5-Minute Turmeric Green Smoothie Recipe

Most people think of turmeric when making curry dishes, but in our household, I also use it in soups, stews, and smoothies.

Yes, you heard it right. Its subtle flavors, mixed with a combination of earthy and sweet ingredients, make a great morning smoothie or post-workout beverage.

I have always loved treating myself with a cup of my golden milk recipe or my ginger turmeric tea at night, so I thought, why not make a green smoothie for breakfast to add to my collection of turmeric recipes?

With the help of my husband, we tested several turmeric smoothies that week and this green turmeric smoothie is one of the three smoothies coming your way.

Ingredients:

Below are the ingredients for this turmeric green smoothie recipe:

• Baby Spinach: I used 2 cups of baby spinach, but honestly, any of your favorite leafy greens would work. Don’t have spinach? Try kale, chard, or even lettuce greens.
• Pineapple Chunks: The sweetener of this green smoothie is fresh pineapple chunks, but you can also use frozen pineapple.
  Don’t have pineapple on hand? You can use any other fresh or frozen fruit. Try frozen bananas, mango or berries.
• Unsweetened Almond Milk & Water: While you can use only almond milk or only water, I personally like the creaminess that comes from almond milk so I used a cup of each. Feel free to adjust it to your liking.
• Ground Turmeric Spice (aka Turmeric powder): I used ½ teaspoon ground turmeric for this green smoothie. When it comes to adding turmeric to my smoothies, my rule of thumb is using ½ teaspoon of ground turmeric for every 2 servings. If you are doubling the recipe be sure to double the amount of turmeric used.
  You might ask, what if I want to use fresh turmeric? If you can get your hands on fresh turmeric, then I recommend grating 1-inch peeled turmeric root, which should give you about ¼ teaspoon fresh turmeric. 
• Ground Flaxseeds: Just a tablespoon of it is more than enough.
• A Pinch of Black Pepper: Using black pepper might come off as a surprise to you, but (without going into too much detail) the most well-researched and known active ingredient in turmeric is called curcumin. When consumed by itself, our bodies can’t absorb it. This is where black pepper comes to our help. One of the active components in black pepper, piperine, helps us absorb curcumin when it interacts with it.
• Coconut Oil: This might also come as yet another surprising ingredient. However, since the magic component of turmeric, curcumin, has poor solubility in water, adding only half a teaspoon of coconut oil helps our bodies absorb all of its goodness. (source)

How to make turmeric green smoothie?

Like it is with any other smoothie recipe, this green smoothie cannot be easier to make. Simply put all the ingredients in the bowl of a blender such as Vitamix (affiliate link) and blend until smooth.

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Turmeric Green Smoothie Recipe

5 from 6 votes

By: Aysegul Sanford

Yields2 servings

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Total Time5 minutes mins

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Make this dairy-free and no sugar added Turmeric Green Smoothie recipe to start the day on the right foot. Packed with spinach, pineapples, turmeric & flaxseeds.

Ingredients 

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• ▢ 2 cups baby spinach, rinsed and washed
• ▢ 3 cups pineapple chunks, fresh or frozen
• ▢ ½ teaspoon ground turmeric spice
• ▢ 1 tablespoons ground flaxseeds
• ▢ 1 cup water
• ▢ 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
• ▢ Pinch black pepper
• ▢ ½ teaspoon coconut oil, melted and cooled

Instructions 

• Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
• Serve immediately.

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Nutrition

Calories: 177kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 196mg | Potassium: 466mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 2957IU | Vitamin C: 127mg | Calcium: 221mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

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