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Blood Orange Smoothie With Grapes and Red Quinoa
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- Total Time
- 5 to 10 minutes
- Rating
- Notes
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Ingredients
- ⅓cup cooked red quinoa
- 1cup red seedless grapes, preferably frozen (6 ounces)
- 1cup blood orange juice (or regular orange juice if blood oranges are not available)
- 1teaspoon pomegranate molasses
- 2tablespoons soaked cashews
- Small handful of kale
Preparation
- Step 1
Place all of the ingredients in the jar of a blender and blend at high speed until smooth. Serve right away.
Private Notes
Cooking Notes
I make this nutritious smoothie often, and I no longer add the dates mentioned in my first review. Today, I didn't have any cooked quinoa ready, so I used some cooked brown rice. The quinoa is better, but the rice is fine too. Also added 1/2 tablespoon (soaked) chia seed. When blood oranges aren't available, I use regular oj, but today I used 3 peeled tangerines and about 1/8 cup oj--superior! The distinctive tangerine flavor complements the local grapes I froze last fall.
Surprisingly good!
I am usually a fan of recipes from MRS, but this has way too much sugar to be considered a healthy smoothie.
I make this nutritious smoothie often, and I no longer add the dates mentioned in my first review. Today, I didn't have any cooked quinoa ready, so I used some cooked brown rice. The quinoa is better, but the rice is fine too. Also added 1/2 tablespoon (soaked) chia seed. When blood oranges aren't available, I use regular oj, but today I used 3 peeled tangerines and about 1/8 cup oj--superior! The distinctive tangerine flavor complements the local grapes I froze last fall.
Since I prefer a bit more sweetness, I added 2 medjool dates to the mix. What a great sweet-sour taste! No blood oranges to be found, so I used a Valencia, which was fine.
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