Ginger Shots
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Make homemade lemon ginger shots for wellness or a quick immunity boost! They’re full of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. Best of all, this ginger shot recipe is easy to make in a juicer or blender with only four ingredients.
Ginger Shot Recipe
As the cold and flu season ramps up, it’s more important than ever to fuel your body with healthy nutrients to support your immune system. That’s exactly what these juice shots provide!
The ginger gives the drink a spicy “good burn” flavor as you drink it, which is nicely complimented by the earthy, fragrant turmeric and tart, sweet lemon juice.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Easy to make in a juicer or blender. You can make the shots as you want them, or prepare a pitcher full to freeze into individual servings.
- A great overall wellness drink, and an immunity boost during cold/flu season.
- Anti-inflammatory. Both ginger and turmeric have phytonutrients that can help manage inflammation from allergies, infections, and joint disorders within the body.
Health Benefits of Lemon Ginger Turmeric Shots
Like my Ginger Brew and Ginger Carrot Apple Juice, this drink will help you feel your best! Here’s how:
Lemons are a good source of vitamin C, citric acid, and iron, all of which help build immunity and support overall health and wellness.
Ginger is believed to support the immune system, and “is loaded with antioxidants, compounds that prevent stress and damage to your body’s DNA,” according to WebMD.
Turmeric is rich in vitamin C, vitamin B6, manganese, and more, and has been used for centuries for its powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
Black Pepper contains piperine, which improves the body’s absorption of curcumin, the main active ingredient and anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compound found in turmeric. That means that without black pepper, you may miss out on some of the healthy properties of turmeric. So don’t skip the pepper!
Ingredient Substitutions
- If you can’t find fresh turmeric, you can stir 3-4 teaspoons of powdered turmeric into the juice.
- Optional ingredients: For extra nutrition and delicious flavor, feel free to include 2-3 peeled oranges, 3-4 kale leaves, or 2 peeled grapefruits.
How to Make Ginger Shots
- Wash and prep the produce.
I wash my produce by soaking for about 10 minutes it in cool water with a splash of vinegar. After soaking, be sure to give everything a quick rinse.
Peel the lemons, setting aside the skins. Cut the lemons into pieces small enough to fit down the juicer chute.
Don’t peel the ginger and turmeric, but do cut away any soft, shriveled, or mushy spots.
- Juice or blend the shots in a blender or juicer.
Juicer: Add the lemons, ginger, and turmeric to your juicer and let it do its magic according to the user instructions.
Blender: Add all the ingredients to your blender with 1/4 cup of water. Blend on high until everything is broken down and it forms a smoothie-like consistency.
Optional: To make it more juice-like in consistency, strain the mixture by pressing it through a fine mesh sieve, or use cheese cloth to separate the solids from the liquid.
- Mix in the pepper. If you’re using powdered turmeric, add that in now as well.
Serve the juice in small serving sizes, about 1.3-1.5 ounces each. Serve it right away or store it covered in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days, and don’t leave it at room temperature for longer than 2 hours.
The juice will separate as it sits, so give it a quick stir before drinking.
Expert Tips and Info
- Turmeric will stain your hands, plastic cutting boards, and more. To avoid that, wear gloves and be careful about the equipment you use to prepare fresh turmeric.
- For the best flavor, I recommend that you serve the shots cold. You can either chill all the ingredients before juicing or chill it in the refrigerator before serving.
- This recipe yields about 8 ounces (1 cup) of ginger shots, but the exact amount depends on the efficiency of your juicer or blender.
- ♻️ Use the leftover pulp to flavor and enhance the nutrition in your next batch of vegetable broth. You can store it in a freezer-safe bag or container until you're ready to make it. Alternatively, you can compost the pulp.
- Freeze it for later! Use a silicone ice cube tray to freeze the shots in individual servings, then remove them as needed. Either defrost the cube before drinking it or add a cube to a mug of hot water to dissolve it and make fresh lemon-ginger tea.
- Don't consume more than one turmeric ginger shot per day. Too much curcumin (found in turmeric) causes some people to become nauseous.
I'd love to hear about your experience making this recipe! Please leave a comment and rating below!
Immunity Boosting Ginger Lemon Shots
Equipment
Ingredients
- 5 lemons
- 6 inches fresh ginger
- 4 inches fresh turmeric
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
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Instructions
- Prep the ingredients by washing all the produce well. Peel the lemons then cut them into pieces small enough to fit down the juicer chute. Cut away any soft, shriveled, or mushy spots on the ginger and turmeric.
- Blend or juice the ingredients. If using a juicer, add the lemons, ginger, and turmeric to your juicer and let it do its magic according to the user instructions.If using a blender, add all the ingredients to your blender with 1/4 cup of water. Blend on high until everything is broken down and it forms a smoothie-like consistency. Optional: To make it more juice-like in consistency, strain the mixture by pressing it through a fine mesh sieve, or use cheese cloth to separate the solids from the liquid.
- Stir the black pepper into the prepared juice. If you’re using powdered turmeric, add that in now as well.
- Serve the juice in small serving sizes, about 1.3-1.5 ounces each. Serve it right away or store it covered in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days, and don’t leave it at room temperature for longer than 2 hours.
Notes
- Don't consume more than one shot per day at a maximum. Too much curcumin (found in turmeric) can make you feel nauseous.
- If you can’t find fresh turmeric, you can stir 3-4 teaspoons of powdered turmeric into the juice.
- This recipe makes about 1 cup of liquid in total, but the exact amount depends on the efficiency of your juicer.
- You can freeze the shots for later! Use a silicone ice cube tray to freeze the juice in individual servings, then remove them as needed. Either defrost the cube before drinking it or add a cube to a mug of hot water to dissolve it and make fresh lemon-ginger tea.
