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This vegan strawberry smoothie is extra thick and creamy! Pureed, roasted pistachios give this strawberry smoothie a deep, nutty flavor. Loaded with protein and fiber!

Another day, another smoothie! Are you getting sick of seeing smoothies on the blog yet? I drink them every single day, so I'm always coming up with new combos.

I haven't seen any local strawberries here yet, but our local farmers market opens next Saturday (wooooot!). Plus, my new city of Spokane has a gazillion u-pick farms nearby that all open in June. Bring on aaaaaaall the summer berries!

I love using strawberries in smoothies, because they add a lot of sweetness without having to add any sugar. Plus, they are so versatile! They go with so many other ingredients, so for a smoothie lover, they are basically QUEEN. Mix them up with tart lemon, or keep things creamy with banana and buttermilk.

Okay, so let's chat about the pistachio in this smoothie. This is NOT that fake, green pistachio flavor that you'd find in store bought pudding. This is real pistachio flavor. From real pistachios.

First, soak roasted pistachios so they got nice and soft. Then blend them with all the ingredients, and you have a TRUE strawberry pistachio smoothie.

I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk as the liquid base for this smoothie, which gives it a vanilla-y sweetness without adding sugar. It kind of reminds me of those strawberry shortcake popsicles we used to get from the popsicle man as a kid. Remember those?

Some notes about this vegan strawberry smoothie:

I used vanilla almond milk, but you could use plain and add your own vanilla
The maple syrup is completely optional. Feel free to omit or even add more if you'd like
This would work great with other berries as well. Try raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, you get the idea.
You have to soak the pistachios to get them soft enough to blend, and a high speed blender is your BFF. I used a Ninja blender, and it didn't get it quite as smooth as a Vitamix would have.
I used frozen berries, but fresh berries would be even better. Just add some ice to your smoothie if you use fresh berries.

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