I don’t hate many foods, and will try just about everything. One food I don’t like however, is beetroot. I’ve never been a fan; I was the kid picking beetroot out of things because tastes like dirt (it wasn’t me being picky either; it turns out it’s a thing).
There have been a few times I’ve happily had beetroot in something though, one was a ginger-beet juice I made a while ago, and the other is the red velvet smoothie bowl I’m sharing today.
Because of the beetroot, my expectations for this smoothie bowl weren’t very high. I thought I was going to get something instagrammable that tasted like shit. I really wanted to try it on the off-chance that it didn’t taste horrible as hell.
Obviously it was good; I wouldn’t be posting about it otherwise, I would have just pretended it never happened. I’ve even gave some to Phillip to try; he isn’t a smoothie fan, but said it was better than expected, which is a win in my book
If you decide to give to this a try, let me know what you thought.
- 1 beetroot peeled and chopped
- 1 small banana
- 2 tbsp avocado
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup frozen blueberries
- 1 cup milk
- Place all ingredients in a blender and mix. Serve with your favourite toppings
- Toppings: I used frozen blueberries, strawberries, kiwifruit and flaxseed, but you can use what ever you want.
- Dairy free/Vegan: I used almond milk in mine, which worked out wonderfully