Artificial Food Coloring Free Avocado, Lime & Cucumber Gazpacho Shooters
These chilled shooters are the kind of appetizer that stops a party in its tracks — vivid, creamy, and bursting with bright citrus and herbal freshness. Every ingredient here is whole and real: ripe avocado, fresh cucumber, lime juice squeezed from actual limes, and a hit of grated ginger that gives the whole thing a gentle, lively kick. For anyone navigating a diet free from synthetic dyes, this recipe is a natural fit — that gorgeous green color comes entirely from the avocado and cucumber themselves, with a little boost from ground turmeric, not a drop of artificial anything. Straining the blended mixture through a fine-mesh sieve is the move that takes it from smoothie to something genuinely elegant, producing a silky, jewel-toned liquid that looks almost too pretty to drink. The garlic-infused olive oil and apple cider vinegar add a subtle savory depth that keeps this from feeling like just a cold green juice. Serve them in little shot glasses with a thin cucumber round on top and you've got a starter that's as impressive to look at as it is to eat.
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8 servings
- 2 medium english cucumbers (about 1 lb total), peeled, seeded, and roughly chopped
- 2 ripe avocados, pitted and scooped
- ⅓ cup fresh lime juice (from about 3 limes)
- ½ cup cold water
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves, loosely packed
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated
- 1 tbsp garlic-infused olive oil
- ¾ tsp fine sea salt, plus more to taste
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
For serving
- 1 tbsp fresh mint leaves, torn (optional)
- thin cucumber rounds, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the chopped cucumber, avocado, lime juice, cold water, cilantro, ginger, garlic-infused olive oil, sea salt, turmeric, and apple cider vinegar in a blender.
- 2
Blend on high speed until completely smooth, about 60 seconds, scraping down the sides once halfway through.
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