Vegetable cocktail: recipes. Vegetable smoothies in a blender

Any doctor will tell you that smoothies - fruit and vegetable drinks and cocktails made from fresh gifts from gardens and vegetable gardens, are much healthier than artificial “teas”, lemonades and even store-bought juices, which barely contain ten percent of natural ingredients. However, people themselves know this. And in the rush to make themselves a cocktail - vegetable, fruit or mixed - they are stopped only by their own laziness.

On the other hand, don't be too zealous. Juices drunk in liters can in no way speed up recovery or cause instant loss of extra pounds. Most likely, with this approach you will “implant” your stomach or aggravate some chronic disease. Fruit and vegetable smoothies are drunk in quantities of no more than three glasses per day. They should not replace water.

Rejuvenating drink

Those who regularly consume a vegetable cocktail prepared according to this recipe claim that it makes the skin fresh, small facial wrinkles disappear, and the complexion becomes even and noble in color. For the smoothie, put a large cucumber, two stalks of celery, a clove of garlic and a little ginger through a juicer, food processor or blender. If desired, the drink can be salted, although it is healthier to do without it.

If the composition does not seem too attractive to you, you can prepare other fruit and vegetable cocktails for the same purpose:

three green bell peppers, six medium carrots, a little cabbage, spinach and turnip leaves;
fruit lovers can make a drink from eight strawberries and two branches of grapes - black or green, but not pink.

When is a blender needed?

Generally, blending methods are used to make smoothies and milkshakes. However, by adding ice, fruit and a little alcohol, you can create a refreshing alcoholic cocktail.

If your smoothie recipe includes berries, fruits or ice cream, you can’t do without a blender. A blender can chop most ingredients into large chunks. This also doesn't have to be done when making frozen smoothies. If you follow the recipe and add the right amount of ice, a blender can create snowy bites that are delicious in every way and every flavor. These mixed cocktails are very popular. Alcoholic mixed drinks in a blender:

Pina colada.
Strawberry Margarita.
Hemingway Daiquiri.
Pelican.
Creamy whiskey.
Rum ice cream.
Schindler's list.
Pacha New York.

If you prefer something sweeter, you can use the art of mixing to create mocktails. In this article you will find many such recipes.

Fighting a cold

Fruit cocktails will be very useful in overcoming the effects of hypothermia or viral diseases. Naturally, they cannot replace medications, but they can provide support to the body and restore immunity. You can use the following options.

A large peeled orange, half a lemon and a quarter glass of mineral water.
Grapefruit, two medium-sized oranges and three kiwis. It is recommended to strain this cocktail.
A very effective vegetable cocktail in this regard is a bunch of celery, half a medium beet (preferably with leaves), three carrots and parsley. It is recommended to be taken even by those recovering from chemotherapy.

These same drinks can also prevent disease.

Kaleidoscope of citruses

Juicy bright citruses are our everything. They have a general strengthening effect on the body and are a good means of preventing colds. Antioxidants strengthen the walls of blood vessels and stimulate the growth of new cells. Pectins remove waste and toxins from the intestines. For a healthy cocktail we need one grapefruit, a couple of oranges and one kiwi. Add grated ginger root and chopped herbs to the mixture of juices of these fruits. Mix all ingredients in a blender and strain. If you have high acidity or peptic ulcers, drinking this cocktail is not recommended.

Cleaning the body

A vegetable cocktail will also help a lot in removing all kinds of harmful toxins. Homemade cocktails for this purpose are prepared from different ingredients. For example, these:

Take two tablespoons of peeled and chopped ginger root, a medium beetroot, four small carrots, an apple and a glass of water. The components are combined, like other vegetable cocktails, in a blender. Recipes, of course, allow the use of other kitchen units, but this one gives a more even consistency. The mass is strained, cooled and drunk.
For another cocktail you will need: cabbage (about three large leaves), a cup of green grapes (use a seedless variety, such as sultanas, or remove them in advance), a cucumber, a small apple and half a glass of water. The products are pureed with a blender, the drink is filtered - and is ready to drink.

Of course, you can drink these fruit and vegetable smoothies just like that - they are very tasty. However, if you set a goal to cleanse yourself, you need to take them on an empty stomach every day for two weeks.

Pumpkin benefits

This inexpensive vegetable will benefit anyone. It removes unnecessary cholesterol from the body, normalizes processes in the intestines and has a slight calming effect. The only category of people who should avoid the proposed pumpkin drinks are diabetics.

