A good smoothie should be creamy, cold, and smooth. Sure, you can add milk to help with the texture, but not everyone wants to start their day with dairy. For a smooth, creamy, slightly nutty blended beverage, Epicurious takes a page from the book of hummus and employs the power of tahini.

Tahini is a sesame paste most commonly used in hummus, baba ghanoush, and salad dressings, but it can add moisture and nutty goodness to a whole variety of sweets.

Beetroot salad may not sound super exciting, but swapping out raw beetroot for super tender, savoury, salt-crusted ones ups the flavour factor and makes for a super tasty, not at all boring salad.