We’re turning a timeless cocktail loved by many into a probiotic, gut-healthy blend with our Kefir Lime Margarita Smoothie. This blended margarita smoothie recipe provides your body with live and active probiotics found in Lifeway Kefir to help support gut health and immunity, and it tastes like pure summer in a glass!
Lifeway Kefir makes the best base for creamy smoothies, frozen blends, and summertime drinks like this one. Its tart and tangy taste is terrific blended with sweet fruits like we’ve done here. For this recipe, we chose pineapple, mango, and lime for a juicy, sweet, refreshing flavor that’s out-of-this world in a smoothie. Our kefir also packs this recipe with complete protein, live probiotics, and essential nutrients your body needs.
A bit of tequila (optional) completes the recipe, while a hint of spicy Tajin seasoning around the rim takes it to a new level. Feel free to make your own versions of this recipe, whether you make it into a mocktail smoothie, add different fruits, use a different flavor of our kefir, or just try our recipe below. No matter how you make your margaritas, be sure you try your next smoothie version with Lifeway—it’s a must!
The Benefits of Cultured Dairy for Better Health:
Research continues to show the importance of eating healthy foods, including cultured dairy such as kefir, for optimal digestion and gut health, a strong immune system, and to support the microbiome. Fermented foods like kefir hold important value in this line of research due to the link between the gut-brain axis and overall health. Specifically, kefir has been shown to help diversify the microbiome, improve digestion, reduce inflammation, support healthier blood sugar levels, and improve satiety since the bioavailable protein it contains triggers the release of GLP-1.
Lifeway Kefir is packed with variety of vital nutrients important for overall health, including bone and muscle health; these include vitamin D3, K, calcium, and vitamin B12. Along with our probiotic-rich kefir, Lifeway also offers artisan-made Farmer Cheese, a creamy high-protein cheese made with live and active cultures to support healthy muscles and healthy microbiome. Lifeway Farmer Cheese is easy to spread, free of gums and thickeners, and contains no added salt or sugar for optimal health benefits.
Prep Time: 5 mins Servings: 2Ingredients
- 1 cup Lowfat Plain Kefir
- 1 cup fresh pineapple
- 1 cup frozen mango
- 3 fresh limes, juiced
- 1 oz. tequila (optional)
- Tajin seasoning for the rims of the glasses
- garnish: lime wedge, sea salt
Directions
- Blend Lifeway kefir with pineapple, frozen mango, and the freshly squeezed lime juice from three limes. Add in the tequila if using, blend again. You can add extra ice if you want it thicker at this point.
- Rim two glasses with Tajin seasoning if desired, and a hint of sea salt if you like your margaritas that way.
- Pour the smoothies in the glass, add the lime wedges, and serve. Enjoy!
