This delicious Orange Ginger Turmeric Smoothie is the perfect winter pick-me-up. It's as tasty as it is healthy. Vegan + paleo + Whole30 compliant. You definitely want to add it to your clean eating January recipe list!
Guys! It's 2017! It's the month of resolutions, changes, and be nice to your body recipes!
and I've made us a delicious turmeric smoothie. I also got a little carried away with exclamation marks. Clearly, not much has changed in that department.
You know that moment when you hear yourself say that you don't make resolutions, only to realize that just yesterday you said, “This year I'm going to …”? Ya, that. It happened.
My non-resolutions resolutions for this year are:
- Learn to play guitar. I've lined up one on Craiglist that I'm picking up this weekend. As far as I'm concerned, I'm halfway to accomplishing this goal.
- Read more non-fiction, grown up, want-to-be-smart person books. Seriously, if it's not related to food or blogging biz, I haven't read it in years. If you have any suggestions, I'm all ears.
- Eat healthier and work out more blah blah blah. Enter my new pass to the kickboxing gym literally twenty steps from my front door (no excuses!) and this turmeric smoothie.
Tell me, have you jumped on the resolutions train?
Turmeric + orange + ginger + carrots all whizzed around together in your blender? Sounds weird, I know. It's been everything that my Christmas cookie overloaded body has been craving this week.
Here's why you want this turmeric smoothie in your life:
♡ It's delicious. Let's be honest, all healthy resolutions aside, I still want my food to taste good. This is like an Orange Julius with a little gingery zing.
♡ Turmeric is a nutritional powerhouse. It contains anti-inflammatory curcumin which has been touted to help everything from cancer to weight loss to a million-ish other ailments in between.
♡ The little sprinkle of black pepper increases the bioavailability of the curcumin making this smoothie extra good for you.
♡ You get to drink juice but knock off a couple servings of fruits and veggies off your list. Using your high-powered blender, you can drop the oranges and carrots in and blend them into juice.
♡ It's the easiest breakfast in the world (as most smoothies are.) Blend, drink, and go.
If you make this Ginger Orange Turmeric Smoothie make sure you snap a pic and tag #theendlessmeal on Instagram so I can like and comment on your photos. I love seeing TEM recipes you create!
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Winter Detox Orange Ginger Turmeric Smoothie
Prep Time: 5 mins- Total Time: 5 mins
Yield: 2 smoothies 1x
Cuisine: Easy
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This delicious Orange Ginger Turmeric Smoothie is the perfect winter pick-me-up. It's as tasty as it is healthy. You definitely want to add it to your clean eating January recipe list!
Ingredients
- 2 naval oranges, quartered and peeled
- 1 large carrot, chopped
- 1 1-inch piece of ginger, peeled
- 1 – 1/2-inch piece of turmeric, peeled (or 1 teaspoon powdered turmeric)
- A pinch of black pepper
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients + 1 cup of ice cubes to your high-powered blender (I love my Vitamix for this) and blend on high until smooth. Add up to a cup of water for a more juice-like smoothie.
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Helena says
January 28, 2018 at 4:54 pmThis is what I need, a good detox! I like the idea of both turmeric and ginger in this smoothie. I need to buy some more turmeric but as soon as I get it I’m going to try this recipe.
Kristen Stevens says
January 29, 2018 at 1:41 pmI hope you like it as much as I do!
Beau says
January 17, 2018 at 10:07 pmAwesome recipe, made one in my nutribullet this evening. Thanks for sharing it!
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Kristen Stevens says
January 23, 2018 at 11:00 amYou are so welcome!
maria says
January 30, 2017 at 9:40 amThank you for the recipe. I loved it! I squeeze the oranges first though… shall I just throw them with the peel and seeds into the mix?
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Kristen Stevens says
January 31, 2017 at 8:20 amYou will definitely want to peel them first. And, if there are any big seeds, remove those too. If you have a regular blender (as opposed to a high-powered blender like a Vitamix) I would squeeze the oranges as you’ve been doing. Hope that helps!
Michelle says
January 22, 2017 at 4:52 pmHI, I usually start my day with a protein shake but this week I thinking of doing the Dr. Oz 3 day cleanse till I saw this article. Can you tell me if adding a scoop of protein powder would affect the benefits of this juice cleanse. I usually rely on the protein powder to keep me full till my first break.
Kristen Stevens says
January 27, 2017 at 12:26 pmI’m not sure about adding protein powder as it’s not something I use. From a nutritional standpoint, you’ll still get all the health benefits of the turmeric, ginger, and orange even if you add powder. Not sure how it would taste though …
Katie says
January 19, 2017 at 6:04 pmcan you use ground tumeric?
Kristen Stevens says
January 21, 2017 at 9:17 amYou sure can! Just use the same amount. 🙂
Andrea Broom says
January 19, 2017 at 6:54 amThis looks really good, love the combination of the turmeric, ginger, orange and carrot. Refreshing and also great for your immunity.
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Kristen Stevens says
January 27, 2017 at 12:43 pmThanks! You nailed it with refreshing. So good for the body, too. 🙂
Lisa says
January 15, 2017 at 8:31 pmI’m getting a new blender just to make this! Oh, and anything written by David Habersham is wonderful! Historical non-fiction on from the changing face of America in the 50s to his local fire station on 9-11. He’s an amazing storyteller.
Kristen Stevens says
January 27, 2017 at 12:16 pmI’m so happy to hear that! Are you going the Vitamix route? I love love love mine. Worth every penny.
Thank you so much for the suggestions. I’ve added it to my Amazon wish list for my next order. 🙂
Katen says
November 11, 2017 at 7:54 pmWhich Vitamix blender do you recommend?
Kristen Stevens says
November 12, 2017 at 5:14 pmI have their Total Nutrition Center and love it. If I were to get one now, I would get their Ascent series, but purely for aesthetic reasons. 🙂
Kiersten Eis says
January 9, 2017 at 6:59 pmI forgot to get ginger…. can I use powdered ginger or will it not really taste the same…. thanks!
Kristen Stevens says
January 10, 2017 at 9:24 amI’m honestly not sure as I’ve never tried it with ground ginger. It might be a touch different (a bit gritty maybe?) but definitely worth the try!
Winnie the Induction Cook says
January 8, 2017 at 2:39 pmThis is exactly what I need at this time of the year. It looks perfect. I am looking for more ways to use turmeric since reading about all its benefits to the body. I didn’t realize the pinch of pepper increases bio availability, thanks for informing me. Good to know.
Kristen Stevens says
January 9, 2017 at 3:23 pmThanks, Winnie! I’ve actually got a few more turmeric recipes planned for this month. I’m jumping on the turmeric train, too!