Recipe of the month: Raw breakfast smoothie

September 1, 2009

Wendy Gabbe Day, NW VEG Coordinator

I've looked through a bunch of smoothie recipes and hadn't found one that uses raw buckwheat groats. Well, look no further! It may sound a bit funny to use raw buckwheat in a smoothie, but it turns out rich, creamy, fruity and delicious.

• 1/2-cup raw buckwheat groats
• 1/3-cup raw nuts
• 4 medjool dates (pitted)
• 1 cup water
• 1-1.5 cups water
• 2 frozen bananas (chopped)
• 1.5 cups frozen fruit (chopped)

1. Soak buckwheat and nuts together overnight (or 4-8 hours) in water.
2. Soak dates in water overnight.
3. Strain and rinse thoroughly buckwheat and nuts. Place in blender.
4. Add dates and date water to blender. Blend thoroughly.
5. Add remaining 3 ingredients. Blend until smooth.