Spicy Avocado Carrot Tomato Smoothie
from The Blender Girl Smoothies bookJanuary 1, 2012
This spicy avocado carrot tomato smoothie from The Blender Girl Smoothies book serves up your daily quota of vegetables and is super tasty.
Spicy Avocado Carrot Tomato Smoothie
This spicy avocado carrot tomato smoothie from The Blender Girl Smoothies book serves up your daily quota of vegetables and is super tasty.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 2 16-ounce glasses
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup (180ml) raw coconut water (or or filtered water)
- 1 cup (50g) chopped romaine lettuce
- 1 medium tomato, chopped
- 1 medium carrot, peeled and diced
- 1/2 English cucumber, skin on and chopped
- 1 medium avocado, pitted and peeled
- 1 medium lime, peeled and halved
- 1 clove garlic, peeled
- 3/4 teaspoon (4.5g) Celtic sea salt, plus more to taste
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- 1 1/2 cups (190g) ice cubes
optional boosters:
- 1 tablespoon (15ml) extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon (3g) diced red onion
- 1 teaspoon (5ml) Bragg liquid aminos
Instructions
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Throw everything into your blender (including any boosters) and blast on high for 30 to 60 seconds until smooth and creamy. Add salt to taste.
Recipe Notes
Recipe from The Blender Girl Smoothies book
Comments 39
Greeeeeeeen
Tess, this is brilliant! I whipped this up as my pre-dinner smoothie. I usually have a salad prior to all my meals and thought I would give this a go. I LOVE IT! I liked the salty and spiciness of it. It is “pre-chewed” and very filling. I always put hemp seeds in my salad so I added some into this smoothie along with a handful of sunflower sprouts I grew. I can see this as a great lunch “salad” smoothie. Thanks for the posting of this one! It’s a winner and will become a regular repertoire in my collection and will be consumed several times a week. I also use my Vitamix machine several times a day. I love it and can understand your feelings totally. Look forward to more goodies coming down the line from you. Sincerely, Kibby 🙂
Hey Kibby!
Thanks for your lovely comments and for sharing your special blend of this smoothie.
I LOVE the addition of the sprouts and hemp seeds! Just wonderful.
Great to be connected, and look forward to swapping lots of yummy Vitamix recipes in the future! Happy New Year 🙂
Sorry, but long story. Shopping at Costco (my favorite store) I saw a demo for an expensive blender ($350). They used a variety of great veggies and I felt that such a lazy guy like me could straighten up my body if I could easily blend up some good veggies for breakfast or more (emphasis on lazy). At 64yrs and overweight I felt this may be the answer for my gross eating habits and sugar/carb/fat addictions. Next, a friend gave me a new Krups blender. Not near the horsepower but it was a gift. The demo included info on blending seeds and cores for extra fibre and nutritional bene’s. Do you know what diverticulits is? The seeds did not grind up and I was sick for a month. Now better and wanting some help on the trasisition to eating better. Next saw DVD “Forks Over Knives”. Wow what an educational film. Now read “21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart” by Barnard and “The McDougall Quck & Easy Cookbook”. I would like some assistance (hand-holding) from you on making this transition to a vegan or close to – way of eating. The blender idea seems ideal for this lazy cook who does appreciate good food and longing for better health.
Thanks for listening. PS. I’d love to win your great blender and give away the Krups.
Bill
Hey lovely Bill!
I LOVE that you are on a healthy path and are so passionate about improving you health. Yes! I can help! Starting with blended healthy smoothies, soups, stews, and salads is a wonderful way to start. Check out the recipes on this site. Also, please feel free to email me directly. Me email address is on the FAQ section of the site. Happy New Year!
Cheers to your new health 🙂
I’m trying to change my diet for the better, and really want to try smoothies, but I find the idea of green smoothies a bit intimidating. I also only own a kinda crappy blender. I’m afraid of making the smoothie and hating it. I read about them all the time in the vegetarian/vegan/raw blogging world, and I’m kind of jealous of everyone’s enthusiasm for me. Why am I so afraid?
LOL! Yes! This has a kick that really gets you going! Happy NEW year!
nevermind. i used my looking eyes. 🙂
Loving green smoothies for over a year now; got into them after joining local organic co-op, Rawfully Organic, and reading Green For Life. Winning the Vitamix would help maintain the lifestyle, and maybe step it up a notch. Thanks for the giveaway.
Hey! Good Luck with the giveaway.
Make sure you share the link and prompt your friends to share you piggy name for bonus entries. That is how the last winner won the Breville Blender!
I LOVED Green For Life too.
They are an amazing healthy family and so inspiring. So happy to be connected with you 🙂
Please enjoy this highly entertaining clip called Green Drink Magic! Feel free to share this video or the recipe! : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvV7jcJyWcA
Thanks for sharing Rich! Your video is really fun!
SWEEEET – er SPICY! I’m going to share this on our site and probably include a variation of it in our upcoming smoothie book.
Gotta love the Vitamix. I use mine 3x + a day too!
Great! Thanks Joe.
Yes! Isn’t Vitamix AMAZING?!
I’ll have to pass on this one, garlic in smoothies makes me gag.
Then give it a miss 🙂
This is good..(and spicy)! Although, it makes me want a Vitamix super bad since I keep getting chucks of random veggies, haha, one day! Thanks for sharing your recipes!! I can’t wait to try other ones. 🙂
LOL! Oh, I hear ya! Yes, you need a Vitamix! Glad you enjoyed this smoothie 🙂
Thanks for taking the time to leave a lovely comment. I really appreciate it.
I just made this in my Vitamix. Wasn’t sure what to expect but WOW! Salty veggie goodness! Love the garlic and the cayenne pepper. My new fave!
