Strawberries, blueberries, and orange create a broader fruit flavor than a single-berry blend. Banana brings the ingredients together and adds body. Depending on the fruit and leaves, the finished color can be purple or brownish green rather than bright green.
Healthy Smoothie Recipes
Triple Fruit Spinach Smoothie
Strawberries, blueberries, and orange create a broader fruit flavor than a single-berry blend.
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
- 0.3333 cup water
- 1 orange, peeled and seeded as needed
- 0.3333 cup frozen strawberries
- 0.3333 cup frozen blueberries
- 0.5 banana, peeled
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
Measure the berries separately for a repeatable balance. Blueberries naturally darken the drink. Begin with the listed small water portion and use the orange juice before deciding whether more liquid is needed.
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.
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.
Ingredient health benefits
- Spinach provides vitamin K, needed for normal blood clotting.
- Berries add dietary fiber, which supports normal bowel function.
Nutrition references: NIH: Vitamin K; MedlinePlus: Fiber. 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.
