Lambsquarters Seed Smoothie

By fall, there is a second harvest of lambsquarters. Not the leaves this time, but the seeds, which have a nice flavor and can be used in smoothies, soups, scrambled eggs... use your imagination. This is the seed smoothie I made today.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 10 mins
• Calories: 278 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pinch ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon honey, or to taste
• 2 cups water, or more to taste
• ⅔ cup lambsquarters seeds
• 1 pear, cut into chunks (including core and seeds)
• 1 apple, cut into chunks (including core and seeds)
• 3 beet tops with stems

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Rinse lambsquarters seeds in a fine-mesh strainer. Drain.

Step 2

Combine rinsed seeds, water, pear, apple, beet tops and stems, honey, and ginger in a high-powered blender. Blend slowly until chunks are smaller. Increase speed to high and blend until smooth and creamy.