Apple & Carrot Refresher
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Prep: 10 mins
Go for smoothie gold with this sunny stunner of a smoothie, packed with earthy turmeric spice, zingy oranges and sweet carrots, along with crisp apples and a creamy splash of tiger nut drink.
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108 kcal
(per portion)
Ingredients you'll need
  • 2 carrots
  • 2 apples
  • 2 oranges
  • 1cm slice of turmeric
  • 330ml tiger nut drink
From your kitchen
  • A few ice cubes
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Trim the carrots, roughly chop them and add them to the blender (no need to peel, although you can if you prefer). Quarter the apples and slice out the seeds and cores. Roughly chop the apples and add them to the blender.

  • 2.

    Slice the skin and white pith off the oranges. Use a small, sharp knife to slice the flesh out of the papery membranes. Add the juicy orange segments to the blender. Squeeze the membranes over the blender to squeeze out any juice.

  • 3.

    Slice a 1cm thick slice off the turmeric. Peel and grate it into the blender (see our note below about using turmeric).

  • 4.

    Pour 330ml tiger nut drink into the blender and add a few ice cubes. Blitz till combined and smooth. Taste and grate in a little more turmeric if you think it needs it, and blitz again. Pour into 2 glasses and serve.

  • Tip

    Yellow alert
    Fresh turmeric has a warm, earthy flavour that blend sbeautifull with crunchy fresh apples and carrots. Start by adding a little turmeric, then taste and add more if you want a more powerful quick. Be warned! Turmeric likes to stain everything yellow. prepare it on a glass chopping board, a plate or a board you cna wash up straight away and wear gloves and an apron to protect your hands and clothes.