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Blueberry Cauliflower Smoothie

April 5, 2017 by Lindsay 23 Comments

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This Blueberry Cauliflower Smoothie is packed with vegetables, protein and healthy fats. Easy and kid-friendly, it’s perfect for a healthy breakfast or snack!

This Blueberry Cauliflower Smoothie is packed with vegetables, protein and healthy fats. Easy and kid-friendly, it's perfect for a healthy breakfast or snack!

Hi friends!

Let’s talk smoothies. Specifically this smoothie…which Squish is currently asking for on repeat. Before you freak out over the fact that there’s cauliflower in there….let me tell you, I resisted for a while as well, but don’t knock it til you try it!

For years, spinach in smoothies has been all the rage…but move over leafy greens…there’s a new smoothie veggie in town and it’s cauliflower. It works perfectly in smoothies because it doesn’t really have much taste AND it’s white, so you can’t see it once it’s blended in. This is great for people (or kids) who get turned off by the green tint that spinach adds to smoothies- even though you can’t taste it.

If you’re feeling wild, you can actually add spinach to this smoothie as well, for even more veggies. Wild blueberries are the best for making the green less noticeable. I use it in my Blueberry Kefir Smoothie all the time! This smoothie is similar…with a few tweaks.

Blueberry Cauliflower Smoothie

This Blueberry Cauliflower Smoothie is packed with vegetables, protein and healthy fats. Easy and kid-friendly, it's perfect for a healthy breakfast or snack!

I’ve been using this combo for a while now and it’s a big hit at our house. If you’re looking for more options using frozen cauliflower, check out this Strawberry Banana Cauliflower Smoothie from Julie or this Chocolate Gingerbread Protein Smoothie from Alexis!

Per usual, smoothies are super easy to throw together and this one is no exception! I do usually take a minute to chop my cauliflower florets a little smaller before blending just to make sure they get all chopped up, but you don’t have to.

Here’s how you make it:

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Blueberry Cauliflower Smoothie

This Blueberry Cauliflower Smoothie is packed with vegetables, protein and healthy fats. Kid-friendly and ready in minutes, it's perfect for a healthy breakfast or snack!
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This Blueberry Cauliflower Smoothie is packed with vegetables, protein and healthy fats. Easy and kid-friendly, it’s perfect for a healthy breakfast or snack!

  • Author: Lindsay
  • Prep Time: 2 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 2 minutes

Ingredients

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  • 1 clementine, peeled
  • 3/4 cup frozen cauliflower
  • 1/2 cup frozen wild blueberries
  • 1/2 cup plain, full-fat yogurt
  • 1 Tbsp peanut butter
  • handful of spinach, optional

Instructions

Add all ingredients to a high-powered blender making sure the clementine is at the bottom. Blend until smooth. Add a splash of water or juice if needed to help blend.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: serves 1

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This Blueberry Cauliflower Smoothie is packed with vegetables, protein and healthy fats. Easy and kid-friendly, it's perfect for a healthy breakfast or snack!

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Let’s chat:
What’s your favorite veggie to add to smoothies?

Enjoy!
–Lindsay–

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Snack Tagged With: Blueberry, Cauliflower, Yogurt

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Lindsay Livingston is a Registered Dietitian and new mom from Columbus, Ohio. On her blog, she shares simple, healthy recipes, nutrition tips, workouts and snapshots of her life. Follow her on Twitter @LeanGrnBeanBlog and Instagram @TheLeanGreenBean and be sure to subscribe via RSS or email so you never miss a post!

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  1. Katie says

    April 5, 2017 at 7:00 AM

    Yum! I’ve been hearing good things about adding cauliflower to smoothies but have yet to try it. I’ll have to give this a shot!

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    • Debbie says

      September 29, 2023 at 12:41 PM

      I have two (toddlers) grandchildren that I have the honor & pleasure of caring for 5 days a week(), one of which is a very finicky eater, lol! I’m told she likes smoothies though so I’m going to give it a try & I’m starting with two of your recipies. (Simple Smoothie & this one, Blueberry Cauliflower). As I was reading it though, I was concerned about how she’d react to the taste of the cauliflower. I was just about to pass on it until I came upon SEVEN SIMPLE BUT MAGICAL WORDS!…
      “I promise you can’t taste the cauliflower!” Hahaaa!!!
      Now I can’t wait to try it!
      Thank you!
      Debbie

      Reply
  2. Chelsey says

    April 5, 2017 at 7:55 AM

    I’ve been adding frozen zucchini and beets to my smoothies lately (in addition to my usual spinach!) and LOVE it!

