Mardi Gras Smoothie

smoothie

Makes 4 smoothies

Green Smoothie

  • ½ avocado
  • ½ banana
  • ½ cucumber, peeled
  • 1 cup baby spinach
  • 4 oz apple juice
  • 1 tsp agave or honey
  • ½ tsp vanilla

Gold Smoothie

  • 1 cup pineapple, canned, drained, juice reserved
  • ½ cup reserved pineapple juice
  • ½ cup yellow squash, frozen
  • 1 banana
  • ½ cup Greek yogurt

Purple Smoothie

  • 1 cup blueberries, frozen
  • 2/3 cup purple cabbage, shredded
  • 1 banana
  • 1 kiwi, peeled
  • ½ cup Greek yogurt
  • ½ cup water

Directions

  1. Blend the ingredients for the green layer until smooth and divide evenly between 4 glasses. Place the glasses in the freezer for 8-10 minutes while preparing the gold layer. Make sure to rinse the blender between layers.
  2. Blend the ingredients for the gold layer until smooth. Remove the glasses from the freezer. Using a spoon drizzle the gold layer on top of the green layer. Return the glasses to the freezer for 8-10 minutes while preparing the purple layer. Make sure to rinse the blender between layers.
  3. Blend the ingredients for the purple layer until smooth. Remove the glasses from the freezer. Using a spoon drizzle the purple layer on top of the yellow layer.