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Englisch Apple Smoothie Recipe with Wild Herbs: The Autumnal Pleasure
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It certainly doesn't get any fresher than this - the apple smoothie is harvested directly from the local garden, regionally and seasonally. The recipe only needs four ingredients: Apples and three kinds of greens: chickweed, mallow and raspberry leaves. Wild herbs are still in season and as long as we can, we enrich our smoothies with them.
Benefits of the appel smoothie: chickweed and mallow soothe coughs and colds
Chickweed likes lots of moisture and benefits from the November rains. It gives the apple smoothie a freshness reminiscent of young peas. Pastor Kneip included chickweed in the circle of healing herbs and liked to use it as an expectorant and soothing cough remedy. The same applies for the mallow, together they are an effective duo against colds in the fall. The raspberry leaves just looked appetizing and complement the two mild wild herbs with their rather tart flavor.
Mild autumn still offers all sorts of wild herbs and as long as there is no frost, we enjoy them daily. In today's apple smoothie I have deliberately used few ingredients and enjoyed the clear character of the wild herbs.
If the mixture is a bit too tart, you can also supplement it with a ripe banana or a persimmon.
Apple smoothie
Ingredients
- 1-2 apples sweet
- 1 handful of wild herbs chickweed and mallow
- 1 handful of raspberry leaves
- water as needed, start with little
Instruction
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Cut the apples into quarters (cores can be used) and place them in your high-speed blender container.
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Add the remaining ingredients and a little water.
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Start blending slowly, slowly increase the speed to maximum and continue blending for about 30-45 seconds.
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Where can I still find chickweed and mallow, let alone raspberry leaves?
Warm regards,
Tom
thank you for your comment and your question. You can still find chickweed and mallow quite easily outdoors. Raspberry leaves, on the other hand, might be more difficult to find. Simply replace the ingredients you can't get with other leafy greens that are available to you. For example, you can use some parsley and purslane or lamb's lettuce.
Best regards,
Carla
I have a question regarding wild herbs. I'm fortunate to live in the Black Forest Highlands, so I have many meadows and the forest right on my doorstep.
What's making me think twice is whether one can eat the wild herbs from the forest without any worries or add them to a smoothie. As children, we were always warned not to eat blueberries or other things while playing in the forest. They could be contaminated with the dreaded fox tapeworm. We were told to collect the berries and take them home so our mother could make jam out of them. It tasted great, of course, but most of the nutrients are lost in the process :).
Are there similar risks when collecting wild herbs from the forest? Thank you in advance for your answer!
Best regards,
Klaus
I'm familiar with the great fear of the fox tapeworm. Despite that, I always ate the wild strawberries. And today, I gather wild herbs in the forest, which of course can also be affected. I always thoroughly wash everything I bring home from the forest. This, at least from what I've read, reduces the risk of infection. Of course, there's always a residual risk. And everyone has to decide for themselves to what extent they are willing to take that risk.
Best regards,
Katharina.
The November Rain recipe is more of a seasonal recipe, as the ingredients are primarily wild plants. It's difficult to get wild herbs during the winter. Although chickweed grows all year round, it's currently quite rare in markets and organic stores. The harvest time for the medicinal herb mallow doesn't start again until July. And unfortunately, raspberry leaves are also hard to come by at the moment.
Until the wild herbs start growing nicely again, I recommend you make green smoothies with winter greens, for example, kale, which is readily available in winter. From March, we will have a special feature on wild herbs on our blog. You can learn more about the topic there. We also offer wild herb tours in the spring. So if you live in Berlin, feel free to join us for a tour in Berlin-Kreuzberg. You can find more information about this on our site from March onwards.
Best regards,
Katharina.
Thank you very much for this great website. My family and I are currently looking to buy a blender to make nutritious smoothies. I would appreciate some tips for the purchase to create wholesome smoothies. Thank you for your time. Best regards!
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