Apple Ginger Green Smoothie

• 260 g (about 1 cup plus 1 tbsp) chilled unsweetened soy milk — Unsweetened soy milk
• 60 g fresh apple with skin, cored and diced — Fresh apple with skin
• 30 g (about 1 packed cup) baby spinach, washed and dried — Raw baby spinach
• 15 g (about 1 1/2 tbsp) chia seeds — Chia seeds
• 3 g fresh ginger root, peeled and finely grated — Fresh ginger root
• 5 g (about 3/4 tsp) pure maple syrup — Pure maple syrup

Method

1. 1Prepare and measureRinse the apple and spinach, quarter and fully core the apple before dicing 60 g, spin or blot the spinach dry.Look for: The ingredients are fully prepared and ready for the next action.
2. 2Peel and finely grate 3 g gingerPeel and finely grate 3 g ginger, then measure the soy milk, chia, and maple syrup.2 minLook for: The apple is seed- and core-free, the spinach is clean and dry, and the ginger is peeled and finely grated without woody pieces.Safety: Wash produce immediately before use, discard damaged pieces, keep soy milk at 40°F or colder, and leave the blender unplugged while loading near the blade.
3. 3Blend in two stagesAdd the chilled soy milk and 30 g washed and dried baby spinach to the blender first, secure the lid, and blend on high for 20 seconds.20 secLook for: The mixture is evenly processed and ready for the next action.
4. 4Add 60 g diced appleAdd 60 g diced apple, 15 g chia seeds, 3 g grated ginger, and 5 g maple syrup, blend on low for 15 seconds and high for 60 seconds, stopping and unplugging before scraping if needed.1 min 15 secLook for: The finished drink is a pale green apple-ginger smoothie with a fresh, creamy, pourable body, with no apple pieces, spinach fragments, chia clumps, ginger strands, or maple-syrup streaks.Safety: Keep one hand on the secured lid, never insert utensils near moving blades, and declare the soy allergen.
5. 5Rest and serve the full portionRest the smoothie in the closed blender for 90 seconds, pulse for 10 seconds.1 min 40 secLook for: The mixture is evenly processed and ready for the next action.
6. 6Pour the complete batch into one 350 ml glassPour the complete batch into one 350 ml glass without straining.Look for: The finished smoothie is cohesive and pourable, and no dense layer remains in the blender jar.Safety: Serve promptly or seal and refrigerate within 2 hours; do not hold the smoothie at room temperature for later use.