Dragon Fruit and Kale Smoothie

Dragon fruit and kale is definitely looks like an unusual combination to have it in a smoothie. But I have to say it’s a must try delicious treat. Finding the right fresh dragon fruit is a challenge where I live. So I make do with dried dragon fruit.

It’s a Vegan, Vegetarian, Kids Friendly, Gluten Free, Lactose Tolerance Friendly and Dairy Free recipe.

You can have this smoothie with meal or as a snack or even for breakfast. It takes about 10 min to make. 

Ingredients:

1. Dragon Fruit - fresh or dry - 1 Cup

2. Kale Leaves - 2 Cups

3. Dates - 2 pieces

4. Milk - 1 Cup

Method:

1. Any variety of kale will work for this recipe. Today I got fresh locinato kale from farmers market so decided use it in a smoothie. Wash it thoroughly and remove the stems. Roughly chopped the leaves. If using fresh dragon fruit, discard the skin and scoop the flesh. Like I said earlier, I am using dried dragon fruit. So before adding it in blender, I soak it in milk for 10 min. You can use coconut milk, soy milk, almond milk, cashew milk or cow milk. The fruit and kale taste takes over so it’s easy to choose milk as your preferences. Dates is our favorite sweetener now a days. You can choose regular cane sugar, honey or any other sweetener of your choice.

2. Add four ingredients in the blender. Blend it until you get a consistent textured smoothie. It makes about two larger or three small portions.