How To Make The Best Detox Smoothie

How To Make The Best Detox Smoothie

This month we’re sharing a few recipes from our friend Tess Masters, The Blender Girl! Tess is our go-to gal for fantastic vegan and gluten-free blender recipes. Check out her newest book The Perfect Blend, available now on Amazon.

Today, I’m going to share my fool-proof system for making delicious detox smoothies.

Whether you binged over the holidays, drank too much alcohol on the weekend, want to boost your immune system or lose some weight, or just want to eat a bit healthier, smoothies are the easiest way to pack a ton of nutrition into your meal.

You can make a smoothie in less than 10 minutes. And the best part is, you don’t even need to turn on the oven!

Now It’s Your Turn!

Below are my basic steps for spectacular smoothies, with suggestions for including the top detox foods. Feel free to swap out, or add in, any other ingredients you like! Just pick your ingredients, blend, and enjoy!

1 Choose a base liquid: You can use 1 to 2 cups of filtered water, raw coconut water, unsweetened almond milk or hemp milk, fresh apple or orange juice, herbal tea, green tea, unsweetened kefir or kombucha.

2 Choose your base ingredients: Add 2 cups of fresh or frozen fruits or veggies, like apple, orange, kiwi, melon, berries, beets, cucumber, pineapple, mango, or peaches.

3 Add some creaminess: Banana, avocado, coconut meat, unsweetened natural yogurts, blanched almonds, or almond butter all add richness and creaminess to smoothies.

4 Add some greens: Next add 1 to 2 cups of spinach, romaine or radish greens; 1 cup kale, bok choy, chard, collards, beet greens; or 1/4 cup arugula or dandelion greens.

5 Boost the nutrients: Choose one or more of the following: 1 tablespoon of chia, hemp or flax seeds; 1 tablespoon of coconut, flax, or hemp oil; 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon of superfood powders like açaí, pomegranate, camu, maqui, goji, wheatgrass, or broccoli sprouts; 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon spirulina or chlorella; or add 1/4 cup frozen raw broccoli or cauliflower.

6 Add some magic: Inspire flavor fever with spices! Add a pinch to 1/8 teaspoon of cayenne, red pepper flakes, turmeric, or curry powder, or 1/4 to 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon or fresh ginger. Or try fresh (not dried) herbs like 1 1/2 teaspoons of rosemary, or 2 tablespoons to 1/4 cup of parsley, cilantro, basil, or mint. Lift the pungency of earthy root veggies or leafy greens with 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon of lemon or lime juice, and 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of lemon or lime zest.

7 Blend! Throw all of the ingredients into your blender, and blast on high for 30 to 60 seconds until smooth and creamy.

How To Make The Best Detox Smoothie Recipe

• Prep time: 5 minutes
• Yield: 2 servings

I’ve created this Detox Dynamite Smoothie with the top detox foods. I’ve kept the base recipe very mild for children, but add the cayenne for added cleanse and kick!

Feel free to swap out, or add in, any other ingredients you like!

Ingredients

Suggested smoothie ingredients:

• 1 cup raw coconut water or filtered water, plus more as needed
• 1 medium green apple, skin on, cored and diced
• 1 small raw red beet, peeled and diced (grated for conventional blenders)
• 1 cup frozen strawberries
• 1 cup frozen pineapple
• 1/2 small avocado, pitted and peeled
• 1 cup baby spinach
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• Pinch of cayenne pepper

Optional nutritional boosters:

• 1/4 cup frozen raw broccoli
• 1 teaspoon freeze-dried broccoli sprout powder
• 1/8 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest

Method

Throw all of the ingredients into your blender, and blast on high for 30 to 60 seconds until smooth and creamy.

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