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Pineapple, Blackberry, and Basil Smoothie

By Michael Symon

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Photo of a purple smoothie from Michael Symon made with pineapple blackberries basil and coconut water.
Photo by Ed Anderson

This bright and festive drink goes down great on a hot summer day when you're lounging outside or working in the garden.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 2½ cups

Ingredients

1 cup chopped fresh pineapple
1 cup blackberries
½ cup basil leaves
1 cup coconut water
Juice of ½ lime

Preparation

  1. In a blender, combine all the ingredients and process until smooth.

Cover of Michael Symon's Fix It with Food Cookbook featuring author in his kitchen.
From Fix It with Food: More Than 125 Recipes to Address Autoimmune Issues and Inflammation Copyright © 2019 by Michael Symon. Photographs copyright © 2019 by Ed Anderson. Published by Clarkson Potter, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC. Buy the full book from Amazon.
TagsSmoothieBeveragesCold DrinkPineappleFruitBlackberryBerryBasilHerbs & SpicesBreakfastGluten FreeVeganVegetarianDairy FreeRawNonalcoholicQuickEasy5 Ingredients or FewerBlenderCookbooks

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