Raw Food Recipes

Smoothies / Soups

These recipes work best if you have a blender handy. I use a Vitamix at home - a splendid machine that can handle anything - but most smaller blenders can handle these recipes as well.

General Instructions:

  1. add ingredients in order shown
  2. start at low and quickly advance to highest speed (for Vitamix, start in low, go to 10, then to high)
  3. Most of these serve 2 - 3 helpings

Spicy Soup

If this doesn't all fit in your blender, leave out the spinach, mix the rest, then add the spinach when there's room. Or do in 2 batches.
  • 2 cups water
  • 3 stalks celery
  • springs of oregano and thyme
  • 1 red bell pepper (remove seeds)
  • 1 avocado (peeled, pit removed)
  • 1 cucumber (chunked into 2-4 pieces)
  • 1 jalapeno
  • 1 lime (peeled, halved, seeded)
  • 3 cups spinach or kale

Ginger Greens

Substitute any fruit you have on hand. Some frozen fruit makes it thicker! (or add ice cubes if your blender can handle it).
  • 2 cups water
  • 1/2 cataloupe
  • 1" ginger root (no need to remove skin)
  • 1+ cup frozen peaches
  • 1 apple (remove core)
  • 2 cups spinach or kale

Beet Greens and Fruits

If you buy your beets from the right source, you get the greens still on them - it's like getting free greens!
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 bananas
  • 1 cup beet greens
  • 1 cup berries (fresh or frozen)

Gingery Beets

After using your free greens (above) use the beet here!
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 carrots
  • 1 cucumber (chunks)
  • 1 apple (quartered and cored)
  • 1 beet (cut in half)
  • 2 celery stalks
  • 1/2 lemon (peeled, seeded)
  • 1 inch ginger root