New Year's resolutions are full of good intentions, we wanna be healthy and fit, lose some weight and detox our bodies. This detox smoothie can help you to achieve your goals, it's really detoxifying, low in calories and taste amazing.
I could drink smoothies all day long, I would be happy! I'm always trying new ingredients and recipes. This is the first time I've used cucumber to make a smoothie and I love the taste!
Smoothies are so satisfying and healthy, you can drink them for breakfast or when you want, you'll feel better and they can help you to lose weight and clean your body.
All fruits are very detoxifying, so feel free to change the ingredients if you want. You can also drink other smoothies (you'll find more recipes on the blog). Coconut water is also a great choice or even orange juice, you can use them instead of the water, your smoothie will taste better and also will be more nutritious.
If you use organic cucumbers, you don't need to peel them. I use a non organic cucumber, that's why my smoothie is yellow, if you don't peel the cucumber, I guess your smoothie will be green. Eat organic fruits and vegetables if you can afford them, but if you can't, don't worry, animal foods have higher concentrations of pesticides, so eat green!
This smoothie has a strong flavor because of the lemon, so probably you'll want to add any sweeter. If you can't find dates in your country, they are expensive or you don't like them, you can use stevia, maple or agave syrup, sugar, molasses or your favorite sweetener.
This detox smoothie is delicious, seriously, but if I don't like cucumbers, add more pineapple or dates. You can also add leafy greens or celery to make it even more detoxifying. If you make this recipe, please leave a comment or tag a picture #simpleveganblog on Instagram or any other social network, we love to see your pictures and comments, it makes us very happy!
Detox Smoothie
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
Jean Munya says
Hi, what do you do with the lemon? Is it the whole lemon or just the juice
Iosune Robles says
Hi Jean! I add the entire lemon without the skin 🙂 Hope you like it!
PK says
Hello, what can I replace the dates with?
Iosune says
Hi PK! You could omit it, use any other dried fruit or even stevia or any healthy sweetener 🙂
Graciela says
The smoothie is very good> I love it and had a very good result by drinking it every morning for a good.
The only think I am concert is with the amount of date, 12 dates are lots of calories.
The packet information says to eat 2 or 3 dates.
Thank you for sharing
Iosune says
Hi Graciela! So glad you liked it 🙂
Rut says
Hello. How many times can you drink the smoothie?
Iosune says
Hi Rut! You can drink it as many times as you want 🙂 I usually have it for breakfast. Have a nice day!
Lulu says
Hi Iosune
Loved this one. I'm helping my personal trainer with a social media page and would like to include this recipe in the 'recipe of the week' feature (we're heading in to Spring here and it's an ideal fit) - is this okay?. I will be sharing the link to your page
Iosune says
Hi Lulu! You can share the link and one picture, but not the full recipe. Have a nice day!
Maribel says
My first day to start let’s see how it
Goes on making it
Iosune says
Hi Maribel! Hope you enjoy it 🙂
Gail says
Wow! I am making smoothies quite a bit now. Woke up this morning and I wanted a detoxing smoothie. Found this and just made it with a few modifications. I added spinach and oranges. I did half a cucumber nonorganic. Can't taste the cucumber at all. Oh yeah, added about 1/2 cup of apple juice (mostly b/c I had these and wanted to use them...and I can and it my business..lol) Only use 7 dates. Need to cut my sugar intake. Thank you and will look at other recipes.
Iosune says
Hi Gail! You're so welcome 🙂 Your smoothie sounds amazing!
Brad says
How much cucumber please? 1 cucumber can be many sizes.
Iosune says
Hi Brad! I added a medium cucumber, but feel free to use a small or big one, this recipe always works 🙂
Diane C says
Can you use caned fruit or or do you have to use fresh fruit?
Iosune says
Hi Diane! Fresh fruit is always best 🙂