Recipe: Orange Things Fruit & Vegetable Smoothie
Summary: All things orange and healthy combine for a vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free explosion of flavor and neon color. Wake up!
Ingredients
- 1 Ataulfo mango, peeled, seeded and chopped
- 1 cup frozen peaches
- 1 orange, peeled, seeded and chopped
- 2 carrots, peeled, sliced and cooked
- 1 ripe banana
- 1 cup coconut water
- 1 tablespoon soaked Medjool dates
- 2 tablespoons soaked chia seeds
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- The night before: Microcook the carrots for a couple of minutes until tender. Remove, cool and refrigerate. Put 4-5 tablespoons chia seeds in a lidded jar, and cover with water x3. Remove pit and snip 4-5 dates into small pieces with kitchen shears and put into a lidded jar. Cover with boiling water, cover and allow to stand.
- In the morning: Add mango, peaches, orange, cooked carrots, banana, coconut water, 1 tablespoon of the soaked dates (there will be some left over for tomorrow’s smoothie!), 2 tablespoons of the soaked chia (there will be some left over for tomorrow’s smoothie!) and vanilla extract in blender container. Put lid on and whirl for 1-2 minutes, until well combined and smooth. Taste and add another tablespoon dates if it isn’t sweet enough for you. [1]
- Serves 2-3.
Recipe source
Dorothy Reinhold | Shockingly Delicious
Other Shockingly Delicious smoothies
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- Orange: Orange Things Fruit and Vegetable Smoothie [3]
- Green: College Tour Detox Green Smoothie [4]
- Green: Tastes Like Ice Cream Kale Smoothie [5]
- Green: SuperKALE Margarita Smoothies [6] (adult beverage; can be virgin)
- Green: Immortality Smoothie [7]
- Green: One Month Until School is Out Tropical Green Smoothie [8]
- Red: Spring Break is Over Red Things Smoothie [9]
- Red: Red Fruit and Vegetable Breakfast Smoothie [10]
- Pink: Sunday Sleepover Smoothie [11]
- Purple: Healthy Blackberry Shake [12]
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 3 minutes
Diet type: Vegan
Diet tags: Low calorie, Reduced fat, Gluten free
Number of servings (yield): 2-3
Culinary tradition: USA (General)
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