Kale, mango, orange, and pineapple create a tropical green smoothie with chia providing body. Water allows both citrus and leafy flavors to stay clear. It is a lighter alternative to creamy coconut-milk recipes that use similar fruit combinations.
Healthy Smoothie Recipes
Kale Mango Orange Chia Smoothie
Kale, mango, orange, and pineapple create a tropical green smoothie with chia providing body.
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 kale
- 0.5 cup water
- 1 orange, peeled and seeded
- 0.5 cup frozen pineapple chunks
- 0.5 cup frozen mango chunks
- 2 tablespoon chia seeds
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
Remove coarse kale stems and chop leaves. Peel and seed orange. Process greens with water first, then add fruit in smaller pieces so dense frozen chunks do not trap unprocessed leaves above the blades.
Measure mango after removing skin and the flat central stone. Frozen pieces give a more repeatable portion than estimating a whole fruit. Break apart any pieces stuck together before blending, especially when other ingredients are frozen too.
Peel the orange fully and remove hard seeds before adding it. A little white pith is normal, but thick peel creates bitterness. Smaller segments release juice sooner, which is useful when the recipe starts with only a modest amount of added liquid.
Ingredient health benefits
- Mango contributes carotenoids that the body can convert into vitamin A.
- Chia seeds provide fiber and plant-based omega-3 fat.
Nutrition references: NIH: Vitamin A; Harvard Nutrition Source: Chia seeds. 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.
