Spicy Tomato Smoothie
from The Blender Girl Smoothies bookJuly 12, 2012
This spicy tomato smoothie from The Blender Girl Smoothies book tastes just like a tomato gazpacho, and is a fantastic introduction to savory blends.
Spicy Tomato Smoothie
This spicy tomato smoothie from The Blender Girl Smoothies book tastes just like a tomato gazpacho, and is a fantastic introduction to savory blends.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 2 16-ounce glasses
Ingredients
- 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
- 1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1/2 English cucumber, chopped
- 1/2 medium avocado, pitted and peeled
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice, plus more to taste
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro, plus more to taste
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped red onion, plus more to taste
- 3/4 teaspoon Celtic sea salt, plus more to taste
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste
- Pinch of red pepper flakes, plus more to taste
- 1 cup (125g) ice cubes
optional boosters:
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped jalapeno chile
- 1/4 teaspoon finely grated lime zest
- 1/2 teaspoon probiotic powder (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 cilantro, onion, pepper, and pepper flakes to taste.
Recipe Notes
Recipe from The Blender Girl Smoothies book
Photo by Trent Lanz; styling by Alicia Buszczak
Comments 19
Rrrrrrrrrrr! This smoothie rocks my spicy socks…. Thank you, Tess! This is the perfect, savoury summer smoothie – Those cheeky, tangy tomatoes really hit the spot!!!! More chilli, pleasssssssssssszzzzze.
LOL! You make me laugh!
Yesterday was SOOO much fun! Thankyou!!
As soon as our tomatoes are ripe, I am making this beauty. Sounds divine! I love savory green smoothies. Like the tip to serve cold – hadn’t gone there yet.
Can’t wait to hear what you think! This smoothie is AMAZING.
Oh Great! I LOVE hearing this.
I am SO pleased you are making the transition to drinking more savoury smoothies. That is WONDERFUL.
Yes…..picking good tomatoes can be challenging these days if you don’t grow your own 🙂
LOVE avos in smoothies too. Tomato is AMAZING in smoothies. You are in for a treat!
Like KCassidy, I found this smoothie to be a great transition between fruity smoothies and savory smoothies. So many of the savory smoothie recipes I’ve tried had veggies but lacked FLAVOR. This one has both, and was the first that I actually liked enough to share on my blog’s Facebook Page. I’ve since shared the coconut cream pie smoothie, too, and I think the pistachio ice cream one will follow soon. I should probably just write a blog post singing your praises and be done with it!
Oh! I LOVE hearing this!
I am so pleased you enjoyed this savoury smoothie. I really love it too, and it IS full of flavour.
Thankyou for the shout out on your FB page, and your kind words too.
I really appreciate it.
I actually did have a little “Healthy Blender Recipes Love-Fest” on my blog today. I hope it introduces a new audience to your wonderful recipes!
Thankyou for your lovely post, and for all of the comments here on the blog. I really appreciate the support. It is wonderful to be connected with you and your wonderful blog.
You’re welcome! I’m not usually so prolific a commenter, but I also don’t usually find smoothies I like so much, either. I’ll try to cool it with the comments now. 🙂
Don’t cool the comments. Keep them coming! I LOVE hearing from you and getting your feedback. I really appreciate it, so hope to hear back from you after every smoothie you try 🙂
This is my first savory smoothie EVER! I normally drink fruity green smoothies. But I am fasting this week and did want only sweet smoothies; I wanted to try some different flavors. And I know this is the worst, but I don’t really like avocado. I know! Horrible. But in this smoothie, everything fits together so nicely for a really robust flavor and pleasing texture. I’ve been sipping on a big cup of it all day. And what’s great about this one is that it gets better even after sitting in the fridge. I did make one substitution: cayenne pepper instead of the Serrano chili. Still so amazing. I am going to try your “Sun-Dried Tomato Cilantro Gazpacho Greeny” next. Thank you!
Oh, wonderful! I am so glad you enjoyed this as it is so much healthier than fruit-based smoothies. Yes, cayenne is an amazing substitute in this recipe, and so cleansing as well. Let me know how you like the other savory smoothies.
Woohoo! I’m new to smoothies, but CANNOT eat fruit (except I sometimes eat blueberries, which are worth the stomachache). I’m so glad to have found your site, and this recipe – finally, something to do with the Parsley that Ate Chicago out in my herb bed!! Thank you!
Awesome! I am so pleased you found this recipe! I don’t eat a lot of fruit either, and so savory smoothies are a lifesaver for me!
Thank you soooooo much.I will definately share this wonderfull recipe especially with my patients!!!
Great. Thanks for sharing.
I just tried this today with a regular cucumber, and I juiced half of a small lime and then put 1/4 of the peel in with it. I forgot the red pepper flakes, but I think next time I’ll add fresh jalapeno to give it the spiciness that I crave.
I will say, this was my first savory smoothie that I drank as “brunch,” but I would drink it for breakfast when I crave something savory instead of sweet. Yum! Can’t wait to try more savories!
P.S. The link to this says spicy tomato parsley smoothie. Was it initially made with parsley? Would you sub parsley for cilantro or just add it in to make it more green?