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Wake up with a Ginger Berry Smoothie, a sweet treat to get your mornings going!
Most days, my mornings are very routine. I wake up, go to the gym, come home and make a smoothie for breakfast, then get down to business with work. I love experimenting with different kinds of ingredients in my smoothies. Today’s smoothie is inspired by one of my absolute favorite brands — Gourmet Garden.
Perhaps you remember this product from my Southwestern Quinoa and Black Bean Patties, Mediterranean Herbed Spaghetti Squash, and Asian-Marinated Salmon? I really love using their herbs and spices in my recipes. They have everything! Chunky garlic, chili pepper, basil, cilantro, parsley, lemongrass — whatever you’re looking for, it’s there. I have been using Gourmet Garden for a while now, but just recently had the pleasure of meeting two of the brand representatives at the BlogHer Food Conference in Miami. I’m super excited to announce that I will be a featured monthly blogger on their website starting this month!
When I think of herbs and spices such as the ones by Gourmet Garden, I tend to think savory dishes mostly eaten for dinner. Today I want to introduce you to a new way to use herbs — in a smoothie! Gourmet Garden’s ginger paste is made with finely chopped fresh ginger in a perfect little tube of convenience! It stays fresh in your refrigerator for a pretty lengthy amount of time and it is super easy to stir into various dishes.
This Ginger Berry Smoothie gets a serious kick of flavor from that spicy ginger but is balanced out by the sweet, tart blueberries and raspberries. Since I have my smoothies after I work out, I use French vanilla protein to make sure I’m getting the right post-sweat nutrients my body needs for recovery. Don’t like protein? No problem, you can use vanilla Greek yogurt or almond milk instead!
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 scoop French vanilla protein powder
- 1-2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp Gourmet Garden Ginger Paste
- 1 cup frozen blueberries and raspberries
- Blend all ingredients together until you reach a thick, creamy consistency.
Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post by Gourmet Garden. As always, all opinions are 100% my own.
This looks super yummy. I’ve been having a lot of nausea with this pregnancy and ginger has been my relief. Thanks for sharing this with the #yuckstopshere link party.
I’m glad ginger is helping, Nicole, it’s supposed to be great for stomach relief!
This smoothie sounds really good! I have seen those pastes before but have not tried them – now I am going to have to get some and make this. I like using fresh ginger or even dried ginger in some of my smoothies but haven’t tried it with blueberries before. Pinned the recipe.
Thanks, Kimberlee! The ginger paste is great to use and really adds a lot of flavor.
I have never used the ginger paste in a tube. We always buy fresh ginger and I keep it in the freezer and slice, grate, or zest when I need it. I have never used in in a fruit smoothie, just juicing. Will have to give this a try. Thanks for sharing on The Yuck Stops Here.
I think the paste has an even slightly stronger flavor than fresh ginger, although I do love the fresh stuff too 🙂
Another recipe with ginger! I’ve got to get some of that ginger paste! We’ve never tried ginger in a smoothie but since we like it in everything else, I am sure we will like it in a smoothie! It looks delicious!
Thanks, Michelle. I love using ginger in my smoothies…gives it a great smack of flavor
I love the idea of the Ginger Paste, that sure makes it so easy. This smoothie looks delicious! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and hope you are having a great week!
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Miz Helen