Mango gives spinach and almond milk a smooth body, while strawberry brings a lighter berry note. The two fruits are useful together when you want a green smoothie without banana. Unsweetened almond milk lets the fruit set the final sweetness.
Healthy Smoothie Recipes
Strawberry Mango Almond Green Smoothie
Mango gives spinach and almond milk a smooth body, while strawberry brings a lighter berry note.
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 fresh spinach
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 0.5 cup frozen strawberries
- 1 cup frozen mango 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
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
Measure the fruits separately instead of estimating a mixed bag. More mango creates a mellower flavor; strawberry makes it brighter. This adaptation omits the source's collagen supplement and makes no protein-total claim.
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.
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.
Wash loose spinach well and drain it before measuring. Blend leaves with the listed liquid before adding dense frozen ingredients. This helps prevent intact leaves from collecting above the blades, particularly in a smaller or less powerful blender.
Ingredient health benefits
- Mango contributes carotenoids that the body can convert into vitamin A.
- Spinach contributes iron, used in oxygen-carrying hemoglobin.
Nutrition references: NIH: Vitamin A; NIH: Iron. 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.
