Zingy Rhubarb & Tangerine Smoothie Bowl

Zingy, refreshing, and full of nourishing vitamins and fibers! If you adore rhubarb like me, then you will definitely love this bowl of nourishment.

As soon as the spring delights the weather in London, the British people starts to welcome the juicy and tart rhubarb in their plates. Rhubarb crumbles, rhubarb stew, rhubarb cakes, and rhubarb with everything sweet treats. Rhubarb is so versatile that it can be combined to any kind of desserts and even stir-fry (Honestly, cooking rhubarb and seafood is my favorite combination.)

Before I came to London, I have never eaten rhubarb. Well, not the stem of the rhubarb plant which has the vibrantly pink color. The root of rhubarb has actually been used in Chinese Medicine for treating constipation for thousand years. Therefore, I did a double take when I found out these colorful stems in the supermarkets. And the taste of the rhubarb stems are significantly different from its bitter and distasteful root. The stems taste like the vinegar-pickled celery stems, juicy, crunchy, zesty and tangy!

I need to confess that I am addicted to acidic and sour food. Seriously, I could drink the Chinese mature vinegar directly without puckering at the age of 5. I can eat lemon directly and so do I enjoy it, whoo whoo, I know I am weird.

Fresh rhubarb is one of the excitements in British spring

As the weather becomes warmer and the sun sweeps the gloom of London, my cravings for smoothie bowl is getting stronger and stronger. ( I actually enjoy having smoothie even in winter times.) Then why not add my beloved rhubarb in my smoothie? Don't furrow, and trust me, it is sweetened with juicy tangerines and bananas (ripen and frozen ones). This is a perfect wake-me-up, full of filling fibers, nourishing vitamins and minerals, and proteins from hydrolysed collagen powder (I used collagen for its benefits for preserved lean body mass and its undetectable taste, but you can use other types of protein powder for sure.）

Recipe: Zingy Rhubarb & Tangerine Smoothie Bowl (Serves 1)

Ingredients:

• 200 grams of rhubarb (I used half frozen and half fresh ones)

• 3 small tangerines, peeled and chopped

• 80 grams of frozen bananas ( add more if you don't like the acidity of rhubarb)

• a scoop of hydrolyzed collagen powder ( optional,I used this one as it was on sale)

• 15 grams of flaxseed or other seeds of choice ( I used the one from Linwoods )

• a splash of soya milk ( or other milk of choice)

Methods:

• Chopping your washed rhubarb into thumb-sized pieces

• Peeling your tangerines and chopped them into small pieces (unless you have a very good blender)

• Adding the rest of the ingredients and pouring some soya milk until reaching desired consistency.