A delicious summer fruit smoothie that is vegan friendly, contains sea moss gel and bladderwrack to optimise the nutritional and health properties.
Smoothies are great to drink ANY time of the year and also any time of the day. You can have one morning, noon or even during the evening time.
I like to switch things up a little, what I mean is that I can easily go from drinking an autumnal Persimmon Smoothie to this delicious summer berry smoothie.
In case you're probably wondering what constitutes a summer time smoothie. It's pretty self explanatory, meaning fruits that are associated with the hot weather.
That would include, berries - redberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, cherries, peaches, melon, pineapple and so fourth.
I love making berry smoothies because the berry combination just works so well together especially when combined with a splash of plant based milk, frozen banana, sea moss gel and bladderwrack.
This is another way that I get to include some sea moss and bladderwrack into my lifestyle.
I've already spoken about the wonderful health benefits of sea moss in a few of my previous posts which I will include the link to below.
What is bladderwrack?
Bladderwrack also known as black tang, rockweed, sea oak and rock wrack is a type of brown seaweed that grows along the Pacific, Atlantic ocean, Baltics sea, Canada and US coastline.
This seaweed has been used for centuries as medicine to treat various conditions.
It is rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants such as iodine, magnesium, potassium, sodium, zinc, Vitamin C and A and high in levels of fibre.
The main health claims surrounding bladderwrack tend to be associated with thyroid issues, skin health and anti inflammatory properties.
There still isn't enough research/evidence to support any benefits against obesity, weightloss, arthritis, joint pain and fertility (source).
Now, onto our smoothie, the easiest way to make this berry smoothie is by using frozen fruit.
I always have a huge bag of frozen berries (an assortment) in my freezer so I can always succumb to my summer fruit smoothie any time of the year.
It is also significantly cheaper to simply buy them when frozen as opposed to buying individual berries i.e raspberry, cherry, blueberries etc...
As always you will want to use frozen banana when making this smoothie to give some more volume and a better texture.
The steps
- Add the plant based milk and coconut yoghurt first.
- Followed by the rest of the ingredients listed.
- Blitz on high speed in a blender into a smooth consistency.
- Serve accordingly
Notes and tips
- Bladderwrack comes in whole, flaked or powder form. Whole/flaked bladderwrack will need grinding in a coffee/spice grinder before adding to your smoothie.
- Use frozen berries as they are easier to obtain all year round and significantly cheaper too.
- 1 teaspoon per serving of bladderwrack is suffice. As this smoothie is enough for 2 servings 2 teaspoons is used instead.
- Make sure your bladderwrack is labelled either "wildcrafted" "organic".
- Use whatever plant based milk you want to. Be it Almond Milk, Cashew Milk or even Coconut Milk.
- The use of coconut yoghurt is optional although it does yield a creamier texture.
- Don't forget to use frozen banana not a soft fresh one!
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Sea Moss and Bladderwrack Smoothie
Ingredients
- 2 cups frozen mixed berries (310g)
- 1 medium sized frozen banana sliced
- ½ cup coconut yoghurt optional (118ml) or dairy free/vegan yoghurt
- 1½ cup almond milk (355ml) or use another plant based milk
- ⅓ cup sea moss gel (80ml) see recipe post for recipe
- 2 teaspoon bladderwrack powder (10g)
- 3 tablespoon agave nectar (45g) or maple syrup, coconut nectar or 4-5 dates instead
Instructions
- Add the plant based milk and coconut yoghurt first.
- Followed by the rest of the ingredients listed.
- Blitz on high speed in a blender into a smooth consistency.
- Serve accordingly
Notes
- Bladderwrack comes in whole, flaked or powder form. Whole/flaked bladderwrack will need grinding in a coffee/spice grinder before adding to your smoothie.
- Use frozen berries as they are easier to obtain all year round and significantly cheaper too.
- 1 teaspoon per serving of bladderwrack is suffice. As this smoothie is enough for 2 servings 2 teaspoons is used instead.
- Make sure your bladderwrack is labelled either "wildcrafted" "organic".
- Use whatever plant based milk you want to. Be it Almond Milk, Cashew Milk or even Coconut Milk.
- The use of coconut yoghurt is optional although it does yield a creamier texture.
- Don't forget to use frozen banana not a soft fresh one!
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