Morning Smoothie with a Kick
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By
Janus Joy Miller
@earth2joy
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I got a Vitamix for Christmas from Santa, and I LOVE it! I use it all the time - mostly to make fruit & veggie smoothies, sometimes soups, and occasionally spreads and such. Today, I felt like a ginger, celery, apple, carrot, grapefruit, lemon, bell pepper smoothie. Usually, I'd add kale or spinach, but today, I didn't have any. Nor did I have any ice! All I had was cubes of frozen coffee. I thought, well, if it's awful - oh well. To my tremendous surprise, it was extraordinary! Something about that roasted coffee flavor with the lemon and other fruits. I will definitely be making this again.
Ingredients
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1 largeruby red grapefruit, peeled
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1 largesweet apple, cut into 8 chunks
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1 mediumpeeled carrot, cut in 3 or 4 pieces
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1 smallmeyer lemon, cut in half, unpeeled
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6 stalk(s)average size celery (equivalent to about a cup and a half)
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1knob of fresh ginger, 1" long x 1/2" dia
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1/2 largered bell pepper, cut into chunks
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4packets truvia sweetener (or real sugar or honey to taste)
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2 cwater
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6cubes frozen black coffee (equivalent to maybe half a cup or so) more or less to taste
How to Make Morning Smoothie with a Kick
- Put all the fruit, vegetables, water, Truvia (or other sweetener) and ginger in a Vitamix blender. If you don't have one, you can use a regular blender, but it won't be as smooth.
- Blend on the smoothie setting, or until smooth.
- Add frozen black coffee and blend until smooth.
- Serve cold. Garnish with an orange slice.
About Morning Smoothie with a Kick
Course/Dish: Smoothies
Main Ingredient: Fruit
Regional Style: American
Dietary Needs: Vegetarian Gluten-Free Vegan Low Fat Dairy Free Kosher Low Sodium Wheat Free Soy Free
Other Tags: Quick & Easy Healthy
Hashtag: #coffee
