Carrot adds a mellow vegetable note to strawberry and pineapple in this spinach smoothie. Coconut water supplies a light base. The berry-and-tropical pairing gives a brighter result than carrot blended only with banana or a milk ingredient.
Healthy Smoothie Recipes
Carrot Strawberry Pineapple Coconut Water Smoothie
Carrot adds a mellow vegetable note to strawberry and pineapple in this spinach smoothie.
Prep: 5 minutesServings: 1
Base recipe: 1 serving; the full base batch
Vegan
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Measured ingredient amounts adjust with servings. “To taste” amounts and directions stay as written.
Ingredients
- 1 cup spinach
- 1 cup coconut water
- 0.5 cup carrots
- 0.5 cup frozen strawberries
- 0.5 cup frozen pineapple chunks
Directions
- Put the measured liquid in the blender with the prepared leafy greens. Secure the lid and process until the leaves are finely dispersed, stopping the machine before scraping down the sides if needed.
- Add the remaining edible ingredients, including the measured fruit, nuts, seeds, or spices listed for this recipe. Blend until evenly combined. Use the machine instructions to choose a suitable speed, and stop before checking texture or scraping the jug.
- Taste a small spoonful after blending. If the mixture is too thick to pour, add cold water one tablespoon at a time and blend briefly again. Divide the base batch into 1 serving and enjoy promptly.
Notes
Prepared ingredients are required; additional cooking, cooling, freezing, brewing, or soaking time is excluded from the active prep estimate. Serving volume and nutrition totals are not measured.
Adapted from Jen Hansard at Simple Green Smoothies.
Tips and ingredient notes
Wash and grate or finely chop fresh carrot. Prepare packaged frozen carrot according to its instructions and cool first if substituting. Measure both fruits so neither completely hides the carrot flavor in the blend.
Wash fresh strawberries before removing their tops, then measure the usable fruit. Plain frozen strawberries are convenient when fresh fruit is inconsistent. Avoid sweetened dessert berries, which change the balance and make it harder to compare one batch with another.
Remove tough pineapple peel and the firmest core before measuring fresh flesh. For frozen fruit, separate the chunks so they reach the blades evenly. A fibrous pineapple can leave texture even after the softer ingredients have become smooth.
Ingredient health benefits
- Carrot contributes carotenoids that the body can convert into vitamin A.
- Spinach contributes magnesium, involved in normal muscle and nerve function.
Nutrition references: NIH: Vitamin A; NIH: Magnesium. These are ingredient contributions; nutrition per serving has not been calculated.
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Recipe adapted from Jen Hansard at Simple Green Smoothies. Article text and directions written for Healthy Smoothie Recipes. Supplement omissions and preparation changes mean source nutrition totals do not apply.
