Pink Power Detox Smoothie

By á-49368

Beet, strawberries, avocado, and lemon unite to create one kick-butt, surprisingly delicious, bright pink smoothie! This creamy & thick smoothie is not overly sweet - it's more on the tart side thanks to juice from a whole lemon. If you prefer sweeter smoothies, I suggest adding an apple to the mix or your preferred liquid sweetener. I also suggest using a small to medium sized beet, anything larger and the earthy beet might overpower the other flavours. Consider gently steaming the beet until tender before blending if you don't have a Vitamix or other capable blender. I just use the beet raw because I know my blender can handle it. Best to be safe than sorry if you are unsure!

Ingredients

• 1 cup water or coconut water
• 1/2 medium avocado, pitted
• 2 celery stalks, roughly chopped
• 1 cup strawberries (frozen preferred), hulled if necessary
• 1 small/medium beet, ends trimmed and roughly chopped*
• 1 lemon, juiced (about 3 tablespoons or so)
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• 4 large ice cubes
• 1 apple ( if sweeter smoothie is desired - optional), cored and roughly chopped

Details

Servings 4
Cooking time 10mins
Adapted from ohsheglows.com

Preparation

Step 1

Steam beet if necessary before starting. See my tips in the headnote.
Add all ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend on high until smooth. Adjust sweetness if desired, adding an apple or liquid sweetener to taste if needed.
1) If you are not a beet fan, try adding a handful of leafy greens instead of the beet and include the optional apple. 2) Smoothies shown in pictures does not include apple. Yield may be slightly higher with an apple added in.