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Refreshing Citrus Green Smoothie
Refreshing, tasty, cool, and nutritious, this Citrus Green Smoothie is a delicious way of giving your body the perfect cup of benefits! This healthy breakfast will increase your energy levels all day long and its bright and vibrant color will brighten your mood too.
I’m a big fan of smoothies for breakfast. Why not combine lots of great produce, very beneficial ingredients, and have them all together for breakfast? Smoothies are one of my favorite morning go-to meals They are refreshing, have a bright flavor, and provide bonus points, too, since they taste like paradise.
Spring and summer are the best time of year to eat fresh and bright flavors and healthy recipes that tantalize your taste buds like this amazing smoothie. The green citrus smoothie is the perfect way to enjoy a delicious healthy breakfast or snack. It’s so good though that you can totally have it anytime.
Smoothies and smoothie bowls make for quick, easy, and healthy breakfast options. The fruits in this Citrus Green Smoothie complement each other in a really great way.
Your cup will be filled with mango, spinach, pineapple, and avocado, then touched with orange juice, cucumber, and mint. That combination of tropical fruit is topped with hemp seeds and combined with water, making this a perfect green smoothie.
The green veggies contribute to giving this healthy drink its color. The combination of fresh fruit and leafy greens makes for a perfect blend with great flavor.
This is my favorite green smoothie recipe because it’s so easy to throw together. The pineapple and mango in this tasty drink are frozen, which means that you can make it in the winter, too! Using frozen fruit means you do not have to dilute your smoothies with ice, which makes them much flavor.
There’s no reason for you to pass up on the benefits that these fruits and veggies have to offer.
Table of Contents
Key Ingredients to make this smoothie
Pineapple: This bright, vibrant, and tropical fruit is sweet and slightly tart.
Mango: This refreshing and sweet-tasting fruit is a great addition to the smoothie.
Hemp seeds: They are a nutrition boost and they give the smoothie a creamy texture.
Orange juice: This citrus fruit adds subtle sweetness and brightness to this smoothie. The orange are a s fantastic way to hide any green taste so that everyone can enjoy drinking their greens.
Avocado: The buttery and creamy avocado adds a fresh yet mild flavor to the smoothie.
Cucumber: They have a lightly sweet, refreshing flavor and high water content which makes a great addition to this smoothie.
Mint: the sweet taste and cool sensation of the mint give the citrus green smoothie that cooling effect.
Spinach: The spinach flavor is pretty subtle, and the bright fruit flavors mask it well.
Along with these ingredients, you will need water as a liquid base to blend this smoothie.
Find the full printable recipe with specific measurements below.
How to make Citrus Green Smoothie
Step 1: Prepare vegetables and fruits
- Wash then chop all vegetables and fruits
Step 2: Place ingredients in a blender
- Place all ingredients in a high-speed blender
Step 3: Blend, serve and enjoy!
- Blend all ingredients until smooth. If your smoothie is too thick, add more water as needed. Serve and enjoy!
How to store leftover smoothie
- Best enjoyed immediately while it’s fresh.
Expert Tips
- If you’d like to add a sweetener to this smoothie, add a little bit of pure maple syrup before blending.
- Use the tender and sweet-flavored baby spinach for this smoothie.
- Make your own orange juice from 2 oranges for this recipe.
Pineapple helps to strengthen the bones and is high in vitamin C, supporting the immune system. Mango helps to form collagen and is rich in vitamin K, helping your blood clot. Hemp seeds are filled with fatty acids, protein, and fiber.
Orange juice helps to protect your cells from damage and fights free radicals. Avocado is rich in oleic acid, which can help reduce inflammation and can reduce the risks of heart disease.
Cucumber fills you with vitamins A and K, as well as fiber. Mint supports digestion and can improve brain health. Spinach is a rich ingredient, giving your body potassium, lowering blood pressure, and supporting eyes.
Ideas for fun topping include nuts, seeds, sliced fresh fruit, granola, honey, cacao nibs, and a drizzle of nut or seed butter
Here are some of my favorite recipes and smoothies
- This Healthy Dairy-Free Orange Creamsicle Smoothie is made with real nutrients and vitamins to boost your health.
- The Easy Tropical Matcha Smoothie Bowl with Mango makes the perfect breakfast, snack, or even a sweet treat
- This Banana Bread Protein Smoothie is healthy, delicious and has an extra creamy texture
- The Easy Strawberry and Cucumber Smoothie with Hemp is a light, protein-rich and refreshing smoothie to try.
More Tasty Drinks to Try
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Refreshing Citrus Green Smoothie
Equipment
- blender
Ingredients
- ½ cup frozen pineapple chunks
- ½ cup frozen mango
- 1 Tbsp hemp seeds
- ¾ cup orange juice, from two oranges
- ¾ cup water
- 1 medium avocado
- ½ cup cucumber, chopped
- ¼ cup mint leaves
- 2 cups spinach leaves, washed, stems removed
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients together until smooth. If your smoothie is too thick, add more water as needed.½ cup frozen pineapple chunks, ½ cup frozen mango, 1 Tbsp hemp seeds, ¾ cup orange juice,, ¾ cup water, 1 medium avocado, ½ cup cucumber,, ¼ cup mint leaves, 2 cups spinach leaves,
Notes
- For the right consistency and taste don’t substitute the ingredients.
We turned these into popsicles and they were so good!