Orange Dream Smoothie - Made with Carrots!

Years ago I knew a guy who was (what I then thought of as) a health nut. He used to juice everything, I used to joke that I would not remain stationary too long around him, or he would probably juice me. He was a terrific believer in vegetable smoothies, he had at least three a day. Now some of them were pretty gross, like apple, pineapple and tomato, or celery, kale and strawberries. He used to always try to get me to try these things and I would always politely decline.  Or I did until the day he made me an orange dream smoothie!
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​That day he made the smoothie before I got there, and when I arrived he gave it to me and told me to taste it. I looked at it, thinking that at least it wasn't green, and I took a tentative sip. It was delicious!  I love oranges and this tasted just like an icy orange drink you would get at a restaurant!  I ended up drinking the whole thing and even asking him for the recipe.  He just grinned and wrote it out.  He finally made me a smoothie convert!

Orange Dream Recipe

 Ingredients:

• 1 cup of chilled or frozen chopped orange sections (I freeze mine overnight)
• 1 cup cooked carrots (can use fresh, frozen, or no-salt added canned)
• 1/2 cup plain low fat Greek yogurt
• 1 cup chilled orange juice
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
• 1 teaspoon honey or any sweetner you prefer
• 3-4 ice cubes

Ninja Blender
Great for making Smoothies

Directions:
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1. If your carrots are raw, steam or boil them until they are tender and cool before adding to smoothie.  Carrots will cook much faster if you chop or shred them.
2. Place cooked carrots in the blender and puree
3. Add the orange sections and cinnamon and blend 30 seconds
4. Add the remaining ingredients and blend until completely smooth

Serve in a glass with a slice of orange.  Beautiful and delicious!  Make it for anyone that swears they hate vegetable smoothies and I guarantee this will change their mind!

Have a great week!

​Jade    :)

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