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    Creamy Strawberry Spinach Smoothie

    April 4, 2016 by Emily Cooper 28 Comments

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    This creamy strawberry spinach smoothie is a healthy recipe inspired by my favorite springtime salad! Dairy-free and vegan-friendly.

    Strawberry Spinach Smoothie -- A healthy recipe inspired by my favorite springtime salad! Dairy-free and vegan-friendly.

    Hiya friend!

    After my week of blogging detox, I'm feeling fresh, rejuvenated, and ready to rock the chakra out of this blog post!

    ..or maybe that's just my afternoon tea sesh talking.

    Dobra Tea

    Whether it's the fact that winter is lingering around far past it's welcome (it snowed...again), the fact that I'm going to Puerto Rico in less than a month (!!) or my everlasting love of salads, I am 10 times ready for Spring to effen sprung already.

    Strawberry Spinach Smoothie -- A healthy recipe inspired by my favorite springtime salad! Dairy-free and vegan-friendly.

    So I thought we could all make like a leaf and turn ourselves green with salad-inspired smoothies. You know, show our love to the Spring Gods who can rain their iced coffees and flip flops upon us.

    Strawberry Spinach Smoothie -- A healthy recipe inspired by my favorite springtime salad! Dairy-free and vegan-friendly.

    My aunt Melissa makes this killer strawberry spinach salad with crumbled goat cheese, fresh sliced strawberries, and candied walnuts that everyone always devours.  It now makes it's appearance at nearly every family gathering, but tastes especially good under a blanket of springtime sunshine.

    Strawberry Spinach Smoothie -- A healthy recipe inspired by my favorite springtime salad! Dairy-free and vegan-friendly.

    Or in....liquid form?! I didn't go SO cray cray on you and add goat cheese to this smoothie madness, but don't think it didn't pass my mind. Instead, I added my dear friend avocado to bring it's sulky cream-ness to this smoothie party.

    Strawberry Spinach Smoothie -- A healthy recipe inspired by my favorite springtime salad! Dairy-free and vegan-friendly.

    And a little dabba apple cider vinegar in place of a full-blown vinaigrette. It's tart and tanginess makes this feel like you're actually drinking a strawberry spinach salad...in the best way possible...Like really guys, it's good. You want Spring soon don't you?!

    Strawberry Spinach Smoothie -- A healthy recipe inspired by my favorite springtime salad! Dairy-free and vegan-friendly.

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    Strawberry Spinach Smoothie -- A healthy recipe inspired by my favorite springtime salad! Dairy-free and vegan-friendly.

    Creamy Strawberry Spinach Smoothie


    ★★★★

    4 from 3 reviews

    • Author: Sinful Nutrition
    • Yield: 1 smoothie 1x
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    Ingredients

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    • 1 ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
    • 1 cup strawberries, frozen
    • ½ avocado
    • 1 tablespoon chia seeds
    • ½ tablespoon apple cider vinegar (or lemon juice)
    • handful fresh spinach

    Instructions

    1. Add ingredients to blender, and blend on high until smooth.
    2. Top with additional chia seeds and strawberry slices if desired.
    • Category: breakfast, smoothies

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    Strawberry Spinach Smoothie -- A healthy recipe inspired by my favorite springtime salad! Dairy-free and vegan-friendly.

    Make it a great day!

    What's your favorite Springtime food?

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    Comments

    1. Carla

      April 04, 2016 at 7:07 am

      Ooooh. We do this here BUT Id never ever thought of adding in the Apple cider vinegar!!!
      We will try this morning and I will let you know if we can taste a difference!

      Reply
      • Emily Cooper

        April 05, 2016 at 8:05 am

        I think it adds a bit of a zing, which I am a big fan of. Let me know what you think!

        Reply
    2. glenneth

      April 04, 2016 at 7:09 am

      i make something similar almost every morning! frozen strawberries are the rest and you can't even taste the spinach (good for me since i am not a huge fan of veggies)!

