Dani Valent's Matcha Smoothie Bowl

We’ve recently partnered with Dani Valent and we’re so excited that she’s shared her delicious Matcha Smoothie Bowl recipe with us. To see the full video recipe demonstration go to danivalent.com.

We love this Matcha Smoothie Bowl, with the goodness of oats, ginger, almonds and chia seeds and a green boost from spinach and matcha. As Dani is the Thermomix queen, this recipe is made in the Thermomix but you can also use a normal blender.

A couple of tips about this recipe: in hot weather, add a handful of ice cubes. If you want to give it a little extra kick, add some chill powder. And when you’re in a rush, or know you won’t have time to stop for lunch, take a jar of this good stuff to eat later.

Ingredients

Serves: 2-4

Time: 10 minutes + 10 minutes soaking time

Smoothie

50g almonds
80g oats
2 tsp chia seeds
400g warm water
60g baby spinach
1 frozen banana, roughly chopped
Half a kiwi, peeled
1 Medjool date, pitted
2 tsp matcha powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 cm fresh ginger, sliced

Toppings

1⁄2 kiwifruit, peeled & sliced
35g shredded coconut
50g berries
30g pistachios, chopped

Instructions

Soak almond, oats and chia seeds in warm water in a bowl for 10 minutes.
Transfer to the mixing bowl and add the spinach, banana, kiwi, date, matcha, cinnamon and ginger. Blend in the Thermomix for 1 min 30 sec/speed 10.
If you want to vary topping, replace spinach with silverbeet or a mixture of greens and mint. Change toppings as desired.
Pour into serving bowls, sprinkle with toppings and serve.

Note: It is important you buy the matcha green tea powder from a high quality source so you receive the full health benefits and also so the flavour is not bitter. Low quality matcha can be very bitter. You can buy Zen Green Tea premium, Japanese matcha green tea powder for the best price in Australia here.