RECIPES: Citrus Smoothies

In winter, you want smoothies just as much as in summer. Is that less ice or no ice at all. But the choice of improvised material is not so great compared to the summer. If you are not fond of freezing berries for the winter, and you don’t want to buy store-bought frozen berries, I propose 3 recipes, the ingredients of which are simply overwhelmed in winter - these are oranges, tangerines and lemons. It is healthy (a lot of vitamin C), it is tasty, it cheers you up on a gray cold morning and diversifies the boring winter menu.

Interest with orange smoothies came after we first tried drinking orange yogurt. And if you have yogurt, then you can make equally delicious smoothies!

Recipe number 1. Orange Vanilla Smoothie

Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups ice, 1 cup unflavored yogurt, 200 ml orange juice (preferably fresh), a cup of dried tangerines, 1 teaspoon of vanilla sugar, 2-3 tablespoons of sugar (optional).

Mix all ingredients and beat with a blender. I would do without ice and just increase the amount of orange juice and yogurt a little. As dry tangerines, you can buy sweet orange slices (like dried cranberries, prunes or dried apricots), and then sugar will most likely not be needed.

Recipe number 2. Orange, fig and ginger

This smoothie will turn out to be more nutritious because the figs are so sweet and filling. A very interesting and unusual combination!

Ingredients: 2/3 cup carrot juice, 1 juicy orange, 1/2 banana, 1 fig fruit, 1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger.

If possible, it is better to make fresh carrot. Carrots in the markets and in stores are still sweet and juicy, so the juice will be much tastier than the store one. But if you don't want to bother, it's better to buy baby carrot juice;) Rub the ginger on a fine grater, peel the orange and chop it finely. Do the same with banana and figs. Mix all the ingredients and beat with a blender. Serve with ice.

Recipe number 3. Tangerine smoothie

Ingredients: 1 frozen banana, 1 1/2 - 2 teaspoons lemon juice, 1/2 cup tangerine juice, 1-2 tablespoons honey, 1/2 cup low-fat Greek yogurt, 1/2-2 / 3 cups ice, 1 mandarin.

Whisk banana, honey, yogurt, tangerine and lemon juice together. Taste and add honey or lemon juice to taste. When you are satisfied with the taste of the smoothie, add tangerine, cut into thin rings.

Enjoy your meal! And be healthy:)