Carrot Gold
Prep: 15 mins
A sunset-coloured smoothie brimming with nutritional powerhouses like turmeric and blood orange – plus the sweetness of bananas and some subtle earthiness from carrots, all rounded off with a kick of spicy cayenne.
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Ingredients you'll need
- 200g carrots
- 2 bananas
- A thumb of turmeric
- 1 blood orange
- A pinch of cayenne
From your kitchen
- A cupful of ice
- Ice-cold water (optional)
Step by step this way
- 1.
Scrub and coarsely grate the carrots. Peel and chop the bananas. Grate the turmeric (you may want to grate it onto a plate as it stains). Zest the orange. Slice off the white pith. Cut the orange in half and flick out any pips.
- 2.
Pop the grated carrot, banana chunks, turmeric and orange zest and flesh in to the blender. Add a tiny pinch of cayenne (it’s VERY hot). Add a large cupful of ice. Blend till smooth. Trickle in water to reach your desired consistency.
