I think one of my most favorite salads is a roast beet salad with crumbly goat cheese, a sprinkle of toasty pine nuts and a drizzle of honey. However, beets are also wonderful raw. They add a delicious crunch when shaved in a chopped salad and they give you a burst of energy when incorporated into a freshly pressed vegetable juice like this one. I also love a beet or two in a smoothie. This February, give your Valentine a burst of love in this Beet-Blueberry Smoothie.
Beet Blueberry Smoothie
Serving Size: 1 (~330 calories)
Ingredients
1 medium raw beet, skin on, roughly chopped
1 cup blueberries*, frozen
1/4 cup cashews
1/2 cup almond milk (I like the Blue Diamond brand, Original)
1 cup water
1/8th TEAspoon Stevia or 1 tablespoon of good honey or maple syrup
handful of ice
(* Buy organic, if possible. Learn more here.)
Better-for-you ingredients
Learn more about the better-for-you ingredients in this recipe:
- Beets – Beets are a great source of fiber (nature’s perfect scrub brush to help with your body’s housecleaning, healing and repair work). They are also rich in folate – which helps your bod develop red blood cells. Your red blood cells are cleansing and vitality superstars – constantly traveling through your body delivering oxygen and removing waste and crud from your cells. Learn more here.
Directions
Combine the ingredients above into a Blendtec, or good powerful blender until smooth and creamy. Thin with water or thicken with ice if desired. Enjoy!
Learn more
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