      Reply
      • Emily Cooper

        April 05, 2016 at 8:04 am

        Great minds definitely think alike! 😀

        Reply
    3. Debbie Rodrigues

      April 04, 2016 at 8:35 am

      Hmm, I don't have avocado at home, but I might try a simpler version of this recipe later today or tomorrow.
      Lovely idea!

      Reply
      • Emily Cooper

        April 05, 2016 at 8:03 am

        Awesome! Let me know how it turns out if you try it!

        Reply
    4. Christina Bauer

      April 04, 2016 at 1:28 pm

      Yes yes yes!! I love how you transformed a favorite salad into a smoothie. This is beautiful and I will try it ad soon as I can get my hands on good berries!

      ★★★★

      Reply
    5. Deborah @ Confessions of a mother runner

      April 04, 2016 at 1:41 pm

      I do love the strawberry spinach salad combo but have not tried it in a smoothie how creative

      Reply
    6. Sandra Laflamme

      April 04, 2016 at 1:53 pm

      I looove adding avocado to smoothies. The extra creaminess is just perfect. Lemon probably gives this an extra bright and fresh flavor too!

      Reply
    7. Christina

      April 04, 2016 at 2:33 pm

      That looks amazing! And the salad your Aunt makes sounds crazy good too! I love the texture avocado adds to smoothies... So dreamy creamy!

      ★★★

      Reply
      • Emily Cooper

        April 05, 2016 at 8:03 am

        Dreamy creamy is right my friend. If salad milkshake actually sounded appetizing, that's what I would call this, haha!

        Reply
    8. Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine

      April 04, 2016 at 3:59 pm

      Such a simple classic for the season!

      Reply
    9. Joanne

      April 04, 2016 at 9:26 pm

      Lovely recipe! We went to Puerto Rico in February last year and it was one of the best vacations that I have taken. We stayed in Old San Juan for the first half and then hit the beach for the second half! Enjoy

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Emily Cooper

        April 05, 2016 at 8:02 am

        Ah so awesome! Did you do a recap on your blog of your trip?

        Reply
    10. jennifer

      April 04, 2016 at 10:04 pm

      Well that just looks super delish! And yes, yes yes to iced coffee, tanks and flip flops -- that's pretty much year-round style in austin.

      Reply
      • Emily Cooper

        April 05, 2016 at 8:01 am

        I am jealous of that wardrobe! I'm still rocking the 7 layers look, going strong. 🙂

        Reply
    11. dixya @food, pleasure, and health

      April 04, 2016 at 10:22 pm

      i have never tried spinach + strawberry together in the smoothie, sounds delicious@

      Reply
    12. jill conyers

      April 05, 2016 at 4:45 am

      My spring favorites are all the seasonal fruits and vegetables. So many yummy ones this time of year.

      Reply
      • Emily Cooper

        April 05, 2016 at 8:00 am

        If only i'd stop snowing here maybe they'd start growing, haha!

        Reply
    13. Anne K.

      April 05, 2016 at 5:28 am

      I love adding spinach to my smoothies, it's such an easy way to sneak more veggies into my diet 🙂

      Reply
      • Emily Cooper

        April 05, 2016 at 8:00 am

        So true! If it's not a salad, chances are I have my spinach in a smoothie. 🙂

        Reply
    14. rachel @ Athletic Avocado

      April 05, 2016 at 5:45 pm

      The creaminess looks spot-on on this one! So delish!

      Reply
    15. Ellyn @ In Fitness and In Health

      April 06, 2016 at 6:09 pm

      Fave summer salad turned smoothie recipe?! Love it! There are so many summer recipes I'm finding, and this will definitely be added to my must-make list! Thanks for sharing! 🙂

      Reply
    16. Chrissy @ Snacking in Sneakers

      April 07, 2016 at 6:33 pm

      I have everything I need to make this in the fridge right now. Hello dessert!!

      Reply

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