Deep Purple Blueberry Smoothie With Black Quinoa

Do not make with black rice—the texture is globby and the aftertaste ruins the fruitiness. Overall, unpleasant smoothie.

I agree with Yousry - pomegranate molasses can be found at any middle eastern grocery. They are also a great place to buy top quality nuts, rose water, and large bunches of fresh or frozen herbs! Oh, and huge containers of plain yoghurt as well. :)

I happened to have lotus foods forbidden rice (black) in my pantry and am delighted to have a use for it. Same for my pomegranate molasses. And assomeone who's lactose intolerant, this was a very filling and very delicious smoothie. Better than dairy (and their substitutes). My blender is basic and the grains of rice here add a very, very agreeable chewiness. My banana was frozen, instead of the blueberries, so no need to add ice to the OJ!-Love the ingenuity.

This is a REALLY good smoothie! I used tri-color quinoa, because that what I have, and sliced some ginger (about an inch, maybe less), cut across the fibers, so no weird ginger hairs, rather than the p. molasses, and dropped in a whole peeled mandarin, as blood oranges are now out of season. So, yes, a few subs in this time of making do with whatever is on the grocery shelves, and darn good too!

I found the Sultan brand of pomegranate molasses at Whole Foods.

By the way, I absolutely love this smoothie! A new favorite.

I love this recipe and have taken to cutting up a whole orange and substituting it for the orange juice. Blood oranges weren't available in the summer when I first made the smoothie, so I've used commercial, "fresh squeezed" juice and have switched to a medium-sized navel orange with a little extra juice (or water?) to make the mix more blendable.