Ultimate Liver Detox Smoothie
Try this Ultimate Liver Detox Smoothie recipe, or contribute your own.
Try this Ultimate Liver Detox Smoothie recipe, or contribute your own.
- Carbohydrate 40.5663200220448 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Fat 28.6087600019135 g
- Fiber 16.5795998551278 g
- Protein 8.04068000862396 g
- Saturated Fat 23.8073120005007 g
- Serving Size 1 1 recipe (968g)
- Sodium 206.940000078638 mg
- Sugar 23.9867201669171 g
- Trans Fat 1.97380000031455 g
- Calories 402 calories
Step-by-step
- Add all ingredients to blender
- Fill up to ¾ of blender with water and add some ice
- Blend and drink immediately to take advantage of the most nutrients
- You can place the rest in the fridge and re-blend throughout the day. This should keep for up to 2 days in the fridge.
- Drink and....love your liver!
Unlike clear fruit juices that rely on centrifugal extraction to strip away solids, whole-vegetable blended drinks retain every gram of pulp, requiring a high-powered motor to pulverize tough roots like raw beets and fibrous stems like kale without leaving chalky particulates behind. Processing dense produce demands deliberate sequencing inside the pitcher to protect the blades. Layering soft items such as peeled apples and liquid near the bottom creates an initial vortex, while heavy root chunks and ice go on top to force downward resistance. When working with whole rhizomes, grating the ginger and turmeric on a microplane before adding them prevents stringy fibers from wrapping around the blade assembly.
Storage and Consistency Management
Raw plant cell walls begin to break down immediately upon blending, which leads to rapid nutrient oxidation and textural separation if left unaddressed. Storing the beverage in an airtight glass jar filled to the absolute brim minimizes oxygen exposure and preserves vitamin C content for up to 48 hours at 38 degrees Fahrenheit. Fats from the coconut oil will solidify when chilled, creating a mottled surface layer that disappears entirely upon re-blending. Adding a splash of cold water restores proper viscosity if the mixture thickens excessively overnight.
- If the blender stalls, stop the motor immediately and push ingredients down with a tamper rather than running the blades dry.
- Peel the ginger thoroughly if the skin shows signs of shriveling, as aged peel imparts a bitter, woody taste.
- Adjust the water volume gradually to prevent the ice from diluting the earthy sweetness of the beet and apple base.
