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Need a new healthy smoothie recipe for the morning? Look no further than this 5-minute strawberry kale smoothie recipe! It’s easy to make and packed with lots of healthy ingredients making it the perfect way to start the day.
Eating a healthy breakfast is a great way to start the day. It refuels the body after a night-long fast and gets you going for the day. But if time is a factor in making sure you eat breakfast, this kale strawberry smoothie is an easy solution.
Want more breakfast smoothies for the mornings? You might want to try one of my other favorite smoothie recipes! I love this mixed berry smoothie and ginger fruit smoothie.
Need more ideas for cooking kale? Then you definitely need to check out this strawberry kale salad, kale garbanzo bean salad, and kale vegetable bean soup.
What Goes Into This Smoothie
This green smoothie with strawberries is made using simple, healthy, whole ingredients.
How To Make a Kale and Strawberry Smoothie
Step 1: Add all the strawberry green smoothie ingredients to a blender. Blend until smooth and creamy, adding water or milk as necessary to get desired smoothie consistency.
Expert Tips
- Shake consistency: For a thick and creamy shake-like smoothie use frozen strawberries and frozen bananas (learn how to freeze bananas here)
- Meal prep: For easier mornings, pack up the fruit, seeds, and kale into containers. Then when you’re ready to make it, dump everything in the blender and add dates and liquid to blend.
FAQs for Strawberry Kale Smoothie
Yes, kale is a superfood nutrient and contains generous amounts of fiber, vitamins A, K, B6, and C, calcium, potassium, copper, and manganese while also being low in calories. The vitamin K in kale may be a problem for anyone taking blood thinners so be sure to check with your doctor if this is a concern.
No, I don’t recommend using the stems, especially the larger ends. These can be quite fibrous and may not blend up super well in the smoothie. You are better off reserving the ends to use in soups or stews where they are cooked for a long time to soften up more.
Sure, there’s nothing really unhealthy about having a green smoothie every day. Just be sure to watch the sugar content and serving size so you don’t overdo it. You might also want to vary up the ingredients a bit so you are getting a bit more variety in the nutrients you are getting.
Variations
Here are a few choices for ways to add a little variety to your smoothie.
- Protein boost: Add in a scoop of your favorite vegan protein powder or a tablespoon of peanut butter or almond butter, similar to these chocolate peanut butter protein popsicles.
- Creamier: Add silken tofu (guide to tofu) or vegan yogurt to make a creamier consistency.
- Berries and kale smoothie: Use a mix of berries or swap out the strawberries for blueberries, raspberries, or blackberries.
- Fruit smoothie with kale: Use a mixture of fruits such as pineapple, papaya or mango instead of strawberry.
Other Vegan Smoothie Recipes to Consider….
Vegan Breakfasts
Mango Orange Smoothie
Vegan Breakfasts
Ginger Fruit Smoothie
Vegan Breakfasts
Kale Pineapple Smoothie
Vegan Breakfasts
Banana Beet Smoothie
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Strawberry Kale Smoothie
Ingredients
- ½ cup of frozen strawberries
- ½ of a banana
- ¼ cup of raw pumpkin seeds
- 1 Tablespoon of flax seeds (or flax meal)
- 4 kale leaves de-stemmed
- 1 to 2 dates to taste
- ¾ to 1 cup of water or plant-based milk to make smooth
Instructions
- Add ingredients to the blender.
- Blend until smooth and creamy, adding water or plant-based milk as necessary to get desired smoothie consistency.
Notes
- Shake Consistency: For a thick and creamy shake-like smoothie use frozen strawberries and bananas.
- Meal prep: For easier mornings, pack up the fruit, seeds, and kale into containers. Then when you’re ready to make it, dump everything in the blender and add dates and liquid to blend.
Love to try different green smoothie combos looks delicious
This combo is epic!
This strawberry kale smoothie is so good and now my go-to morning smoothie!
Right?! It’s such a yummy smoothie!
One of my go-to smoothies! Love it 🙂
Yess! Such a yummy one!
Such a delicious and healthy smoothie!
Yesss! Healthy and so delicious!
I usually avoid mixing red and green because it ends up looking like poo but I’mm so happy the green overpowered the red and it looked as good as it tasted!
So pretty and delicious all in one!
I love this combination! So creamy!
Right?! Such a tasty and nutritious combo!
Creamy, satisfying, and oh-so-yummy! One of my favorite summertime smoothies!
Definitely a great one for summer!
Yum! I like to sneak my kale into a smoothie sometimes for the kids shhhh!
Love that, haha!
this green smoothie is wonderful with a little tartness from strawberries
It’s a great one alright!
I love adding Kale to smoothies. My fave is Kale, mango and coconut milk, with vanilla protein powder. I’m going to try adding strawberries in tmrrw morning 🙂
Agreed! Such a great way to add in extra nutrients!
I am always thrilled to try out a new smoothie recipe with some hidden veggies for my picky eaters. They loved it, thanks!
Gotta love the hidden veggie recipes!
Love this healthy green smoothie! I feel so great after drinking it!
Right?! So refreshing!
Loving this new healthy smoothie recipe!!
Same! It’s sooo sweet and delicious!
I’m sure the strawberries add a delicious sweetness to the smoothie
So sweet!!
I love kale. This is a very tasty smoothie and perfect for mornings on the go.
It’s a great way to get in a ton of nutrients! So good!
Love how healthy and nutritious this smoothie is! So sweet and tasty!