On Monday I found myself in the mood for a smoothie that was a little lighter and more refreshing than my normal PB&J-inspired default and ended up with the most delightful combination of frozen fruits, fresh ginger, spinach, matcha and coconut water.

Ingredients:

• A big handful of spinach (about two cups loosely packed)
• 1/2 cup frozen diced mango
• 4–6 frozen peach slices
• 1 frozen banana
• 2–3 frozen figs (totally optional you can leave these out if you don’t have access to figs. I used Trader Joe’s
• semi-frozen green figs)
• 2 heaping tablespoons of collagen hydrolysate (adds protein + great for your hair, skin and nails!)
• 1 inch piece of peeled fresh ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon matcha powder
• 1 cup coconut water

Place all of the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth and there are no visible pieces of spinach.

Optional modifications.

• Add frozen pineapple or swap the peaches for pineapple
• Add 1/4 to 1/2 an avocado for a boost of healthy fat
• Use frozen spinach instead of fresh (reduce amount)
• Add a date to naturally sweeten, especially if not using figs