Recipe: Avocado and Beetroot Juice

An unexpectedly delicious combination. 

This dairy-free yet smooth as silk super-healthy* beverage can be made using an ordinary home juicer and blender.

To make one smoothie you'll need:

Half a small avocado

Half a raw beetroot (don’t use the pickled ones in packets!)

A raw beetroot - not the prettiest vegetable.

Half a medium or large pineapple – or alternatively, 2 large or 3 small oranges


Warning: wear an apron when working with beetroot and have washing facilities or kitchen paper at hand. It's very messy! 

What to do

First of all, wash the beetroot carefully, then chop off the top and the “tail” (root). 

You can peel the beetroot using a potato peeler if you like, but it’s not necessary as the juicer will extract the juice and leave everything else behind.

Chop the beetroot in half.

Skin the pineapple using a sharp knife. You don’t need to take out the “eyes” or the hard middle bit, as the juicer will remove these. You might not even need to remove the pineapple skin, but that depends on how sturdy your juicer is.

Slice up the pineapple so that it fits into the chute of the juicer and juice along with the beetroot. (If you’re using oranges instead of pineapple, peel them and pop them into the juicer along with the beetroot.)

To prepare the avocado, slice into it as far down as the stone inside, and score right round the fruit lengthways. Then slice it lengthways again, down the middle of one half, so that you can pull away two quarter sections. Peel the skin off these two sections – if it’s difficult to peel, the avocado may not be ripe enough yet.

DON’T put the avocado into the juicer - chop it up into chunks and put the chunks in the blender.

Add the pineapple (or orange) and beetroot juice to the avocado in the blender. 

Pour into a cup...

Enjoy!

It's hard to describe how delicious this juice is. You just have to try it for yourself. 


Health benefits


* Avocados are packed with nutrients, and although high in fat (mainly monounsaturated fat) they can be helpful in weight management. Read more here.


* Recent research at London's Queen Mary University has indicated that beetroot juice can reduce blood pressure. Click here for more.


* Beetroot has also been shown to improve stamina, according to several studies including recent research at the University of Exeter. Read more here.


* Beetroot is packed full of health-giving vitamins and minerals. Read more about this incredible super-veg here.