Yummy Cucumber Smoothies

I’ve never really thought of putting cucumbers in anything until last week. Recently I’ve been buying these awesome veggie sandwiches from this sub place near my house. In an effort to save some money, I decided to buy all the same ingredients and make my own sandwiches. Needless to say, cucumbers are one of the main ingredients. Well, one day last week, it was pretty hot out, I had just finished a pretty strenuous bike ride from Trader Joes (with my cucumbers on hand), and I was craving something hydrating. Thus my first cucumber smoothie was born and it was magnificent.

All I did was peel half a cucumber, slice it up and threw it in the blender with soy yogurt, soy milk, ice and honey. So fulfilling on a hot day!! Damn, it was good. Lightly sweet with the honey and very refreshing. I did make the mistake of peeling the skin off which is full of potassium and magnesium. This morning I made another cucumber smoothie with the skin on and it tasted fine. The flesh of the cucumber is about 95% water which is great for getting your daily water intake.

Here are some cucumber smoothie recipes for ya’ll to try:

Hydrating Smoothie
Half of a unpeeled cucumber
Soy Milk unsweetened or vanilla taste best
Soy Yogurt (or any kind you like)
Honey
Ice

Decadent Cucumber Smoothie
Half of an unpeeled cucumber
Soy Milk
Soy Creamy Cherry and Chocolate non dairy ice cream (from Trader Joes)
Frozen black berries