Strawberry and pineapple give kale both berry and tropical flavors. Banana adds body and almond milk provides a milder base than citrus juice. The combination works when you want a leafy smoothie built around familiar fruits rather than spices or nut butter.
Healthy Smoothie Recipes
Kale Strawberry Pineapple Banana Smoothie
Strawberry and pineapple give kale both berry and tropical flavors.
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
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 banana, peeled
- 0.5 cup frozen pineapple chunks
- 0.5 cup frozen strawberries
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
Contains tree nuts. 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 process leaves with milk first. Measure strawberry and pineapple separately. This adaptation excludes the source's collagen supplement rather than copying the original recipe's nutrition totals.
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
- Strawberry provides vitamin C, used in normal collagen formation.
- Kale contributes folate, needed for normal cell division.
Nutrition references: NHS: Vitamin C; NIH: Folate. 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.
