Blue Ella (Goddess) Smoothie Bowl By Anastasia

Read all about my favorite neighborhood coffee shop and learn how to make their famous blue smoothie bowl using Blue Majik powder.

blue majik spirulina smoothie bowl with toppings and a wooden spoon

For a while now, I've been planning to write my guide to Tel-Aviv city and share it on the blog. But somehow, I never get to it, and with new amazing places opening up all the time I keep postponing this post. Finally, I decided that maybe instead of a fully comprehensive guide, I will start with devoting separate posts to my favorite spots around the city, starting with my favorite neighborhood coffee shop - Anastasia.

smoothie fruit ingredients - banana, dates and pineapple

Café Anastasia is down the corner from our apartment, it's the first 100% plant-based restaurant in Tel Aviv (and maybe in Israel), they're open 7 days a week, and most importantly - they serve amazing coffee with fresh homemade almond milk they make from scratch every morning!!

You can find me sitting there at least once a week, usually with Bella (our dog) who's even more obsessed with the place than I am (they do have excellent vegan dog food).

granola and raw cacao nibs in a bowl
goji berries and mulberries in a bowl
raw coconut chips in a bowl

Apart from excellent coffee, they serve great food for breakfast, lunch, or dinner and they have the most amazing drinks and smoothie bowls. It's hard to say what's my favorite dish because everything is just so delicious, but the following are high on my list:

  • Shakshuka (a vegan take on a classic Israeli dish of tomato sauce and eggs);

  • Scrambled "egg" sandwich or just the scrambled "egg" in general;

  • Oatmeal Porridge (with the creamiest hazelnut butter);

  • Soba Salad;

  • Vegetables Salad;

  • Any of their smoothie bowls (though I do usually opt the banana for mango);

  • Cookie dessert (divine ice-cream sandwich bites).

As I was working on this post (while sitting at my favorite spot in Anastasia) a great thought came to my mind - why not ask for a recipe to share with you all? Well, they agreed immediately so here we are. The 'Blue Ella' smoothie (Ella in Hebrew means goddess) is one of Anastasia's most popular smoothies! I like to refer to it as the new and improved version of açai, a superfood known to be the king of smoothie bowls.

First, the color of this blue smoothie is even more beautiful and appealing, but most importantly, it is made with Blue Majik powder which is a nutrient-dense superfood that is extracted from spirulina and is actually what gives it its radiant green color.

blue majik spirulina powder
blue majik spirulina powder mixed into the smoothie

I am no health or nutrition expert, but I do find superfoods to be very beneficial and I like to incorporate them into my meals and smoothies. So when I heard about this blue superfood I just had to try it out, and Anastasia's smoothie gave me the perfect opportunity.

I will tell you right away- this stuff is not cheap! But you can easily make this smoothie with normal spirulina which will give it a greener shade.

blue goddess smoothie bowl with toppings
two bowls of blue goddess smoothie bowls with blue majik powder and toppings

Café Anastasia - Frishman St 54, Tel Aviv-Yafo; +972-3-5290095; Facebook; Instagram

Just wanted to clarify - this post is not funded by Anastasia. My comments and recommendations are 100% genuine and based on personal experience.

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recipe

Prep Time
10 minutes
Difficulty
Servings:
2
smoothie bowls

Ingredients

Smoothie

  • 0.5 ripe banana (fresh or frozen)
  • 12.25 oz frozen pineapple
  • 2 pitted dates
  • 0.25 tsp Blue Majik (I use this brand)
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 3 tbsp water
  • 6 ice cubes

Optional Toppings

  • Mulberries/goji berries/blueberries
  • Raw cacao nibs
  • Homemade granola
  • Coconut raw chips or flakes
  • Almond butter
  • Fresh or dried fruit

Instructions

  1. Place all of the smoothie ingredients, except for the ice, to a high-speed blender and blend until well combined. Taste and adjust if needed. Add the ice cubes and blend for 20 more seconds.

  2. Transfer into bowls, jars, or glasses and top with your favorite toppings.

Notes:

  • Anastasia Cafe recommends that you pre-soak the dates in water to make them softer and easier to blend. If you have a good high-speed blender I find this step to be unnecessary.

  • I'm not a great fan of bananas, so often I will replace them with an equal amount of mango.