This avocado citrus smoothie recipe is a refreshing taste of summer you can make at any time. It’s filling and nutritious.
Remember my protest? This is what it was all about.
Snow coming down at the rate of 1-2 inches per hour seemed as good a time as any to make a pretty tropical tasting drink don’t you think? And since I didn’t have any spirulina on hand, this creamy avocado citrus smoothie came to be.
Doesn’t seeing ripe avocados and lemon slices immediately make you think of summer, flip flops, pools and warmth?
I tried to visualize that with each sip instead of the horror scene unfolding outside my window.
I’m not gonna lie, avocados always remind me of Mexican food too but that wasn’t really the image I was going for here.
For those skeptics on adding avocado to a smoothie, you can’t taste it.
It just gives it a really creamy, smooth texture while slipping in some healthy fats, fiber and of course a fun color.
Our power is back, the snow is melting, life has returned to normal, but I’d still make this avocado smoothie again in a heartbeat.
Try cold avocado soup for another summer-inspired recipe. It’s got a gazpacho vibe but with a creamier consistency.
Avocado Citrus Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1/2 avocado
- 1 frozen banana
- 1/4 cup plain yogurt, I used Greek 0%
- juice of half a lemon
- juice of half an orange
- 1/2 teaspoon agave
- 1/2 almond milk
- 1/4 cup water
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Combine everything in a blender and blend until smooth.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Have you/would you try avocado in a smoothie?
What’s your favorite smoothie combination?
Gina Matsoukas is an AP syndicated writer. She is the founder, photographer and recipe developer of Running to the Kitchen — a food website focused on providing healthy, wholesome recipes using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Her work has been featured in numerous media outlets both digital and print, including MSN, Huffington post, Buzzfeed, Women’s Health and Food Network.
The smoothie look SO creamy!!! I love avocado smoothies, but I never tried putting citrus fruits into them. I have to try this. Thanks for the recipe! :)
Ooh delicious. I don’t remember if I’ve tried avocado in a smoothie. I think I’d like to try it with piña colada flavours.
This looks so creamy and delicious! I don’t think I could drink a smoothie if it were snowing, though- hell, it’s 75 here and it almost seems too chilly for a smoothie!
The smoothie looks delicious. I still have yet to make a smoothie with avocado. I think because I always dash salt on it after I cut it and it doesn’t make it in the blender. ;)
Can I borrow a sliver of your weather, too? This high 80’s is just so last summer!
Girl, you can borrow ALL of our weather and I’ll take yours!
That looks so yummy!
Your smoothie looks and sounds great! I’m a big fan of putting a little (maybe 1/4) frozen or fresh avocado in my smoothies. It gives them the perfect creamy texture and I can’t even taste the avocado flavor.
Boston also got a little snow, but thankfully most of it has melted. So bizarre for October!
Yum– it looks like it makes the smoothie so creamy!! Delicious!
avocado in a smoothie sounds so intersting! i bet it makes the smoothie extra smooth and creamy..yum!
Delicious! My aunt is from Brazil (for the most part, avocado is treated as sweet rather than savory there) and she introduced me to avocado milkshakes: avocado, milk, sugar, ice. Sublime.
Hmmm I never thought about putting avocado in a smoothie. This looks delicious!