If you’re making a green smoothie in your Vitamix, you have a lot of options.
- Kale or spinach?
- Frozen fruit or fresh?
- Seeds or nuts?
- Ice? Milk? Yogurt? Juice?
Well, no matter what type of green smoothie you make, there are a few steps you should ALWAYS follow.
In this video, Chef Carolyne from the Culinary Exploration Center in Solon, Ohio, shows me a few things that ensure you get the perfect blend every time:
- Proper loading technique
- Ramping up and ramping down the variable speed
- What to watch for when it’s blending
- What you can do when you see the vortex
I hope you find this useful and enjoyable to watch.
Good things,
Lenny
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A version of this smoothie on my website two years ago
Standard Model, Commonly known as a Vitamix 5200
Tampers
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Thanks for the video! I am a day and 2 blends old to the vitamix family. After looking at this video, I am certain I was timid with ramping up to high speed and waited a few seconds on variable 5, maybe because the container twists a little on the base when I did that. I made a typical green smoothie, following all the instructions in the cook book that came with my Explorian 310. I ended up with a smooth but quite a frothy drink, which was tasty, but can you suggest a way to avoid that frothiness?!
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Yum! I totally appreciate this video though I’m pretty sure I’d choose spinach over kale 🙂 Thanks!
I thought about changing my name to Lenny Kale, but also prefer spinach, so decided to stick with Lenny Gale. 🙂