Orange Crush
Ingredients
This recipe provides 100% of the A and C vitamins you need in a day. It's also rich in potassium.
2 cups
peeled and chopped sweet potato
2
small carrots, chopped
2 tsp.
Kowalski's Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1
large naval orange, peeled and coarsely chopped
2 cups
Kowalski's Signature Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice (or more as desired)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 450°.
- In a large mixing bowl, toss sweet potato and carrot with oil.
- Spread vegetables in an even layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet; roast in preheated oven until dark on the edges and just tender (about 20 min.).
- Remove from oven; set vegetables aside to cool completely.
- In a blender or food processor, combine sweet potato, carrot, orange and juice; purée until smooth. Thin with additional juice or water, if desired.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to 2 days; shake before serving.
VARIATION: To make an Orange Crush Smoothie, add roughly 2 cups ice, 1 cup low-fat plain yogurt and 2 peeled bananas to ingredients. Serves 5.
