Beat the heat this summer with these top 10 smoothies

Are you looking for a way to beat the heat of this sweltering summer? The weather has been mercilessly unforgiving of late and everyone is perspiring buckets under the sun.

A refreshing smoothie is one of the best escapes, albeit temporary but welcoming nonetheless. And home-made smoothies are the best when it comes to both, taste and health.

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We have compiled here 10 of the most popular recipes. Each recipe is made from fresh ingredients, topped with delicious add-ons. Choose your favourite concoction and blend away! Check out more such refreshing recipes on Gympik to cool off the summer heat.

1. Green smoothie

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup spinach
2. 1 cup kale
3. ½ banana
4. A small handful of almonds
5. 3 to 5 raw Brazil nuts
6. 1 teaspoon cinnamon
7. 1-2 tablespoons cacao or cocoa powder
8. ½ can of full-fat coconut milk

2. Tomato carrot beetroot smoothie

Ingredients:

1. 2 cups carrot grated
2. 1 cup tomato cubed
3. 3/4 cup grated beetroot
4. A pinch of salt
5. Pepper
6. Lemon juice (topping)
7. Honey – ½ tsp. (topping)

3. Tomato capsicum smoothie

Ingredients:

1. 3/4 cup carrot cubes (unpeeled)
2. 3/4 cup red capsicum cubes
3. 1 cup tomato cubes
4. Salt and pepper to taste

4. Cucumber spinach mint juice

Ingredients:

1. ½ cucumber cubed
2. 1 cup mint leaves
3. ¼ cup spinach blanched
4. Salt and pepper to taste

5. Pomegranate apple smoothie

Ingredients:

1. 1 medium apple peeled and cubed
2. 1 cup pomegranate (choose seedless pomegranate if available)
3. ½ tsp. honey
4. Salt to taste

6. Pineapple papaya carrot smoothie

Ingredients:

1. ½ small pineapple cut into cubes
2. 1 cup papaya cubed
3. ¼ cup grated carrots
4. Few mint leaves
5. Salt and pepper to taste
6. 1 small piece ginger grated

7. Carrot-mango smoothie

Ingredients:

1. 1 medium mango, peeled and cubed
2. ½ cup shredded carrots
3. ½ teaspoon cinnamon
4. ½ cup coconut water
5. ¼ cup water

8. Chocolate-beet-berry smoothie

Ingredients:

1. ½ cup peeled chopped raw beet
2. 1 banana
3. 1 cup strawberries/blueberries/raspberries
4. ½ cup coconut water
5. ¼ cup water
6. 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder

9. Orange-vanilla-smoothie

Ingredients:

1. 1 navel orange, peeled
2. ¼ cup fat-free half-and-half or fat-free yogurt
3. 2 Tbsp. frozen orange juice concentrate
4. ¼ tsp. vanilla extract
5. 4 ice cubes
   

10. Papaya pineapple smoothie

Ingredients:

1. 1 papaya, cut into chunks
2. 1 cup fat-free plain yogurt
3. ½ cup fresh pineapple chunks
4. ½ cup crushed ice
5. 1 tsp. coconut extract
6. 1 tsp. ground flaxseed

So there you have it: 10 of the best and healthiest smoothies recipes. As if that’s not enough, these smoothies are easy to prepare, ingredients are easy to come by, and each mixture barely takes 5 minutes to prepare! Get ready to tackle the summer blaze with these cool and refreshing mash-ups of your favourite fruits and veggies.

For detailed instructions, check out this article and surprise your loved ones with their favourite blends!

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