I hope this smoothie becomes a refreshing hit! As a smoothie, as homemade ice lollies for the kids, perhaps an ice-cold slushie with vodka, as an ice cream dessert with toppings, and I’m also tempted to make it into a warm lemon sauce for fish, because it tastes so deliciously citrusy!

This thirst-quenching Lemonade Rush is packed with lots of healthy bioactive plant compounds; it’s rich in, amongst other things, vitamins B and C, minerals and plant-based protein from cauliflower and cashew nuts.

This recipe makes approx. ½ litre of smoothie.

Fruit and vegetables can be used either frozen or fresh.

• 30 grams of cauliflower
• 5 cm of squash/courgette
• Grated zest of 1 lemon
• Juice and pulp of 2 lemons
• ½ banana
• 10 green grapes
• 10 cashew nuts
• 1 tsp honey
• 1 dl water

Method

Add all the ingredients to the blender and blend until you have a smooth, lump-free smoothie.

The grated lemon zest can be added afterwards if you’d like small pieces in the ice lolly.

Enjoy chilled as a smoothie or freeze into ice lollies. You can also serve it as a tangy ice cream dessert in small bowls. Garnish with pistachios, whipped cream, chopped dark chocolate or similar, if desired.

Remember to drink a glass of water after your smoothie or ice lolly – to rinse the acid from the lemon off your teeth.

PLEASE NOTE! If you’re drinking Lemonaderus as a regular smoothie, it needs to be allowed to cool down after blending to be truly refreshing and thirst-quenching. You could use frozen cauliflower, courgette, banana or similar so it’s cold straight away, or use ice cubes instead of water. I love having plenty of ingredients in the freezer so there’s always something ‘ready to go’ – especially vegetables – and I also think that something happens to the fibre and flavour in vegetables when they’re frozen; for example, broccoli tastes less pronounced when it’s frozen.

Would you like to know more about what you can eat (and blend into your homemade smoothies and ice lollies) to strengthen your skin from within?
The best sources of antioxidants and bioactive compounds are plant-based foods – particularly fruit and vegetables. In our article Strengthen your skin from within, you can find a selection of foods that can help improve your skin’s own defences from within. Summer and winter alike.

See also our recipe for Strawberry Rush smoothie/ice lollies and Lykkerus cocoa smoothie bowl

We recommend caring for your skin both inside and out

Cool down your body and skin in the heat with our face mists. Moisturising cocktails with nourishing active plant compounds that help to plump and hydrate the skin.

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All the best,

Mette