Apple Ginger Beetroot Smoothie is a healthy smoothie recipe made with beets, carrots, ginger, apple, and leafy greens. It's a delicious way to cleanse your body with NO added sugar and NO dairy. Nothing beats a beet smoothie for a healthy start to any day!
What are the benefits of drinking a beet smoothie?
Beetroot, or beet, is becoming known as a superfood that maintains heart health and blood pressure, supports brain function, aids digestion, and reduces inflammation.
Beets are said to reduce obesity risk and increase energy levels.
That said, I'm making it a point to eat more of this beautiful, root vegetable that I've always loved and used in my cooking.
This is exactly why I created this beet smoothie!
How do you prepare beets or beetroot?
Roasting, boiling, and grilling methods are probably the most popular ways to prepare beets.
I happen to love raw beets in salads where I simply shred them with a box grater, or grate them in my food processor.
I also run beets through my spiralizer for this Citrus Kale Beet Winter Rainbow Salad.
Can you blend raw beets in a smoothie?
Most definitely...that's how I always make mine.
I loooooove my NutriBullet Pro 900 for everyday, single-serve, smoothies.
I also use it for milkshakes, salad dressings, chopping nuts, and grinding coffee (really fine!).
One of my fav gadgets of all time!
Vitamix is equally effective, especially if you're making larger smoothie amounts beyond one or two servings.
Can you make a beet smoothie in a standard blender?
Technically yes, but a regular kitchen blender will leave your smoothies chunky and chewy.
They just don't pulverize the plant fibers as effectively as high-speed blenders.
Beet smoothie or beet juice?
Both are very popular ways to get health benefits, but when it comes to drinking fruits and vegetables, I prefer blending over juicing across the board because I want all the fiber I can get.
Do you need to peel the beet for this smoothie?
No. But sometimes I do when the beet skin looks "dirty" to me, even after scrubbing the surface with a vegetable brush.
Beetroot Smoothie Ingredients
beetroot - Most widely known as "beets". The beets are raw for this recipe...no cooking necessary.
apple - Any variety of apple will do the job for this smoothie recipe. The sweeter, the better, since there's no added sugar to the recipe.
carrots - I like to grate the carrots before adding them to the blender for my beet smoothie because they break down and puree faster and without lumps.
microgreens - I used sunflower sprouts for this recipe, but you can use any microgreens, or leafy greens (like kale or spinach).
ginger - Fresh ginger, not powdered, is a MUST for this recipe.
ice & water
This healthy smoothie recipe brings fiber, potassium, vitamin C, iron, calcium, vitamin B-6, chlorophyll, and enzymes into your diet in a delicious, convenient way!
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Apple Ginger Beetroot Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 Beet stem removed, washed, quartered
- 1 Apple stem removed, washed, quartered
- 1/4 cup Carrots tops removed, washed, loosely chopped
- 1/2 cup Kale rinsed, drained
- 1 Tbsp Ginger peeled
- 1/2 cup Ice Cubes
- Water as needed to change consistency
Recipe Instructions
- In a high-speed blender, add BEET, APPLE, CARROTS, GREENS, GINGER, and ICE CUBES.
- Add enough water to reach surface of produce and ice.
- Pulse or blend on high speed until smooth (15-30 seconds); don’t overblend (friction causes it to ‘cook’).
- Serve immediately; alternatively, store in freezer and thaw up to one hour before drinking.
- *NOTE: Feel free to add dry or liquid sweetener of choice to this smoothie (cane sugar, coconut sugar, brown sugar, honey, maple syrup, etc).
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BEETROOT SMOOTHIE INGREDIENTS
beetroot – Most widely known as “beets”. The beets are raw for this recipe…no cooking necessary.
But!!! in the ingredients you list Ingredients
1 Beet stem!!!
Which is it the root or the beet stem? I am wanting to try this recipe.
Hiya, actually it's intended to read: 1 Beet - stem removed, washed, quartered. But the color contrast between 'ingredient' and 'ingredient prep' on my recipe card make it read "beet stem". I'll have to fix that. Hope you enjoy the smoothie 🙂
Love this recipe, and even better, my 2 year old fussy eater loves it too! I added a whole lemon and a tiny bit of honey (not that it really needed it) this has become a regular in this household
How wonderful that you're getting a 2 year old to eat...beets 😂 I'm honored to hear it ❤️ Thanks for taking the time to let me know. Glad you're enjoying it 😍
Great smoothie, just delicious. I modified the recipe by replacing water with coconut water, using a whole carrot and adding turmeric , flaxseed and mint leaves. Mint is a great alternative to sweeteners 😊
Thanks, Astrid...glad you enjoyed it. Love your customizations! That's what I love about smoothies 🙂
Hi there. I didn’t scrape the ginger skin. I also didn’t remove the beet greens. Just left the entire things together. I added 2 jalapeños and spinach. It’s decadent. I don’t drain the juice off the pulp. I love eating it right out of the food processor like a smoothie! I love it so much! Next time I will add garlic.
