I was in London on Wednesday and found an amazing clean eating cafe in South Kensington called Roots and Bulbs; they sell amazing vegan cakes and brownies, pressed juices and incredible smoothies. ('The bee' smoothie is heavenly and the banana bread is the best thing I've tasted since becoming vegan). I was then inspired by their 'Smart Smoothie' to concoct this healthy cold latte/mocha, which, to my surprise (because it's usually a 50/50 chance whether my smoothies will taste good or not!), tasted as amazing as something I would expect from a professional coffee shop!
I think even non-coffee lovers would adore this, the sweetness makes it compare to coffee cake, which I adored even before I liked coffee.



Just blend all the ingredients together (I use the nutribullet) and chill in the fridge before drinking, or heat in a pan if you fancy it warm.

100ml Espresso Coffee (I turn the machine off before it tops the coffee up with water)
150ml any Plant Milk
1tsp Date Syrup / or 1 Date (but can turn out chunky in the smoothie)
1tsp Raw Cacao Powder
5 Walnut Halves
3 Slices Banana 

This smoothie combination is one of my favourites at the moment as it's so refreshing and makes me feel cool and summery. It's also packed with goodness that makes my skin glow.

Ingredients

- 75g Frozen blackberries
- Half a very ripe banana
- Handful spinach
- 3cm slice cucumber
- Chunk of fresh ginger, peeled (about 8g)
- 5 mint leaves
- 200ml almond milk

Method

Place all the ingredients into a blender (or jug, using a hand held blender) and blend until smooth.

Top tip: Using frozen ingredients means the smoothie is extra cold and refreshing. I like to freeze sliced banana when it's just ripe then it stays perfect for as long as I want it and it won't go off, and it also means I can use just as much as I want without wasting any. Although it defrosts a bit mushy so it's best for things like smoothies or ingredients in baking, rather than to eat alone.