Berry Beet Kale Smoothie
This vegan berry beet kale smoothie is the perfect combination of sweet decadence and healthy ingredients.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 2 16-ounce glasses
Ingredients
- 1 cup (240ml) unsweetened rice milk (or almond milk)
- 1 medium purple beet, peeled and steamed
- 1 cup (25g) purple kale leaves
- 1/2 medium English cucumber, roughly chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice, plus more to taste
- 1 tablespoon vanilla protein powder
- 5 drops alcohol-free liquid stevia, plus more to taste
- 1 cup (160g) mixed frozen berries
optional boosters:
- 1 tablespoon açaí powder
- 2 teaspoons maqui powder
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger, plus more to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon probiotic powder (see notes)
- Pinch of Celtic sea salt (see notes)
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. Tweak the stevia and ginger (if using) to taste.
Recipe Notes
Recipe from Ricki Heller
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Photo by Trent Lanz; styling by Alicia Buszczak
Comments 21
Aw, thanks so much for that incredible intro (and I’m thrilled to be part of The Balanced Platter as well!). 🙂 Glad you liked the smoothie. I was never fond of raw beets in smoothies, but once I figured out the cooked angle, I realized I adored them that way. Hope your readers think so, too! 🙂
Pleasure! You deserve that introduction and more! I think you are just AMAZING!
Yes! The cooked beet tip is the best new thing I have learnt in AGES!!!!
Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou!
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Jennifer! This smoothie is SOOO good!
Can’t wait to hear what you think as a beet lover 🙂
This smoothie is BERRY nice!!! Get it? Couldn’t resist. Beet-eautiful. Okay, enough… I absolutely LOVE that you are putting protein smoothies on here, Blender Girl!!! Awesome flavor – The cucumber & lime are so fresh – nice touch 😉
HA! Love it!
Yes! This smoothie is hard to “beet”!
But I can’t take credit.
It is ALL Ricki!
Oh my gosh, that was soooo delish! Thanks!
I am so glad you enjoyed this!
I LOVE this smoothie too! Ricki ROCKS!
Hey there! Can I share this recipe on my blog for my juice & smoothie raw feast? I will link the recipe to your site!
Hey Heather,
You are absolutely welcome to use any of my original recipes whenever you like with links back to the original post.
However, this recipe was created by the fabulous Ricki Heller from Diet, Dessert and Dogs.
I will connect you both by email.
She is SOOO lovely.
I am sure she will be happy for you to share her amazing smoothie recipe.
Can I use canned beets? I don’t have any fresh beets on hand.
Tinned beets are very strong in flavour. If you wanted to use them, you would need to rinse them very well to remove the vinegar flavour.
If i can’t get the rice milk or purple kale , can i use almond milk or coconut, green kale ?
Yes, you can use almond milk and any other kale. Enjoy!
I need help with knowing what Powder Protein to buy. All seem to have sugar, at least 1g. Recipe has us using
Stevia, so why would I then use a powder w/sugar in it? One pure protein was for weight loss. I have lost the
weight I want to, now I just want to be ‘healthy’. I am not a ‘body builder, or recovering from anything. So what
Powder Protein should I buy?
Marie, Vega just has stevia to sweeten it. The reason these companies add sweeteners is to take the pungent edge off of some of the ingredients. But, stevia doesn’t alter your blood sugar levels. I also like Sprout Living, Sun Warrior, and PlantFusion. All very good options.
Protein Powder-do I just get Whey Protein?
I’m personally not a fan of whey protein powder. Whey is the most unhealthy part of dairy. I prefer using different kinds of plant-based protein like hemp, pea, and blends from Vega, Sprout Living, Sun Warrior, PlantFusion, Garden Of Life. Those are my top choices.
Thank you
Pleasure.