morning smoothie with a kick

Name: Morning Smoothie with a Kick
Prep time: 5 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 large ruby red grapefruit, peeled; 1 large sweet apple, cut into 8 chunks; 1 medium peeled carrot, cut in 3 or 4 pieces; 1 small meyer lemon, cut in half, unpeeled; 6 stalk(s) average size celery (equivalent to about a cup and a half); 1 - knob of fresh ginger, 1" long x 1/2" dia; 1/2 large red bell pepper, cut into chunks; 4 - packets truvia sweetener (or real sugar or honey to taste); 2 cup(s) water; 6 - cubes frozen black coffee (equivalent to maybe half a cup or so) more or less to taste

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Janus Joy Miller

Friendswood, TX

Updated on Feb 14, 2016

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.

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prep time 5 Min

cook time

method No-Cook or Other

yield 2 to 4

Ingredients

1 large ruby red grapefruit, peeled
1 large sweet apple, cut into 8 chunks
1 medium peeled carrot, cut in 3 or 4 pieces
1 small meyer lemon, cut in half, unpeeled
6 stalks average size celery (equivalent to about a cup and a half)
1 - knob of fresh ginger, 1" long x 1/2" dia
1/2 large red bell pepper, cut into chunks
4 - packets truvia sweetener (or real sugar or honey to taste)
2 cups water
6 - cubes frozen black coffee (equivalent to maybe half a cup or so) more or less to taste

How To Make morning smoothie with a kick

Step 1

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.

Step 2

Blend on the smoothie setting, or until smooth.
Step 3

Add frozen black coffee and blend until smooth.
Step 4

Serve cold. Garnish with an orange slice.
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