I’m not sure why I haven’t thought of it before – adding watermelon to a smoothie! Watermelon is a favorite fruit of mine, mostly because it reminds me of summer. 🙂
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Watermelon is also an excellent source of lycopene (just like tomatoes!). Lycopene is a bright red carotenoid pigment found in some red fruits, like watermelon and tomatoes. It is a very potent antioxidant!
This morning, I was out of bananas, so I looked up a few ideas for using watermelon in a smoothie and came up with a combination of all the recipes I viewed…and it was delicious!
I liked all of the main ingredients: watermelon, ginger, almond. So, I gave it a try and added a few smoothie staples as well.
[For some reason, I am having a bit of camera troubles. So, I found the best pictures that I could online to show you what it looked like.]
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Watermelon Smoothie
(adapted from One Perfect Bite)
- 2 cups watermelon
- 1 cup ice
- 1/4-1/2 cup coconut water
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
- 1 tbsp hemp seeds
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- splash almond extract
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Surprisingly, this was delicious! I loved the watermelon with the kick of ginger. YUM!
This would also make a delicious summer cocktail…just omit the protein powder and add a liquor of your choice.
Enjoy!
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