A golden anti-inflammatory smoothie made with turmeric, delicious coconut milk and hydrating coconut water.
Man, I just LOVE the colour of this smoothie! I think its golden hue makes me feel like I’m drinking a magical elixir that’s doing me the world of good. Well, actually drinking this smoothie will do great things for your insides because one of it’s main ingredients, turmeric, one of the most nutritious dietary supplements with medicinal properties.
- 1 ripe banana
- 400 ml coconut water
- 2 tbsp full-fat coconut milk
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
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Place all the ingredients in a blender and blitz until smooth.
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Serve and enjoy!
Turmeric is a nutritional powerhouse and recently I’ve been making an extra special effort to squeeze it into my everyday. The health benefits are incredible:
- Increases the bodies antioxidant capacity to help fight free-radicals
- Natural anti-inflammatory properties
- Lowers the risk of cardiac problems and heart disease
- Potential role in preventing certain cancers and Alzheimer’s Disease
- Significant medicinal properties due to active compounds like curcumin
Whizzing up a smoothie couldn’t be any easier to get your dose of turmeric, especially if you’re not a curry fan. The coconut milk gives this smoothie a lovely creaminess as well as a delicious tropical flavour. Another of my favourite ingredients, coconut oil, is full of healthy nourishing fats and the coconut water is great for hydration and feeling refreshed.
This smoothie looks brilliant and such a great way to get some turmeric in. I love turmeric and put it in loads of stuff! I have been particularly loving the “turmeric lattes” everywhere at the moment! Like a hug in a mug 🙂
Thanks Lauren! I find smoothies and curries the easiest way to get turmeric fix.
Looked like a mango smoothie at first. Oh my wow..this sounds so good. I have become a huge fan of turmeric in deserts, and drinks.
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It does look like a mango smoothie!!!
Simple and delicious! I love turmeric so much I put it in almost everything, it’s fab at breakfast in scrambled tofu, at lunch in a smoothie (I must try this one!) and at dinner in soca pancakes – doing me good and tasting delicious!
It’s one of those ingredients that’s so versatile and lends itself well to many different things.
I would NEVER have put these two flavours together but now I’m really intrigued!
Ha! They really work well together:
WOW this looks so yummy! I love smoothies 🙂 Perfect for summer x
Thank you!
It looks delicious! I’ve never tried the turmeric, how does it taste? Is it sweet? Also, I need to get a blender, which one do you use? xx
It’s hard to describe the taste of turmeric, but it tastes great in so many things. I used the Nutribullet to make this smoothie.
This looks really yum. I would never have thought to put tumeric in a smoothie 🙂
Thank you!
Sounds delicious. And turmeric has so many great health properties -thanks for sharing them!
Thanks Kate! Yes, it’s definitely a very handy spice to keep in your cupboards.
Turmeric seems to be getting so popular these days! I never think to add it to my smoothies, but I’ll definitely try it next time – this one looks delicious.
Thanks Becca, I find that smoothies or a curry is the easiest way to get it into your food.
It sounds delicious recipe. I’ve been buying fresh turmeric lately and add to food and drinks too. R
I bet fresh turmeric is lovely!
I could really do with a smoothie right now! That looks so refreshing
Thank you! It’s very refreshing.
What a great idea – another brilliant smoothie. I know that turmeric is so good for me, but I just can’t stand it in juices or golden milk/golden paste. But hidden inside the tropical goodness of banana and coconut…that might just work!
You can’t even taste the turmeric in this so I think you’ll like it!
I would never have thought about putting turmeric into a smoothie before x
It’s amazing in a smoothie!
Ohh what an interesting mix of flavours for a smoothie! Love the sound of it. x
Thank you!
This sounds so intriguing, not sure whether I would like the coconut and ginger combination, but it sounds interesting.
It’s really lovely and you can barely taste the ginger, just a hint!
I try to add turmeric to meals as often as I can and really think this turmeric smoothie sound yummy!
Thank you! It’s a lovely addition to a smoothie.
This looks and sounds delicious! My perfect summer drink! I love all types of coconut smoothies!
Me too, coconut is amazing in summer drinks.
This looks so delicious and refreshing! 🙂
Thanks! 🙂
This looks like a delicious glass of sunrise! I love tumeric its great for the immune system and coconut milk is lush!
Yes, turmeric is such a wonderful ingredient for health.
I’m big on my smoothies so it’s always great to come across slightly out of the ordinary recipes, thanks for sharing!
This is a little bit out there isn’t it! 🙂
This sounds so good i really want to give it a go myself.
Let me know what you think if you try it!
What an intriguing smoothie recipe! I will have to try this when I want a smoothie but I’m not feeling the same-old-same-old 🙂
It’s nice to have a change up now and then. 🙂
This sounds so good. I’m really starting to like turmeric. It’s super useful to have around.
It’s a lovely ingredient to stock in your kitchen.
Looks refreshing and yummy! I love the combinations and so, I have to try this smoothie. 🙂
Yay! So happy to read that you like the sound of it.
Ooooh, lovely! I’ve been meaning to add more and more turmeric to smoothies – the coconut sounds like the ideal partner.
They work so well together!
I know lots of people who like to use Turmeric, and this is a great recipe for getting more of it into your diet, Thank you for sharing it
This sounds lovely! I love a good curry but it’s always nice to have options for getting ingredients like turmeric into your diet 🙂
This is a smoothie I never would have thought of, definitely going to give it a try x
Gosh this sounds lovely, and so simple to make too! I need to try this soon.
interesting. never would have thought of adding turmeric to a smoothie! i always associate it with savoury tastes
I really like smoothies so I will have to try this one out soon!
I’ve heard a lot of good things about tumeric and this sounds like a yummy way to get more in your diet
Now I’m really wondering how turmeric tastes in a smoothie… I’ll have to try.
I never would have thought to mix turmeric and coconut water to make a smoothie. Thanks for the recipe
This smoothie looks really lovely a great idea for using turmeric
As someone who isn’t a fan of coconut want to dislike it, but I am intrigued by the inclusion of Tumeric!
After reading up about all the health benefits of turmeric I’ve been wondering how to incorporate it into recipes.
These flavors sound amazing together! Can’t wait to try 🙂
Wow, what an interesting combination, turmeric, and coconut. I tried adding turmeric in the past, but it just didn’t work out so well. I got to try this 🙂 Looks so the sunshine happy!