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  3. [email protected] says

    April 5, 2017 at 10:46 AM

    This is so great to see! I think cauliflower is amazing and I put it in everything both sweet and savory and my family thinks I’m odd. So I’m glad to see I’m not the only one!

    Reply
  4. Tawnie Kroll says

    April 5, 2017 at 11:25 AM

    I need to jump on the frozen cauliflower in my smoothie train! This sounds so yummy!:)

    Reply
  5. Deanna Ebmeier says

    April 5, 2017 at 2:44 PM

    I’m so excited to try this with my kids! The green color and small green bits of spinach was a huge turn off for my kids.

    Reply
  6. Chelsea @ Her Healthy Kitchen says

    April 5, 2017 at 6:41 PM

    This is so unique, I love it!

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  7. Courtney Bentley says

    April 6, 2017 at 12:56 AM

    hmmm sounds so unique haven’t had a smoothie with cauliflower before. Thanks for the recipe!

    Courtney Bentley || http://www.courtneyvioletbentley.com

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  8. Sara says

    April 7, 2017 at 8:10 PM

    I love that you did this! Definitely trying because I’m always looking for more ways to work more veggies into my families meals and snacks!

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  9. Lisa says

    April 8, 2017 at 9:23 AM

    I had to try this right away. My 3-year-old who’s been shunning his green smoothies lately loved it! I thought the cauliflower was just slightly noticeable but not unpleasant. And I forgot the peanut butter which I’m sure makes it even more yummy. We’ll have these again for sure!

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  10. Julie Harrington says

    April 8, 2017 at 12:59 PM

    I’ve seen this trend popping up more. I have to try it!

    Reply
  11. maureen says

    April 9, 2017 at 11:59 AM

    Really stupid question – if I use fresh cauliflower, should I steam first? I’m afraid if I don’t it might be too grainy. Thoughts?

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      April 9, 2017 at 9:58 PM

      hmmm i would say yes steam it and then cool it down before using it?

      Reply
    • kgc says

      April 1, 2022 at 8:30 PM

      You don’t have to. It works just fine raw from the fridge.

      Reply
  12. Shannon says

    April 10, 2017 at 3:29 PM

    I have made this smoothie recipe 3 times already and my 10 month old and 4 year old love it and so do I! Thank you

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  13. Agness of Run Agness Run says

    April 15, 2017 at 1:57 PM

    Delicious smoothie, Lindsay! I can definitely see myself starting the day off with this smoothie.

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  14. Megan says

    April 19, 2017 at 1:28 PM

    I would have never thought to use cauliflower in a smoothie. Love the pairing of blueberries. I’m thinking summer peaches might be good, too. Thanks for the idea!

    Reply
  15. zak says

    April 22, 2017 at 5:35 PM

    I would never have thought of this combo before

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  16. Karen Weiss says

    May 10, 2017 at 10:24 AM

    I will try this, sounds interesting. We put chia flax and tumeric in ours, as well as blueberries. it makes a satifactory breakfast holding us until lunch

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  17. Dimple Patel says

    March 28, 2018 at 1:18 PM

    When you say frozen cauliflower, do I just put the store bought cauliflower in the freezer? And I cannot wait to try this!! I’m always looking for healthy recipes for my daughter!

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    • Lindsay says

      March 28, 2018 at 1:20 PM

      for most people, cooking it first makes it easier to digest…so you could either buy it fresh and either chop it and steam it or turn it into cauliflower rice and steam it…and then freeze. Or you could buy a bag of steamfresh cauliflower, steam it in the microwave and then freeze it to use in smoothies later.

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      • Dimple Patel says

        March 28, 2018 at 1:23 PM

        Thank you 🙂

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      • Alicia says

        June 25, 2018 at 9:28 PM

        If you buy frozen cauliflower at the store isn’t it already blanched or something to use as is for this smoothie?

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