my green smoothie

i try to make a green smoothie for breakfast most days of the week. this way, no matter what i eat the rest of the day, (hopefully it's still pretty healthy) i've already had a good amount of fruit and veggies. green smoothies sound (and look) a bit strange at first, but try a google search for 'green smoothies' and you'll see a lot of people are making them. bottoms up!

makes about 1 quart

1 cup orange juice
4+ cups greens (i like spinach, collard greens, or kale)
2 tablespoons raw cashews or almonds (soaked in water for a few hours or over night)
3 pitted dates
1 banana
2 cups frozen mixed fruit (i get the spectrum blend from costco)

blend the first 4 ingredients in a blender for a few minutes until smooth. while that's going, i put the frozen fruit in the microwave on defrost for 2 minutes - so i won't destroy my blender. add the banana and frozen-ish fruit. blend for a few minutes more until smooth.