The first recipe for a pumpkin vegetable cocktail suggests first boiling about half a kilogram of this component, cutting it into pieces and putting it in a blender with a large fresh tomato. The juice from a whole grapefruit and two lemons is also squeezed into it. After punching, the cocktail is flavored with cinnamon and one or two tablespoons of honey.

Pumpkin smoothie is tasty and healthy. For it, take a third of a glass of pureed boiled or baked vegetables, half of milk, a little crushed nutmeg, a spoonful of honey and ice. All ingredients are blended until smooth, and the smoothie is poured into a beautiful glass.

You can both enjoy and benefit yourself by making a vegetable cocktail from pumpkin and orange. Fresh juice is made from seven hundred grams of the vegetable, juice is squeezed from three oranges and a piece of ginger (with a juicer if you want a thinner drink, with a blender if you like it thicker). Both liquids are mixed, poured into a beautiful glass and decorated with a mint leaf.

Dietary

Smoothies made in a blender can be enjoyed while on a diet, as the recipe can be adapted to suit your personal tastes. This is especially true if they are prepared using special low-calorie recipes.

With banana and oatmeal

The basis of these smoothies is low-fat yogurt. You need to choose a natural, sugar-free option. Here are the ingredients:

Oatmeal - ¼ tablespoon
Natural low-fat yogurt - 2/3 tbsp.
Banana - 1 pc.
Honey - 2 teaspoons
Powdered skim milk - 1/3 tbsp. spoons
Ground cinnamon - 1/4 teaspoon

Don't forget the cinnamon in recipes like this one. This is one of the main fat burning ingredients.

Preparation:

Peel and finely chop the banana for blending.
Add oatmeal to fruit. There is no need to grind them. The product will soon be absorbed into the yogurt.
Add honey and ground cinnamon to it, then pour in milk and yogurt.
Then the ingredients are blended in the bowl of a blender until a puree is obtained.

The smoothie can then be poured into a glass and drunk immediately. As a garnish, add a pinch of ground cinnamon to the top of the drink.

With tomatoes and seaweed

This cocktail has only 84.8 calories per 100 ml. Here are the ingredients:

Tomatoes - 130-150 g
Avocado (ripe or soft) – 100-120g
Basil (dark or fresh) - 10 g
Dried seaweed (spirulina) - 2 g;
Sunflower seeds, curry powder - 2 g each

Preparation:

First, wash and chop the tomatoes and puree them in a blender.
Then add the dried seaweed to the tomatoes. Break up the seaweed directly with your hands.
Before adding to the cocktail base, wash and dry the basil and tear it into small pieces by hand. Crush the seeds.
Peel the avocado, remove the seeds, mash the avocado pulp with a fork and add it to the rest of the curry ingredients.
Now use a blender to blend all the ingredients until smooth. If the mixture is too thick, you can add water or tomato juice to it.

To help those losing weight

The mistake is made by those who, in an effort to achieve weight perfection, switch exclusively to juice feeding. Firstly, this can lead to exhaustion, since vegetable smoothies for weight loss are absolutely not nutritious. Secondly, leaving your stomach idle, you risk very soon getting at least gastritis - and in the future, an ulcer.

Vegetable smoothies for weight loss should not replace meals. They act differently: they somewhat reduce appetite, improve digestion and supply the body with vitamins and microelements, making it easier to tolerate food restrictions and the elimination of certain foods from the menu. Beetroot juice is very useful when following a diet - it removes accumulated toxins from the body, which, with a “slimmed” diet, can begin to be digested and poison it. However, you absolutely cannot drink it undiluted, so it is recommended to prepare a vegetable cocktail in the company of carrot juice. Or mixed - beetroot and apple.

Proper and tasty breakfast

Those who are afraid of gaining extra pounds can prepare fruit and vegetable smoothies for their first meal. They will enrich the body with necessary substances and compounds, give strength for an active morning and allow you to survive until lunch without any problems. They will also lift your spirits, as they truly are a delicacy. Try, for example, the following compositions.

