I’d want to share with you a detox smoothie pairing two amazingly healthy ingredients: arugula and avocado 🌱. In addition to the arugula and avocado, this recipe uses an apple, a kiwifruit, still (mineral) water, and a table spoon of lemon or lime juice. For topping, I’ve used sunflower seeds and cranberries, but you can replace these with, for instance, beautiful kiwifruit slices. This smoothie is rather unusual, but it is excellent for detox purposes. The apple and avocado are perfect companions to the arugula. Why? Because they neutralize the bitter and slightly peppery taste of arugula. Finally, the kiwi fruit and lemon juice simply make the smoothie tastier. All in all, despite being just a bit unconventional, I still consider this one of my favorite detox smoothies!
Some of you might wonder: how do you then know that you need to detox? Sometimes, it’s as easy as listening to your body. If you feel like your body is upset with you, begging you to stop eating unhealthy foods, you might benefit from replacing a meal with a detox smoothie for a day or two. If you need some smoothie inspiration, check out the green smoothie recipes I have on the website 😊
Arugula and Avocado Detox Smoothie
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh arugula (~150g)
- 1/2 avocado
- 1 kiwifruit
- 1 apple
- 1/2 cup still mineral water (or filtered water)
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon or lime juice
- 1 tbsp sunflower seeds (for topping)
- 1/4 cup cranberries (for topping)
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients in the blender jar and process until smooth.
- If you have a rather weak blender, first mix arugula with water and blend for 30-60 seconds. Add the remaining ingredients and blend until ready.
For your convenience, I calculated the nutrition values for this superpower arugula and avocado smoothie.
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One large serving (300 g or ~10 oz) of this smoothie contains:
| covered percent of daily need | |
| Fiber | 33% |
| Vitamin K | 90% |
| Vitamin C | 71% |
| Vitamin A | 58% |
| Copper | 33% |
| Folate | 28% |
| Vitamin E | 24% |
| Vitamin B6 | 23% |
| Manganese | 23% |
| Vitamin B5 | 22% |
| Magnesium | 21% |
| Phosphorus and Potassium | 14% |
| Vitamins B1 and B2 | 14% |
| Omega 6 | 17% |
| Omega 3 | 12% |
I hope you will enjoy this healthy smoothie! If you want – and need – more smoothie inspiration, you can follow Smoothie Fairytales on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.
