You know those times where you have a young fresh coconut just lying around, in the fridge? Yeah, you know those times. Well, I quite literally had a young fresh coconut hanging out in my fridge for the past week and I kept thinking of what I wanted to do with it until I was inspired to make something creamy, inflammation fighting, with a kick of citrus yet sweet- herein lies the fruits of my labor. The Golden Coconut Smoothie!
See why this Golden Coconut Smoothie kicks your morning routine up a notch
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- Fresh coconut meat from 1 young coconut (about ½ cup)
- Fresh coconut water from 1 young coconut (about 1 cup)
- ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 fresh (or frozen) mango
- Juice of 1 lime
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Crack into your young coconut following these instructions,
- Next, simply blend all ingredients into your Vitamix until smooth. Serve over ice or drink cool as is. Enjoy immediately.
Don’t have fresh young coconut on hand? No worries, use coconut water and frozen coconut meat; otherwise you can pick up fresh young coconuts at your local health food stores and international markets.
Cheers to coconuts!
I hope you give this one a go! Leave a comment and rate it, rating helps me continue to improve recipes for you. I love seeing what you come up with so don’t forget to take a picture and tag it #nutritionstripped on Instagram!
xx McKel
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