Thursday, April 21, 2011

Cucumber Cilantro Celery Smoothie



Want to have a healthy glowing complexion then go for silica. Yes silica improves the complexion and skin health and cucumber is a very good source of silica. With spring slowly coming in and with a very hot summer in certain parts of the world, it is natural to search for thirst quenching drinks and foods. Cucumber apart from the nutrient vitamin c has a lot of water content making it a natural hydrating source. So a smoothie with Cucumber, D for detoxification rich cilantro, vitamin c rich celery, lemon juice, therapeutic ginger and calcium rich yogurt will not only fill  you up but tastes good and very good for you too. So next time you feel like grabbing that can of soda or store bought juice for quenching your thirst try this out and let me know how you liked it.



Preparation Time - 10 Minutes

Cooking Time - None

Serves - 2





Ingredients



Cucumber - 1 (Washed, rinsed, peeled)

Celery stalk - 1

Cilantro - handful (Chopped)

Ginger - 1 inch piece (peeled)

Yogurt - 1 cup (Chilled)

Salt - 1 Tsp or to taste

Lemon juice - 1 Tsp (or depending on the sourness of the yogurt)

Freshly ground Pepper - 1/2 tsp or to taste.



Method



1) Place the cucumber, celery, cilantro, ginger, salt and yogurt in a blender and blend till super smooth. ( I used my  Vitamix so whatever I throw in, I get a perfect juice without the necessity to filter any fiber and separate out).



2) Add lemon juice and ground pepper and serve with few pieces of ice.

Events



This goes to Fun N Sun an event hosted by Tickling Palates.





Also sending this to Seasonal Indulgence - Summer Coolers by Saffron Streaks.



Sending this to Mocktails & Coolers event hosted by Simply Food started by Pari.



Sending this to Healing Foods Sukham Coolers by Pedatha an event started by Siri.





35 comments:

Vidhya said...

Sounds so refreshing.

Swarnavalli Suresh said...

nice refreshing juice.. will surely try this

sangee vijay said...

A real refreshing drink...interesting too

SravsCulinaryConcepts said...

so refreshing and super drink !!

Reshmi Mahesh said...

Refreshing drink...nice combination of flavors...

Nandini said...

Nice drink...So cool and awesome!

Usha said...

Lovely refreshing drink. You have a lovely space here, just added your blog to my blogroll:-)

SouthindianHome said...

Delicious and refreshing smoothie
South Indian Home

Raji said...

Savoury drinks are a welcome change to the regular sweet drinks...looks very lovely.

GEETHA ACHAL said...

Looks so refreshing healthy drink..

Priya said...

Wat a wonderful smoothie to enjoy while its hot,simply refreshing..

Vimitha Anand said...

Wat a refreshing and cool drink for this summer

Hari Chandana said...

Healthy and delicious one.. looks awesome.. perfect for this season !!
Indian Cuisine

thepickyeater @ A Spoonful of YUMM ! said...

looks so delicious and refreshing !! perfect for summer :)
thanks fr this recipe !

Prathima Rao said...

Refreshing drink perfect for the summer :) I also add some mint leaves when making these but not ginger...And ginger is a nice addition..Will try it your way next time ;)
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner

Suparna said...

hi,
Thanks for stopping by at my blog, u have a fab blog, hope to see u more often :)
Lovely refreshing recipe. Shall def. try it.

saffronstreaks said...

thanks for your super cool entry, very refreshing indeed

Sobha Shyam said...

A cool drink :)...loved the combination, sure refreshing dear !!

aipi said...

Perfect drink with the mercury climbing these days-A very interesting combo!
US Masala

Miriam said...

What an amazing drink! I can't wait to try it :), Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters

Sobha Shyam said...

You have some awards waiting at my space..Please accept them..:)

MegSmith @ Cooking.In.College said...

Just came across your blog! It is wonderful. I am a follower now and I cannot wait to come back to see more.

This drink looks so delicious and unique!

Rajee Mani said...

Refreshing drink and love the cucumber cilantro combination. Lovely page you have here. Will drop by regularly :-)

Sukanya Ramkumar said...

Vegetable smoothie sound so good. YUM!

Swathi said...

I can try this smoothie without celery, i am not in good relationship with it. Looks delicious.

Gayathri Anand said...

perfect for summer ...looks so cool and Yummy

Shobha said...

Nice one.
Please collect FOOD MAZAA AWARD from my blog.

Kalpana Sareesh said...

Very refreshing for this summer!!!

Alessandra said...

So interesting, I love smoothies, and chilled cucumber and yogurt soup, and I need to learn more about this 'silica' :-)


ciao
Alessandra

PS

and since I am also a vegetarian I will follow you :-)

Prathibha said...

This is wat I need 2 beat the summers here..yumm

Suman Singh said...

What a refreshing drink..Perfect for hot summers..

simply.food said...

Looks wonderfully refreshing do send it in to coolers and mocktails event @ simply.food.

Maria said...

I adore green smoothies, I must give this one a go!

Jigyasa & Pratibha said...

Congratulations Sadhana for this winning entry to "Sukham Coolers". Do email us your details so that we could send you your prize.

ANU said...

healthy ...must try...

happy to follow you...

My space:
http://anuzhealthykitchen.blogspot.com/2011/06/event-july-healthy-fiber-and-protein.html

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