High Fructose Corn Syrup Free Avocado, Lime & Cucumber Gazpacho Shooters
These chilled shooters are the kind of appetizer that stops a party in its tracks — vivid green, silky smooth, and packed with bright, clean flavor from fresh lime, ripe avocado, and cool cucumber. The ginger and turmeric add a subtle warmth and earthiness that makes each sip feel surprisingly complex for something so effortless to pull together. Every ingredient here is whole and unprocessed, which means you get all that bold flavor without any of the sneaky sweeteners that tend to hide in bottled dressings, store-bought gazpachos, or pre-made sauces. Straining the blended mixture through a fine-mesh sieve is the move that takes these from rustic to genuinely elegant — the result is a glossy, restaurant-worthy liquid that pours beautifully into shot glasses. A quick chill in the fridge lets the lime and ginger mellow and meld, so the flavor you taste at serving is rounder and more cohesive than straight out of the blender. Garnished with a thin cucumber round and a torn mint leaf, they look like something from a catered event but come together with nothing more than a blender and a strainer.
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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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