Sunrise Summer Smoothie Recipe in the VitaMix 5200

I made a little video of my morning smoothie today. I thought I'd share it. Smoothies are so easy and delicious! 

my delicious life in recipes

This morning for breakfast I had a DELICIOUS green smoothie:

Breakfast of Champions Smoothie
Printable Recipe
(makes enough for three)(not my photo - thank you, Internet)

large bunch kale
2 cups strawberries
3 bananas
2 cups water
large slice of lemon with peel
1 Tbs honey
2 Tbs bee pollen

Later for dipping fruit, I made some

Chocolate Frosting
Printable Recipe

1/3 cup semi-soft pitted Medjool dates
1/4 cup honey
1 ripe avocado
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla

Blend in food processor until creamy.

For dinner tonight, we're having Raw Pad Thai, since we're having a raw potluck in our common house tonight.

First I marinated some mushrooms:

Marinated Mushrooms

Printable recipe

10 oz mushrooms, diced

juice of 2 lemons or limes

3 Tbs coconut aminos

1/2 tsp chili powder

1/2 tsp paprika

dash cayenne

6 Tbs maple syrup

Pour over mushrooms and marinate 2 hours - 2 days. I marinated for the day until dinner time.

Then I made:

Raw "Peanut" Sauce (From The Raw Food Detox Diet by Natalia Rose)

1 cup raw and creamy almond butter
2 tablespoons fresh ginger (I used one)
1/2 cup water (to thin)
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
3 tablespoons coconut aminos
4 teaspoons sesame oil (optional)
2 to 3 cloves garlic, peeled
1/2 jalapeño pepper (I omitted this, as we don't like spicy)

Blend all ingredients at high speed until smooth.

I then grated 2 carrots, spiralized 2 zucchinis, finely chopped 1/4 cup cilantro, and diced one red bell pepper

I will toss the sauce over this mix and add the marinated mushrooms on top to serve.

What a delicious, delicious life!

Blueberry Muffin Smoothie (Recipe)

It might sound kind of odd, but this smoothie I made this morning tasted like blueberry muffins to me. Delicious!

Printable Recipe To make approx 2 quarts:

2.5 cups water
1 cup blueberries
1 bunch chard
1 mango
3 frozen bananas
1 tsp cinnamon

Blend all in Vita-Mix and enjoy!

Summertime Recipes

In the summer, what does one usually find an abundance of? Spinach and Strawberries! Here's one more way to use them togather in a most delicious way!

Strawberry Spinach Salad
Printable Recipe

Dressing:
2 Tbs sesame seeds
1 Tbs poppy seeds
1/4c honey
1 sm zucchini
1/4 c lemon juice
1/4 tsp paprika
1 Tbs minced onion

Put all in high speed blander and blend. 

Salad:
sliced strawberries
slivered or sliced almonds
spinach

Toss dressing over salad and refrigerate, or just eat like we did :-)
And to drink, a delicious smoothie dessert!

Cinnamon Mango Delight

Printable Recipe 1-2 c water
1 mango
2 bananas
greens to taste (I use 1/2 bunch)
1 tsp cinnamon

Blend in Vita-Mix. Divine!

Deliciousness in a Glass (Recipe)

You might note the happy family there enjoying their delicious smoothies. That's us - my family - drinking to our health!

This is my first smoothie recipe that I created all myself! Woot! 

Of course I am going to share it with you, because happiness is meant to be shared!


Deliciousness in a Glass
Printable Recipe

meat of one young thai coconut
half the water of one young thai coconut
1 cup filtred water
1 heaping Tbs raw honey
1 cups frozen wild blueberries
2 frozen bananas
1 Tbs bee pollen
2 tsp vanilla

Blend all in high speed blender and ENJOY. Because you SO will!