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Green Tea

Making a smoothie with the right balance of bulk and liquid can be a bit of a task, especially if you don't want to overload on milk products. This is when antioxidant-rich green tea steps up to the plate. A medium to weak brew of green tea makes a fantastic, undetectable blending agent for your smoothies, and brings with it a vast range of health benefits. Drinking green tea is associated with fat loss, mental health, cardiovascular health, flu-resistance, liver protection and bone strength...and that's just the beginning! Get started with this Turmeric and Green Tea Smoothie recipe.


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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 cups cooked sushi rice
  • 1 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  • 2 tbsp seasame oil
  • 1 tsp chili paste
  • Salt
  • 1 mango, diced
  • 1 avocado, diced
  • 1 lb salmon, diced

Method

  1. Combine the rice vinegar and sugar.
  2. Stir though the cooked sushi rice, and with wet hands, shape into balls.
  3. Press the balls into ramekins lined with parchment paper, and press the rice up the sides of the ramekins into cup shapes.
  4. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
  5. In the meantime, combine the soy sauce, cilantro, sesame oil, chili paste and salt in a bowl.
  6. Combine the mango, avocado and salmon.
  7. Pour the soy mixture over the salmon mixture, and stir through until evenly coated.
  8. Remove the rice cups from the refrigerator, and peel off the parchment paper.
  9. Distribute the salmon mixture between the rice cups.
  10. Garnish, serve and enjoy!