Beetroot smoothies: popular recipes
Beets are actively used by Russians for cooking hot and cold dishes. Also, this product is great for making healthy and nutritious smoothies. Beetroot goes well with other fruits, vegetables and even dairy products. The result is a tasty and healthy drink.
Indications and contraindications
Beet-based drinks are saturated with a large amount of vitamins and minerals that have a positive effect on the body. Even medical staff recommend drinking beetroot juice in addition to pharmaceuticals to improve the condition.
The product will help to cope with the following problems.
- Visual impairment.
- The risk of heart attacks.
- Oxygen starvation.
- Weakened physical condition. Depression.
- Broken nervous system.
- Predisposition to gastritis and ulcers.
- Various inflammatory processes in the body.
- Blockage of the kidneys (stones, sand).
- Problems with the functioning of the pancreas.
- Prevention of female diseases.
- Deterioration of potency.
This is the main list of positive effects of the product. In addition to the positive effect, beetroot juice has certain contraindications, which must be familiarized with before use. People with such diseases should not take juice in food and drinks based on this component.
- Diabetes.
- Individual tolerability of the product.
- Gastric ulcer.
- Diseases of the bladder.
- Gout.
- Arthritis. Osteoporosis.
If you doubt the state of your body, it is recommended to consult a doctor.
Popular Recipes
Beet and haulm blender cocktail
With beet tops, you can prepare a healthy drink, the regular use of which will improve the general condition of the body. Smoothies made from leaves, vegetables and fruits are great for those who follow nutrition and health. To make beetroot smoothie, you need the following products:
- 0.4 kilograms of ripe apples;
- 0.3 kilograms of fresh beets;
- 0.25 liters of pure water;
- 50 grams of tops;
- liquid honey (add to taste).
How to cook?
- Vegetables are washed, dried and peeled. Then cut into small squares.
- The beets are sent to a blender and crushed until a puree is obtained.
- After that, washed and cut into pieces apples, pitted, are sent to the beets.
- At the end, the last ingredients are added - tops and honey. The leaves are pre-washed and dried.
- All components are again ground to a liquid state.
- The finished product is poured into glasses and served.
Fresh cocktail with celery
The following recipe is great to cool off in the hot summer. Drink for weight loss will also restore the lack of fluid in the body. If desired, ice cubes can be added to the cocktail.
Grocery list:
- 150 grams of fresh beets and how much cucumber;
- half a kilogram of apples;
- 50 grams of celery (stalks);
- 5 grams of ginger root.
Cooking process.
- Beets should be washed, peeled and cut into cubes.
- Vegetables are ground into puree.
- Cucumbers are cut off the tips, peeled and cut into small pieces.
- Celery stalks are washed, dried and cut into small pieces. In the presence of hard fibers, they are removed.
- Seeds are removed from clean apples, and the pulp is divided into slices.
- Ginger root is passed through a fine grater.
- All ingredients are added to beetroot puree and ground to a smoothie.
Spicy cocktail
A drink with the addition of fragrant pepper and ginger will invigorate and give strength. This is a great way to keep yourself fit and toned. For cooking, you need the following products:
- 0.2 kilograms of sweet pepper;
- 150 grams of beets;
- 2 grams of ginger root;
- 50 grams of spinach;
- 3 milliliters of natural lemon juice;
- a pinch of hot ground pepper;
- clean water and ice cubes (add the following ingredients to taste).
Step by step cooking.
- Washed and peeled beets are cut into squares of the same size.
- Spinach is cut with a knife.
- Peeled peppers are cut into cubes after removing the seeds.
- Ginger is crushed with a knife or passed through a grater.
- The beets are crushed in a blender with the addition of lemon juice.
- As soon as the puree is obtained from the beets, water and other components are added to it. The composition is whipped until a homogeneous mass.
- Spices are added to the finished cocktail and mixed thoroughly.
- The drink is poured into glasses and served with ice.
Kefir and beetroot drink
The original taste of a vegetable drink with the addition of a dairy product will appeal to those who lead a healthy lifestyle and take care of their health. Even a small portion will refresh, give strength and quench your thirst.
List of required ingredients:
- 0.5 liters of fat-free kefir;
- large fresh cucumber;
- 4 tablespoons of natural beet juice;
- clove of garlic;
- several branches of fresh herbs (parsley or dill);
- salt and ground black pepper (to taste).
Step by step cooking process.
- Fresh vegetables and herbs are washed under running water and dried. Next, remove the peel.
- The cucumber is cut into cubes. It is desirable to chop greens.
- Garlic is peeled and cut into chips.
- Kefir is poured into a separate container. Herbs, spices, garlic and cucumber are added to it.
- Peeled beets are cut into pieces and crushed in a blender to a puree state. Kefir is poured into it and again thoroughly mixed.
- The finished drink can be served by decorating with whole sprigs of greens.
Fig cocktail
Those who prefer original flavor combinations are recommended to pay attention to this recipe. The drink is sweet and aromatic. Do not forget about the benefits of each component in the composition.
Product List:
- half a kilogram of beets;
- 100 grams of spinach and the same amount of figs;
- 0.2 kilograms of asparagus.
How to make a drink?
- We clean the main ingredient and cut into cubes. Grind the vegetable into a puree using a blender. Leave one beetroot whole. We put it aside.
- The whole vegetable is cut into small pieces and sent to a container for mashed potatoes.
- Wash the asparagus, pat dry with paper towels and cut into equal pieces.
- The spinach washed under water is crushed with a knife.
- Spinach with asparagus is sent to a blender with beetroot puree and all the ingredients are thoroughly ground.
- The pulp of ginger is removed with a spoon and added to the drink. Still mix again.
- The smoothie is ready to serve.
Note: You can use both fresh and boiled beets to make cocktails. The first option is preferable, since raw vegetables contain more useful trace elements.
Tips
If you are going to make a beetroot smoothie, it is recommended to adhere to the following tips.
- Beetroot is a hard and tough vegetable that is recommended to be cut into pieces before being chopped in a blender. So you do not harm the kitchen appliances and spend less time cooking.
- If you want to keep the taste of the drink as natural as possible, add a minimum of salt or discard this ingredient altogether.
- A vegetable smoothie can be a great alternative to a standard snack. A nutritious smoothie can be taken as a meal instead of morning tea or coffee.
- Foods with edible skins do not need to be peeled. It retains many vitamins, which is why many housewives leave it.
Beetroot smoothies will be useful not only for adults, but also for children. For them, cocktails with the addition of fruits and honey are better suited.
To learn how to cook a delicious and healthy beetroot-carrot-apple smoothie, see the following video.