BHA & BHT Free Avocado, Lime & Cucumber Gazpacho Shooters
Cool, creamy, and vibrantly green, these chilled shooters are the kind of appetizer that stops a party in its tracks. Ripe avocado gives the base a silky richness, while fresh lime juice, ginger, and a touch of turmeric layer in brightness and warmth that build with every sip. Because everything here is blended from whole, fresh ingredients — no packaged broths, no shelf-stable dressings, no processed oils — you can feel genuinely confident about what's going into the glass. Avoiding BHA and BHT can be trickier than it sounds, since those preservatives hide in everything from cooking oils to store-bought condiments, but this recipe sidesteps all of that by relying entirely on fresh produce, apple cider vinegar, and garlic-infused olive oil. Straining the blended mixture through a fine-mesh sieve is the small extra step that transforms it from a smoothie into something genuinely elegant — glossy, clear, and a stunning shade of green. Serve them straight from the fridge in little shot glasses with a cucumber round on top, and they disappear in seconds.
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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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