Rooibos Smoothie – Here’s to good health

Looking for a refreshing, indigenous beverage packed with all the goodness nature has to offer? A rooibos smoothie will not only cool you down this summer but also inject your cells with all the vitality you need.

This delicious rooibos smoothie recipe contains a cup of chilled rooibos tea. Add a juicy peach, crunchy apple and leafy green spinach and you have excellent sources of fibre to the mix. Spinach also includes important nutrients such as vitamins A, C and K, magnesium, manganese and iron. Can you see why this rooibos smoothie by Amy Hoppy, author of Love Food is such a powerful immune-boosting drink?

Knock on any South African’s door and you are likely to be offered a cup of rooibos tea among other beverage options. In fact, Rooibos tea is so much loved in South Africa that it has its own national day! National Rooibos Day was on Saturday, January, the 16^th. So much more reason to ensure you never run out of rooibos tea! To learn more about National Rooibos Day and all the amazing benefits of Rooibos, read our article.

This rooibos smoothie is a clever way to get all the amazing nutrients and immune-boosting properties of rooibos tea on a hot day. Simply blend it with suitable fruits and veggies and you have a powerful potion to keep your batteries charged.

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Rooibos smoothie

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Recipe by Louise Liebenberg Cuisine: South AfricanDifficulty: Easy

Prep time

5

minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup baby spinach

• 1 cup chilled Rooibos tea 

• 1 green apple

• 1 peach

• a squeeze of fresh lemon juice

• mint leaves 

Method

• Simply blitz the ingredients together. Add ice if preferred. Enjoy!

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