I am thrilled to announce the winner in our “Superfood Smoothie” recipe contest!  Huge round of applause to Lidia Haddadian for her “Roasty Toasty Blueberry-Banana Power Smoothie.”  She is now the proud owner of a Vitamix Professional Series 750!

Lidia says, “The perfect breakfast satisfies all of our senses and provides enough healthy nutrition to get us through the day. When coming up with the perfect smoothie recipe these factors were the key.  In order to tantalize our sense of smell, I thought of implementing the sweet aroma of toasted oatmeal and walnuts. I carefully selected nutritious ingredients that provide the essential oils, fiber, vitamins, and energy packed nutrients creating the perfect morning boost.  I love this recipe because it provides all the necessary nutrition with an amazingly enjoyable taste and texture.”

Our judge loved the extra creativity and flavor boost in this recipe.  Toasting the oats and nuts brings out their flavor and really takes the smoothie to the next level.   If you face a time crunch in the morning, feel free to toast these ingredients the night before and have them ready to go at breakfast time.

The judge also gave this recipe top honors for using five superfood ingredients (oatmeal, berries, nuts, Greek yogurt and chia seeds) while noting the perfectly sippable consistency of the smoothie.

Thanks so much to all our members who participated in this fun contest!  I look forward to holding more exclusive contests just for Cooking Contest Central members in the future.

Lidia adds, “Thank you so much for the opportunity to participate. Being a CCC member has been a great help to many cooks such as myself as it provides all the information we need to enter the wide array of contests.”

Please follow the link below to view or print the recipe:

Roasty Toasty Blueberry-Banana Power Smoothie