The perfect recipes for when you need a quick boost of fruit and veg in the morning.
Looking for a refreshing start to the day? As much as we’d love to sit down to a frittata and a cappuccino before work every morning, most of us just don’t always have the time to focus on a full, healthy breakfast every day.
Thankfully breakfast smoothies are here to save the day. They're healthy, delicious, quick and easy to make, full of goodness, and are perfect at any time of the day. Simply throw a handful of ingredients in the blender and 30 seconds later, you're sipping on a perfect combo.
It's time to dust off your blender and get creative in your kitchen because the sky truly is the limit when it comes to all things blended. So to get you started, we've rounded up some smoothie recipes straight from our favourite food bloggers, chefs and health gurus. Keep scrolling for some serious blended inspiration.
Blueberry and beetroot smoothie
Ingredients:
50g blueberries
1 sweet red apple
1 large beetroot, raw and trimmed
1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
250ml water
Method:
Remove any stalks from the blueberries and put in the blender.
Top and tail any stalks or roots off the beetroot and cut into quarters, and add with the blueberries and apple.
Add in the fresh ginger and water, and blitz until smooth. Drink immediately or decant into a flask for later.
To read the full recipe courtesy of Hugo Arnold, click here.
Glow green smoothie
Ingredients:
400ml coconut water
1 frozen banana
1/2 avocado
50g spinach
40g kale
1 tablespoon cashew butter
Method:
Remove the stalks from the kale and add the leaves to your blender.
Pour in the coconut water and add in the spinach, banana and cashew butter. Scoop the avocado from its skin and add it in too.
Blend on high until smooth and vibrant green. Store in the fridge for up to two days, just shake it before serving as it separates.
To read the full recipe courtesy of Little Green Spoon, click here.
Picture by Jacqueline Pelzer on Unsplash
Lemon and ginger shot
Ingredients:
1 lemon
1 nub of ginger
2 spoons of water - if you're blending
Method:
Squeeze out the lemon juice into a glass
Peel the ginger
Grate the ginger into the glass
If you're feeling brave, knock it back at this point
If not, add in your water and blend in your blender
Drink straight away and feel the burn
To read the full recipe courtesy of Niamh O'Sullivan, click here.
Picture by Harry Weir and Brian Clarke
Sprout & Co's mojito juice
Ingredients:
½ cucumber
1 handful kale
1 handful spinach
1 small bunch mint
2 green apples
1 dash lime juice
Method:
Add all the ingredients to a juicer and blend until smooth. Serve over ice with a wedge of lime.
To read the full recipe courtesy of Sprout & Co., click here.
Despite being unable to actually bake, Emma is a whizz at decorating cakes. She spends most of her time watching old re-runs of Masterchef US and Kitchen Nightmares - basically anything featuring Gordon Ramsay. Her stories base themselves around the latest food trends, recipes even she can cook and whatever Instagram says is cool that day. Emma will never, ever say no to pizza.
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