A warming smoothie bowl with ginger, turmeric, and cinnamon plus a grounding root vegetable base is the perfect way to prime the digestive system, so it can break-down food, absorb nutrients, and detox toxins more efficiently.
Autumn Leaf Smoothie Bowl (Vata)
Yield: Serves 1
Credit:
By Sahara Rose Ketabi
Ingredients
For the bowl
- ½ cup cooked butternut squash, pumpkin, or sweet potato
- 1 handful spinach
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
- ½-inch piece ginger, peeled and grated
- 1 Tablespoon almond butter
- 1–2 cups unsweetened non-dairy milk
- 1 scoop plant-based protein powder
- Optional: 4 drops liquid monk-fruit sweetener or 1 pitted date to sweeten
For the swirls
- ⅛ cup cooked butternut squash, pumpkin, or sweet potato
- ½ teaspoon spirulina
- ½ handful spinach
- ½ cup non-dairy milk
- Toppings: almond butter, pumpkin seeds, cinnamon, and sliced fig
Directions
- Combine all bowl ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a bowl.
- Rinse out the blender then combine all swirl ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour one spoonful over the bowl and use a toothpick, metal chopstick or straw to create swirls, moving your hand back and forth.
- Drizzle with almond butter and sprinkle on pumpkin seeds and cinnamon. Adorn with sliced fig.
Note: To make this smoothie more warming for your digestive system, gently heat on the stove after blending.