Oh, I am SO pleased you gave this a go. It really is a winner. So full of alkaline green goodness. This is one of my favs too 🙂
Made this for the first time last night. [Trying to transition to a healthier, more green (fruit and veggie) focused diet for more energy.] This smoothie was awesome!! I have and love my Vitamix and this is my new favorite drink. What a great way to get lots of veggies in your daily diet. This one will stay in heavy rotation!! Thx
LOVE it Barbara. I really like this blend too. You might enjoy some of the other savoury gazpacho-style smoothies then. Can’t wait to hear what you think of those. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience 🙂
Hello, thank you for the receipe, I can’t wait to try it. I can find Celtic Sea Salt that is in many of your posts. Can you explain more about it?
Donna, here’s my scoop on salt:
I use Celtic sea salt in all of my recipes to increase the healing power and digestibility of whole foods, bring out the natural flavour and sweetness in fruits and vegetables, help strengthen the proteins in gluten free flours, and to balance out the expanding quality of cold pressed butter and oils. I generally use finely ground Celtic sea salt as it dissolves easily.
The type of salt you use is extremely important. Regular table salt is generally mined from inland deposits, heated to extreme temperatures, iodized, bleached, processed, refined and diluted with anti-caking agents. It is toxic if consumed in large quantities. Furthermore, potassium iodide or sodium iodide is added in the processing to create iodized salt, and sugar (dextrose), sodium bicarbonate, and sodium silico-aluminate are added to make the salt white and easy to pour. This salt is bereft of any kind of nutritional value and has no health benefits.
Sea salt, on the other hand, is obtained through a simple natural process of dehydrating sea water under the sun. Because it is naturally hand harvested and slow sun dried, it retains most of the natural minerals from the sea, such as calcium, magnesium and potassium; and trace elements that can be easily absorbed by the body. This natural sea salt is vital for life and has important medicinal properties. The brain is 85% water encased in salt water, and the body is 75% water. Healthy cell function requires a PH level of about 7.4, and natural salt water helps to rid the body of excess acidity.
Sea salt enhances the healing power of foods, and helps to alkalize the body and bring it back into balance if use correctly and you are on a diet devoid of highly processed foods. I only use Celtic sea salt as it is naturally alkaline and so rich in minerals — containing over eighty! Himalayan crystal salt is also loaded with nutrients. Celtic sea salt helps to provide energy, replenish the body’s electrolytes, fight bacterial infections, aid healthy digestion, and combat environmental pollutants and free radical damage.
But how much salt is required for health varies from person to person depending on how much sodium we lose through perspiration and other bodily functions. Obviously, those people living in hot climates will require more water and salt. I am not advocating excessive amounts of salt. But just pointing out that a little bit of good quality clean natural sea salt has enormous health benefits. Listen to your body and let your instincts be your guide, and consult your physician about your salt intake. I will often add a pinch of Celtic sea salt and a pinch of sodium bicarbonate to my filtered water for a quick alkalizer or energy boost.
Thank you! Such great info! I’ve been using sea salt for years, I just have never run across celtic sea salt. I must look a little harder for it. I do see it can be purcahsed online.
Yes, or at health food stores. Enjoy 🙂
Hi there. I’m allergic to Avocado, can you recommend a substitution?
Raw coconut meat or a little bit of tofu, or blanched almonds or raw unsalted cashews would work in here. It changes the personality of the smoothie, but it still delicious.
I have tried this smoothie several times now because I want to get vegetables in daily. It is not easy for me to drink because it has a bitter taste. Do you think adding a banana would help? I also half everything in this recipe because I am using a nutribullet and it is small. Thanks
See if you can borrow a good blender (Blendtec or Vitamix) and try it then. A good blend can make all the difference. It never hurts to add a banana (or a half a banana) – try freezing it first.
Thanks Joe. Ryan, I would try halving the greens to keep this an alkaline vegetable based blend. If it’s still bitter, try adding a few drops of alcohol-free liquid stevia.
This looks amazing and I can’t wait to try it! I am a newbie to the blending/smoothie world, but I think I could actually LOVE this recipe. As a mom of two little ones I need to be at my best health all the time (just to keep up). I am also their role model and it is my great hope that they will mimic my healthy eating habits and carry them through out their lives. Thanks for keeping me and my family motivated to be our best. 🙂 Cheers! Natalie
Oh Natalie, thankyou for taking the time to leave such a lovely comment. What a wonderful role model you are. It’s great to be connected.
I looked up “savory smoothy” because I don’t always want a sweet smoothy and came across this recipe. It’s DELICIOUS! Reminds me a bit of a healthy bloody mary (minus the booze). Thanks!
Oh, I am so happy you enjoyed it. I really love this smoothie, too!
This was great! It’s difficult to find a totally veggie smoothie, and one that tastes good at that. Avocados weren’t yet ripe, so I went without and added 1/4 of a yellow pepper, a stalk of celery, huge handful of parsley and an additional cup of water. I was only expecting to drink half of it and save the rest for later but it was so good it was gone before I knew it! Thanks Tess 🙂
Yay! Love your blend June. I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Savory smoothies are so much more healthy than those containing tons of fruit.
Hi thanks for the recipe. . This is my first savory/veg smoothie. I’ve been using coconut milk for a few weeks so pretty much had everything in, although I substitute the lettuce for some watercress that needed using.
Think I’d be better eating it with a spoon next time (I’m not a fan of milkshakes so it’s quite a struggle to get it down)
Tastes great though x
Great Shelley, Thanks for sharing your experience. I often eat my smoothies as puddings or soups with a spoon. I love it.