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Cucumber is in the HOUSE!!!
And by house, I mean smoothie!
Cucumber in a smoothie?! Ummmm!
Yes, I know it sounds kinda weird, but it’s actually really good. Refreshing, creamy, summery, and so delicious! Also, a great way to make use of a cucumber that is about to go bad on you. One that is too soft to eat but isn’t gross and moldy or anything – throw it in your smoothie!!!
Duh!
Actually, you will be super surprised by how good the combo of strawberry, banana, and cucumber go together. The perfect summertime smoothie!
This strawberry banana cucumber smoothie has been one of my most popular recipes on the sight. Time for a little update, don’t you think?
I didn’t change a whole lot in terms of the recipe itself aside from adding more banana for more sweetness and more strawberries resulting in a larger serving size. That’s never a bad thing if you ask me.
There are only 4 ingredients required for this strawberry banana cucumber smoothie: milk of choice, cucumber, frozen strawberries, and frozen banana. If you want, you can throw in some flax seed meal or chia seeds for a fiber boost.
All you do is blend everything together and you’ve got the most refreshing summer smoothie to enjoy for part of your breakfast, lunch, or as a snack.
Also this strawberry banana cucumber smoothie is gluten free, naturally sweetened, dairy free (if you use a dairy free milk), and vegan. WINNING!
TBH I hadn’t made this strawberry banana cucumbers smoothie since I shared the original post in 2016….and OMG have I been missing out!!! I had forgotten how tasty it was, and it was only made better by the addition of extra strawberries and bananas. YUM!!!
You may notice that the color of my smoothie went from a medium toned pink to a cute light pink. This is because of the added banana….and because I really love the cucumber in this smoothie so I added an extra 1/2 cup for myself. BUT as stated in the recipe below you can use 1 to 1 1/2 cups cucumber depending on how strong of a cucumber taste you want in your smoothie.
I would start with 1 cup, taste and adjust from there. With 1 cup of cucumber the taste is subtle and refreshing. With the extra 1/2 cup the taste of cucumber is still taking a back seat to the strawberry and banana, but there is now no question that you have cucumber in your smoothie.
Make sense?
Seriously, if you’re like me and love smoothies this time of year, yet you kind of get board with your go-to flavors easily then give this strawberry banana cucumber smoothie a try. It will surprise and delight your taste buds!
Simple, clean and healthy ingredients that make one delicious smoothie. And it comes together in no time, 10 minutes!
Who else loves living the smoothie life in the summer?!
I hope you enjoy!
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Strawberry Banana Cucumber Smoothie
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 10 mins
- Yield: 2 1x
- Category: Drinks, breakfast, snack, easy
- Cuisine: gluten free, vegan, vegetarian, dairy free, healthy
Description
Strawberry banana cucumber smoothie is packed with nutritious ingredients. The cucumber adds a refreshing summer twist. There is plenty of sweetness from the banana and strawberries.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups milk of choice (I used unsweetened almond milk)
- 1 cup to 1 1/2 cups English cucumber (seedless cucumber), peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 1/2 cups frozen strawberries
- 1 1/2 cups ripe banana, previously frozen
- Optional: 1 tablespoon flax seed meal or chia seeds
Instructions
- Blend: Add all ingredients to a high powdered blender and blend on high until smooth. If you are using a lower powered blender than I find it helpful to add the cucumbers and milk first, blend, and then add the frozen fruit a little at a time and blend until it’s all blended up.
- Serve: Divide between two glasses and enjoy immediately. You can garnish with a slice of strawberry or cucumber, if you want to be fancy.
Notes
Spinach: I almost always will add spinach to my smoothies as an easy way to add veggies to my smoothie without affecting the flavor. You certainty can add a handful or two of spinach to this smoothie if you want, just know that it will turn to a muddy color instead of the pretty pink color.
Delicious! I used the baby seedless cucumber and didn’t peel it since the skin is so tender. I also used sweetened almond milk.
Glad you enjoyed it Terrie. 🙂
Will this work with real milk? I will not touch almond, coconut or soy milk. I’m allergic to soy, almond milk makes me nauseated and coconut tastes gross AND made me throw up when I tried it.
Yes, it will work with cow’s milk. ?
Cool recipe. I will definitely try it. thanks) I wonder if replacing milk with coconut, coconut does not interrupt the whole smoothie taste?
Thanks Elena, hope you enjoy it. I think the addition of coconut milk would taste great. Let me know how it turns out for you. 🙂
A completely new recipe for me. Till now, I’ve just heard about Strawberry Banana smoothie. But, this one includes Cucumber also. As I’ve just purchased a hand blender, definitely gonna prepare it this Sunday for my family. Thank you 3000 for sharing awesome Smoothie recipe.
Glad to hear you’re going to give it a try. Hope you and your family enjoy it. 🙂
Made this tonight just to try it… also cause I just had a cucumber in the fridge that was going to be used for my salad😂😂 it turned out great!! I ended up making a second cup.
Do you think it would still taste good if you add some yogurt?
Yes, I think a plain yogurt would be delicious. I would suggest adding about 1/4 cup to 1/3 cup to start out with. You can always taste it and add more. Let me know how it turns out. 🙂
How many servings will this recipe make
2 large smoothies.
I’m diabetic do you know how many carbs.
Hi, sorry for the delayed response.
I just added the nutrition facts at the very bottom of the nutrition card. One serving has 58.3 grams of carbs, and 7.9 grams of dietary fiber, with 9.9 grams of protein. You could easily make half of the smoothie, or make all of it and sore the other half in the fridge, if needed.
Hope this helps.
I used 2 Cucumbers, 1 cup of Strawberries, a half cup of Blueberries, and a banana. The fruit wasn’t frozen because I was just looking for a recipe for Cucumbers. Also used 2% milk.
Sounds like a delicious version. Thanks for sharing!
This was fantastic! I made a triple batch, added some hemp seeds for protein and some lime flavored liquid Omega-3. Will definitely make again seeing as how we’re drowning in cucumbers over here.
Glad to hear that you enjoyed the recipe, Maia! Thanks for sharing!