Citrus beet smoothie
Refreshing and sweet!
Recipe makes 2 smoothies.
Scale
Ingredients
- 1 small cooked beet (about 85g | 3oz)
- 130g (1 cup | 4.5oz) frozen strawberries
- 3 small oranges (or 1 very large), rind removed
- 1 ripe fresh or frozen banana
- 2 pitted Medjool dates
- 1 teaspoon chia seeds
- 1 teaspoon vanilla paste
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 240ml (1 cup) coconut milk beverage (or coconut milk or water)
- 70g (1/4 cup) plain Greek yogurt
Optional toppings
- Greek or regular yogurt
- honey
- sliced banana
- berries – frozen or fresh
- hemp hearts
- chia seeds
- coconut chips
- nut butter
- granola or puffed quinoa or similar
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in your blender and blend until completely smooth and creamy. Taste to see if you want more dates or liquids. Blend once more if needed, then divide smoothie between two glasses and serve.
- Alternately, you can turn this into one big serving, topped with more fruit, for a hearty but healthy breakfast.
Notes
You can also try adding other citrus like mandarins or blood oranges.
If you can’t findchia seedsin your grocery store, Amazon has a nice selection. The same goes for hemp hearts.