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    Home » Recipes » Vegan Breakfast

    Super green spirulina smoothie

    Published: May 25, 2021 · Modified: Feb 17, 2023 by Maria · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    Super green spirulina smoothie with pineapple, kale, spirulina powder and more! How to make a green smoothie taste good! Full of fiber nutrients, vitamins and minerals for a quick and healthy breakfast.

    Glass mason jar filled with a green spirulina and pineapple kale smoothie
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    • ❤️ Why you'll love this recipe
    • 🌱 What is spirulina?
    • 🍃 Spirulina nutrition
    • 🥬 Ingredients
    • 👩‍🍳 Recipe tips
    • ❄️ Storing tips
    • 🍊 Serving suggestions
    • ❓ FAQ's
    • 🍌 More recipes you'll love
    • 📖 Recipe

    ❤️ Why you'll love this recipe

    • it's a super healthy and nutrient packed smoothie that's a great start to your day.
    • It's vegan and gluten free.
    • Quick and easy way to get a ton of fruits and vegetables into your diet.
    • Naturally sweet so it covers the taste of the greens.

    🌱 What is spirulina?

    Spirulina is a single celled microbe, also called blue-green algae.

    It grows in both fresh and saltwater.

    Ancient Aztecs used to eat spirulina, but it gained popularity again when NASA discovered it could be grown is space for astronauts.

    🍃 Spirulina nutrition

    Gram for gram, it's one of the most nutrient dense foods on the planet.

    Spirulina is full of vitamins and minerals such as:

    • Vitamin B1, B2 and B3
    • Copper
    • Iron
    • Magnesium
    • Potassium
    • Magnese

    🥬 Ingredients

    Ingredients for a spirulina smoothie laid out in individual small glass bowls.
    • Kale - If you're not a fan of the taste of kale, you can easily sub out baby spinach. It will make this smoothie even more enjoyable.
    • Celery - Forget celery juice! I love blending celery instead so it keeps all of the fiber intact. Celery is full of vitamins A, K and C plus folate and potassium.
    • Pear - Pear adds a really nice smoothness and sweetness to the smoothie. Make sure it's ripe and soft to the touch. An unripe and hard pear won't taste good.
    • Frozen banana - This is gonna make the smoothie. Frozen banana adds a lot of creaminess to smoothies. Make sure they're ripe. Bananas are ripe once the skin starts to get a little bit of black spots. Peel the bananas before freezing them.
    • Apple - This will add natural sweetness to the smoothie to help cover up the taste of the kale.
    • Pineapple - This is another way to naturally sweeten up the smoothie. I highly recommend not missing this. Pineapple will make this smoothie taste like candy.
    • Spirulina - Full of a ton of vitamins and minerals.
    • Lemon - Because kale is so earthy tasting, lemon adds a nice balance of brightness to this smoothie.

    👩‍🍳 Recipe tips

    • Sometimes I love adding splashes of orange or apple juice, or dairy free strawberry yogurt. 
    • Frozen berries are another great addition.
    • If you want a milder tasting smoothie, use baby spinach instead of kale. 
    • Add a vanilla protein powder or silken tofu for extra protein.

    ❄️ Storing tips

    This will last about 2 days in the fridge. Make sure to store it in a jar with a tight fitting lid.

    You can also freeze this smoothie in ice cube trays, then add the cubes to a freezer friendly bag.

    Once you're ready to eat it, throw the cubes in a blender and add a splash or two of orange or apple juice.

    Green spirulina smoothie in a glass mason jar with a metal straw and fruit in the background.

    🍊 Serving suggestions

    Top this with some pineapple slices. If you'd like a more filling breakfast, serve this with some vegan breakfast hash, or a tofu breakfast burrito. This also goes great with a bagel and tofu cream cheese or tofu scramble.

    ❓ FAQ's

    What if my blender isn't great?

    If you have an older blender, then blend up this smoothie in batches.
    I like to start with the kale and celery first. Then I'll add apple and pineapple. Then I'll add in a couple more ingredients at a time.
    Before I had a fancy blender, this is what I did.

    Can I use another green besides kale?

    This smoothie does a great job with covering up the taste of the kale with the fruits.
    But if you really can't stand kale, just use baby spinach instead.

    Can I use other fruits?

    I love using this smoothie as a base. Sometimes I'll add frozen berries, or mango.
    This smoothie also tastes great if you add a splash of apple or lemon juice, or dairy free strawberry yogurt.
    If there is any ingredient that you don't like in this smoothie, feel free to omit it or replace it with a fruit that you love.

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    Green spirulina smoothie in a glass mason jar with a metal straw and fruit in the background.

    Super green spirulina smoothie

    Healthy and delicious green smoothie with spirulina. How to make a green smoothie taste good.
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    Course: Breakfast
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Servings: 2
    Calories: 224kcal
    Author: Maria
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    Equipment

    • Blender

    Ingredients

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    • 1 cup kale (sub for baby spinach if you don't like kale or want a milder tasting smoothie)
    • 1 stalk celery
    • 1 frozen banana
    • 1 apple
    • 1 pear
    • ½ lemon (peeled and de-seeded)
    • 1 cup pineapple
    • 1 teaspoon spirulina powder
    • 1 cup water (Add more if it's too thick)

    Instructions

    • Once the bananas are ripe and just starting to get spots, peel them and place them in a ziploc bag or freezer friendly tupperware container and freeze overnight.
    • Add the kale and celery to the blender first with the water. I like to blend this first, since they're the most fibrous. Nobody likes a chunky smoothie
    • Add the rest of the ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. It helps the blender to break the frozen banana up a little bit before blending. If it's too thick, add more water. This also tastes good with a splash of apple or orange juice, or dairy free strawberry yogurt.

    Notes

    Store in the fridge in an airtight mason jar for up to 4 days.
    Sometimes I love adding splashes of orange or apple juice, or dairy free strawberry yogurt. 
    Sometimes I also add frozen berries. 
    If you want a milder tasting smoothie, use baby spinach instead of kale. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 224kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 54mg | Potassium: 776mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 3608IU | Vitamin C: 108mg | Calcium: 98mg | Iron: 2mg
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    Maria is the creator of the blog and YouTube channel Damn Tasty Vegan. She has been a vegetarian since 2005 and vegan since 2015. She loves showing new vegans how easy and delicious living a vegan lifestyle can be. She is passionate about animal welfare and strives to help change the way animals are viewed and treated, by helping people transition to a vegan lifestyle.

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