Beet, strawberry and purple yam smoothie

Beet, strawberry and purple yam smoothie

Get the health benefits of a whole raw beet and other complimentary fruits and vegetables in this highly coloured smoothie.

                                                                                   Yield: 1 large smoothie

Ingredients:

Clockwise: Beet, strawberries, purple yam,
carrot, tomato, and lime

1 beet, approximately 5 c. (2 in.) in diameter, peeled, chunked

3 - 4 fresh strawberries, topped, halved
½ cup purple yam, peeled, chunked

1 carrot, washed, chunked

1 Roma tomato, quartered

¼ fresh lime, peel removed

¼ cup water

Preparation:

1. Wash the vegetables. Peel the beet and the yam. Roughly chop into chunks. Place into a blender.

2. Add remaining ingredients when peeled or otherwise treated as indicated in the ingredients list.

Beet smoothie ingredients ready to be pureed.

3. Pulse on 'High' until pureed. Decant. Cut a thin slice of lime for garnish.