Hot Pink Beet Smoothie with Citrus
A bright hot-pink smoothie made with beet, citrus, berries, banana, almond butter, chia seeds, and unsweetened almond milk.
Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 juicy clementine or tangerine peeled and broken into segments
- 1 small beet peeled and chopped
- 1/2 cupred berries of choice such as raspberries or strawberries
- 1/2 ripe banana preferably frozen
- 2 tablespoonsraw or roasted almond butter
- 1 tablespoonchia seeds
- 1 cupunsweetened almond milk
- 1/4 teaspoonpure vanilla extract
- pinchfine sea salt
Instructions
Instructions
- Prepare the ingredients: peel the clementine or tangerine and separate into segments; peel and chop the beet into small (about 1/2‑inch) pieces; measure 1/2 cup berries and 1/2 ripe banana (break the banana into chunks); measure the almond butter, chia seeds, almond milk, vanilla extract, and a pinch of sea salt.
- Add the almond milk and vanilla extract to an upright blender first (this helps the blender move).
- Add the banana chunks, clementine segments, berries, chopped beet, almond butter, chia seeds, and the pinch of sea salt to the blender.
- Blend starting on low, then increase to high. Blend until the mixture is completely smooth, stopping once or twice to scrape down the sides and push any beet pieces toward the blades if needed — total blending time will vary but is typically 45–90 seconds.
- Pour into a glass and enjoy immediately.
Notes
I’m recommending a high speed blender for this one because raw beet, as you may know, is quite firm.
This smoothie is equally good with a cooked beet though–maybe even a touch creamier!
This smoothie is equally good with a cooked beet though–maybe even a touch creamier!