Sneaky Berry Smoothie 

Recipe by: Eileen Mierski, featured on Chef AJ live on 1-16-24

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup fresh or frozen strawberries
• 1/2 cup fresh or frozen blueberries or blackberries
• 1 frozen banana, cut into 1 inch slices
• 1/2 cup frozen cauliflower
• 1/2 cup soy milk or plant milk of choice
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract or powder
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup Blackberry Balsamic
• 1/4 cup cooked white beans (optional)

Directions:

1. Add all ingredients to a blender and process until completely blended to a pretty purple liquid. Add more water or plant based milk to your desired consistency. (Or, add less water to serve as a Berry Sorbet.)
2. If the smoothie is not sweet enough for your taste, add a squirt of date syrup, some frozen pineapple or more of the Blackberry Balsamic.

Notes:

• Banana should be very ripe, with black spotting on the peel, before freezing. They will be sweeter this way.
• The cauliflower and beans cannot be tasted. They elevate this smoothie to a substantial snack and will keep you satiated longer. Using frozen berries and cauliflower is generally more convenient economical than fresh and equivalent in taste.
• Be sneaky- don’t let children or skeptical adults see you add the cauliflower or optional beans to this smoothie. If children know, I can almost guarantee they won’t like it, even before they try it. On the other hand, the pretty purple color should nudge them in the opposite direction, even before tasting.