Bring on the Spring Smoothie

As the weather warms here for spring, smoothies are starting to sound really good again. This smoothie makes me happy with its bright pink color and texture from the basil seeds and dragon fruit. The basil seeds soak up some of the liquid and are like little balls of tapioca in your drink and are a fun change from chia seeds (they act very similar in recipes). This is a great way to try basil seeds if you haven't yet and you can find them online or at specialty grocers. I found mine at Pacific Ocean Market in Denver.

Bring on the Spring Smoothie

Ingredients:

1 cup diced mango
1 cup sliced banana
1/2 cup diced dragon fruit
1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder
water to cover

1 tbsp basil seeds

Directions:

Put all the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Top with 1 tbsp of basil seeds and chopped dragon fruit.