At the beginning of Quarantine Phase 1 I started incorporating ginger and turmeric into as many things as possible. I was super paranoid about boosting my immune system. At one point I bought a pineapple and then let it sit on the counter for a little too long. Since it was super ripe and I couldn’t eat it all at once, I froze a large majority of it. The next week I did the same thing with some mangoes. I thought they would be good in some sort of tropical smoothie or beverage. Since I was obsessed with ginger (still kind of am) I threw a bunch of smoothie ingredients together to make this super yummy tropical smoothie.
I called it the sunrise smoothie because of the color. The turmeric, mango, and pineapple give this smoothie a bright and cheery color. I started adding frozen cauliflower to make it a little thicker. It works just fine without the cauliflower and actually blends a little better. I have a Vitamix so usually I use the smoothie setting and then blend for a few more seconds on high (especially if I have added the cauliflower).
Sunrise Smoothie
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 2 servings (8 ounce servings)
Ingredients:
1 banana
½ cup frozen Mango
½ cup frozen Pineapple
1/3 cup of frozen Cauliflower
1 tsp Turmeric powder
2 TBSP Hemp hearts
1 inch of Ginger
2 TBSP Flax meal
1 cup of Almond milk
1 scoop of Collagen
Directions:
Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend for 1 minute. If you have a Vitamix put it on the smoothie setting. Enjoy!