Beet, blood orange and raspberry smoothie

This raw beet root smoothie fairly floods your mouth with fabulous taste sensations for there's more goodness in it than the title can say. Strawberries and sweet red bell pepper are added for a whopping supply of whole vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients plus your friend and mine: fibre.

Beet, blood orange, raspberries, sweet red bell pepper, and strawberries

Ingredients:

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

½ cup fresh strawberries, washed, halved, greens removed

½ cup raspberries, washed

1 blood orange, peeled, chopped

¼ fresh, sweet red bell pepper, washed, chopped

¼ cup water

Chopped beet, blood orange, raspberries,
sweet red bell pepper, and strawberries
in blender

Preparation:

1. Wash the fruit and vegetables. 

2. Peel the beet. Roughly chop into chunks. Place into a blender with water. Pulse on 'High'.

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

3. Blend to a fine puree. (Most raspberry and strawberry seeds will remain intact.)

Beet, blood orange and raspberry smoothie