Description
Make a super-healthy smoothie out of the whole beet plant, from root to leaves, with this delicious beet smoothie recipe.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 fresh medium beet root with greens
- 1 cup pomegranate seeds or berries (blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, or strawberries), fresh or frozen, unsweetened
- 2 cups plant-based milk, plain, unsweetened (i.e., soy, oat, almond)
- 2 tablespoons flax seeds, ground
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup (optional)
Instructions
- Remove beet greens from beet root and coarsely chop the greens. Add greens to the container of a blender.
- Scrub beet root with a vegetable brush and quarter (do not peel). Add to the blender container.
- Add pomegranate seeds or berries to the blender container.
- Add plant-based milk, flax seeds, and maple syrup to blender container.
- Process on high until very smooth (about 2-3 minutes).
- Pour into 2 glasses and enjoy! Makes 2 (2 cups each) smoothies.
- Prep Time: 7 minutes
- Category: Smoothie
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 196
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 174 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 21 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 10 g