blender for a full 30 seconds; spinach blended first disappears completely. Add the avocado, cottage cheese, yogurt, peanut butter, mint and salt and blend until smooth.
2. Add the chia and ice and pulse only three or four times, so the seeds stay whole and suspended rather than turning the drink to glue.