A glass of low-fat milk is poured into a blender and cubes of small carrots with a couple of spinach or cabbage leaves plus ice are added. Once you’ve punched it until it’s smooth, add orange slices, green apple pieces and half a glass of white grapes. Finally, add half an avocado and a banana. After the final whipping, the breakfast is poured into an aesthetic glass and garnished with a sprig of mint.
For this smoothie, all ingredients are placed in a bowl at the same time: a glass of spinach, a cucumber without skin, parsley (leaves only), a stalk of celery and a small apple. For aroma and taste, add two tablespoons of fresh lemon juice and add half a teaspoon of zest and a third spoon of grated ginger.
A hearty and tasty breakfast: add a glass of skim milk, a quarter glass of boiled pumpkin and half an average banana into a blender. Season it all with four ice cubes and a pinch of cinnamon, beat until smooth and drink with pleasure, without rushing.

Vegetables

Vegetable smoothies are considered the healthiest drinks. Its use has a positive effect on the immune system and gastrointestinal tract. Such drinks are also included in many medical diets.

Beetroot

These drinks are very tasty and also have a normalizing effect on hemoglobin levels. It also improves mood and helps with constipation.

Here are the ingredients:

Beetroot - 1 stick
Celery (stem) - 2 stalks
Green pepper, cucumber - 1 pepper
Lemon - 2 slices

There is no need to add sugar as beets and celery contain enough sugar. However, you can add granulated sugar if desired.

Preparation:

Peel and cut the beets into small pieces. In its raw form, it is sent directly into the mixer bowl and beaten thoroughly.
Then add crushed pepper (without stems, seeds or membranes), peeled celery stalks and peeled cucumber.
The next step is to grind all the ingredients together.
As a result, you will get a mass of medium thickness, colorful and tasty. If the vegetables are not juicy enough and the cocktail is unpleasant to drink, it can be slightly diluted with chilled boiling water.

The drink should be served chilled. Due to the large amount of beet juice, it is not recommended to drink this drink more than two or three times a week.

Cocktails can also be made from vegetables

Vegetable mix

Cocktails prepared using a blender (one of the healthiest recipes for this can be found in the list of vegetables) turn out very tasty if you combine many ingredients at once. Ginger and citrus fruits are great additions to a vegetable drink. Here are the ingredients:

Green pepper - 1/4 of a pod
Beetroot - 1/4 part
Carrots - 1/2 stalk
Cabbage - 40-45 g
Ginger root – Small piece
Orange - 1 piece

Preparation

To make your vegetable smoothie as healthy as possible, beet juice can be prepared in advance using a juicer. The root vegetable cake can be discarded.
Leave the juice to cool and soak for 2-2.5 hours. After this you can start cooking.
The next step is processing the oranges. Peel them and cut into slices. Also remove the thick white core from the latter.
Place them in a blender bowl along with beetroot juice and orange pulp. Add peeled carrots, thinly sliced cabbage and peppers without seeds or stalks.
Peel the ginger and chop it with a fine grater. Now all that remains is to mix it with the mass.
Then, using a blender, blend all ingredients until smooth. Usually, a sufficient amount of vegetable juice is required to prepare a tasty drink. However, if the amount of liquid is not enough, this can be corrected by boiling cold water.

The smoothie should be served immediately after mixing. This is a very healthy snack between meals.

From spinach

Spinach smoothies prepared in a blender have a very bright and appetizing green color. This drink is rich in vitamin C, strengthens the body and removes toxins. The main thing is to drink fresh spinach smoothies. Here are the ingredients:

Fresh spinach leaves - 1 tablespoon
Bananas – 2
Apple - 1 pc.
Lemon - 1/2 lemon
Water - from 0.5 to 1 tbsp. spoons

Only citrus juice is used in the final product. Therefore, you can first remove the peel and use it in other dishes.

Preparation:

First, peel the banana. Choose soft, ripe and not blackened ones. Then cut them into small pieces.
Peel the apples, remove the core and seeds. Then cut it into cubes.
Place all prepared fruits in a blender bowl. Pour the juice of half a seedless lemon on top.
Finally, add spinach to the Future smoothie base. Wash, drain and tear the spinach in advance.

Fasting diet

If you sometimes arrange “light” days for yourself, trying to do without food at all, let a vegetable smoothie come to your aid. In a blender, combine cucumber, small young zucchini and seasonings - a little salt, red pepper and coriander. With such a breakfast, you won’t even notice how the fasting day approaches in the evening. And for dinner, you can make yourself a smoothie from two glasses of broccoli, half of cabbage, a quarter of celery and two apples. Don't forget the ice!