Refreshing Rainbow Smoothie

This refreshing and beautifully layered rainbow smoothie is the perfect way to combat the summer heat. Loaded with six different fruits along with a healthy dose of leafy greens, this smoothie is packed with nutrients and delicious flavor. Honey, another health booster, is the only sweetener, other than what comes naturally in these fruits. So, enjoy guilt free!

Ingredients

• ¾ cup DOLE® Blueberries frozen
• ½ cup DOLE® Blackberries, frozen
• 2 cups coconut water
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 DOLE® Banana, peeled, cut crosswise into thirds and frozen
• 1 cup loosely packed DOLE® Baby Spinach
• 1¼ cups hulled and quartered DOLE® Strawberries, frozen
• 1 DOLE® Mandarin Orange, peeled
• 1 cup chopped DOLE® Mango, frozen

Directions

1. Purée blueberries, blackberries, 2/3 cup coconut water and ½ tablespoon honey in a blender on high until smooth; divide into 4 (12-ounce) glasses. Makes about 1 2/3 cups.
2. Purée banana, spinach, ⅓ cup coconut water and ½ tablespoon honey in a blender on high until smooth; carefully pour over blueberry mixture. Makes about 1⅓ cups.
3. Purée strawberries, 2/3 cup coconut water and ½ tablespoon honey in a blender on high until smooth; carefully pour over banana mixture. Makes about 1⅓ cups.
4. Purée orange, mango, and remaining ⅓ cup coconut water and ½ tablespoon honey in a blender on high until smooth; carefully pour over strawberry mixture. Makes about 1 2/3 cups.

Tips & tricks

Peel and freeze ripe bananas to have on hand for using in this recipe as well as other smoothies and baking.

Source: DOLE®