Dragon fruit, or pitaya, can be found in Mexico, Central America, South America, and Asia. Hawaii is the only place in the United States where dragon fruit is grown.
If you have never had this fruit it might disappoint you at first. Given its bright color and exotic, pink appearance, the dragon fruit has a surprisingly bland flavor. Something in between a mildly sweet melon and kiwi fruit. But I love its texture. Such a pleasant experience and refreshing fruit on a hot summer day.
The fruit is rich in vitamin C, beta-carotene, vitamin A, fiber, and lycopene.The seeds of the dragon fruit are similar to kiwifruit and are completely edible. Unlike passion fruit or papaya seeds, they will nicely blend up in any blender.
Ready for some morning power? I'm already going for a second glass!
Ingredients
1 cup pineapple chunks
1 big dragon fruit or pitaya
1 banana
1/2 cup fresh kale
1/2 cup fresh spinach
1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
1 tbsp grated ginger or 1 inch
3 cups of water
Directions:
- Blend spinach, kale, ginger, and mint until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients and blend again. If the smoothie is too thick for you, add more liquid base. If you have a high-speed blender you can blend everything at once.
- Top with toppings/superfoods of your choice (chia seeds, desiccated coconut, hemp hearts etc.)
Happy Blending!
Bon Appétit
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Thank you so much for the compliment! Glad you like them ;)
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Come to say hello :) Always find the great smoothies recipes here! Love the way you make green veggies more tasty!
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Thank @wikawee! Sinc ewe live so close I hope we ever have the time to meet up and share a green drink ;)
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Good idea! I will make sure that you know if I ever plan to go to Cambodia. Same thing, if you come here sometime then let me know. So we can meet up!
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Cup full of deliciousness
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It sure was! Thanks @journeyoflife!
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Now that sounds good & healthy!
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Beautiful recipe Amy! I've had dragonfruit once before and it was interesting...kinda soapy. I live in Canada so perhaps it was picked and shipped underripe. What is the quality of dragonfruit where you live? Thanks for posting! <3
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Since they grow here in abundance we have some great pink and white dragon fruits all year round! I'm sure they will taste different in Canada. Thanks for stopping by. Looking forward to seeing some of your creations too ;)
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Anything with pineapple....looks yam, yam! :))
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Hehe! Especially when living in the tropics and they can ripe on the plant. So juicy, sweet and yum!
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wooww again...you post very healthy drink..soo fresh..all the fruit and vagetables are easy to find in tropics area..
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Love the tropics... miss berries though! But will try and grow my own.
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Mmm love dragonfruit! This looks like a great one
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Ty ;)
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I must say that looks really refreshing and delicious while still being very healthy! :) Thanks for sharing, @amy-goodrich
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Healthy and delicious is what we like hehe Thanks for your comment @breakingtonight!
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I most definitely agree! :) You're very welcome, @amy-goodrich
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I love that you show the world that there are endless variations of green smoothies and a smoothie every day doesn't have to be boring ♥
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Agree! We have been drinking green smoothies for over 5 years and still not bored by them...
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This looks delicious! I've never tried dragon fruit in a smoothie before. Thanks for the idea!
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Refreshing and cheap ingredient where we live ;) Enjoy!
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Thank you! I'm always looking for ways to branch out in my smoothies
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Why is it your recipes always read so damn tasty to me?
Thanks for posting, looks summertime refreshing.
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Hehe thanks @bluehorseshoe! I'm glad you like my recipes! i should cook something for you one day ;)
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healthy juice...so tasty for sure. Thank for sharing. Upvote and follow
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Thanks. Was very healthy and yum ;)
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woow ,good post
l like it
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Thanks @ades! Love your profile pic! Miss scuba diving and snorkeling... time to move back to the coast hehe A few more months to go!
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That smoothie must be delicious! Rico!
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It sure was. Thanks for your comment @maruharraca!
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Yes Pitaya! One of my favorite fruits! That must be super tasty i'm sure!
I've started a new serie, would be great if you could check it out and give some feedback dear!
Cheers
@progressivechef
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Love the new guess the fruit series! thanks for stopping by!
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I do like a green smoothie! That mint looks good with all the rest of that! When I lived in Tucson, AZ for awhile, I would ride my bike in the alleys - and every now and again I would find ripe, neglected dragonfruit. They were good!
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I love the texture of this fruit! Here they are super cheap, but when we lived in Europe we never bought them because they were so expensive. So lucky finds! I would eat them all too. Hate to waste good food. Thanks for your comment @haphazard-hstead!
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I've never bought a dragonfruit -- they are expensive here, too. I got a lot of grapefruits from the Tucson alleys, too. It's amazing that people don't eat all their fruit. But out of sight, in the alley, out of mind.
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