So glad you enjoyed, Bethany...and right out of the processor lol. Yep, I do those produce shortcuts too 😉 Thanks for stopping back by...Cheers!
Hi 🙂
A good idea of a detox smoothie for anyone who doesn't mind the texture and loves beets and ginger.
Not too sweet, however I can see this not being everybody's cup of tea.
I mainly taste the beet and ginger, which I both love, so no problem here.
The apple (I used small red delicious) provides a hint of sweet.
The ginger gives it a bit of a spicy kick.
I will definitely use this more often.
Thanks, Diana. I have found that a high-speed blender takes care of the texture nicely. As for the sweetness factor, I always encourage people to customize ingredients. Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Love it! I put a little Splenda with it, but it didn’t need it. YUMMY!!
Awesome, Renee! So glad you enjoyed and thanks for letting me know 🙂
Sorry to be a scrooge here. I tried this smoothie in various ways but can't get to like it. Tried with all sorts of sweet fruits, and tried half a beet instead of full, but doesn't work for me. I do wish to make this one regularly, like once a week, but I need it to taste better. Any ideas on how to make it sweeter?
Hi Ed, no problem. I developed this beet smoothie recipe without added sugar so my readers could modify it to their liking. Feel free to add any kind of dry sweetener (cane sugar, brown sugar, etc) or liquid sweetener (honey, maple syrup, etc). I'm going to add this note to the recipe. Thanks.
Thanks for the article/ recipe. New to the whole juicing thing. When you say “detox” does that mean you better stay close to a bathroom? Thanks!
You're quite welcome. I didn't have trips to the bathroom in mind for this recipe. It's more of a post-junk-food beverage with nutritious ingredients. Hope that answers your question 🙂
I love beets and I know come the new year, I'll need some detoxing. Pinning and saving this and it looks scrumptious!
Thanks Elaine! Love hearing that...and yep, we're already thinking about ALL the things we'll need to detox from LOL 🙂
Believe it or not, I've never tried beets! This might be a good introduction though.
Thanks Lisa, this would be a great way! Hope you get the chance soon! 🙂
Great recipe for cleansing! Beetroot looks so colorful, too
Thanks Sharon...yep, I'm crazy about that color! 🙂
I love beetroot in all shapes and forms,in savoury and sweet dishes. Bring it on I say. Sharing!
Haha yes! I'm right there with you...thanks Jacqueline! 🙂
I try and try beets, and I just can't get on board, BUT with apple, carrot, and ginger - this might just be the way to get this healthy veggie in my diet finally! Great recipe!
Oh I love hearing that this recipe might be an "in" for you 🙂 They're really wonderful...hope you get a chance to try them!
Can a big batch for a week be frozen?
Hi there, see my response to your earlier question 🙂
Lovely recipe, can a batch be made in advance and frozen? For example, a a 5 day batch for the work week?
Hi, to be honest, I haven't frozen this smoothie before, but I have frozen many others with no problem. So, I don't see why you wouldn't be able to. Let me know if you do and your thoughts about it 🙂
LOVE the beets. I don't have high speed blender so I cannot really make good smoothie but I can use your ingredients and make a juice 🙂
You sure can, Edyta! I would do the same thing if I didn't have a high speed blender 🙂
I've never heard of beetroot smoothie. I love the color and I'm crazy about ginger. Definitely want to try this.
I'm so glad to introduce you to it Veena...thanks for the nice comments! I've been enjoying this combination since wayyy back when I only juiced produce. Now I love the smoothie version 🙂
This sounds great! So healthy and revitalizing! I definitely want to give this a try!
Thanks Catherine...love hearing that! Hope you enjoy it as much as I do 🙂
What a great way to kick off the new year. Thanks for sharing this great detox.
Thanks Jacque! I'm planning to do exactly that 🙂
This sounds like just what I need to start out 2018 right. Like the flavors too.
Thanks so much, Julie! Yeah, I'm seeing this as a 2018 fav too 🙂
Beetroot smoothie? never heard of this, i would try it
thank you for sharing
Awesome Parth! Hope you love it like I do 🙂