Celery Free Ginger Turmeric Wellness Shot
This fiery little shot packs a serious punch of fresh ginger and turmeric, brightened with lemon juice and rounded out with raw honey and black pepper. It's the kind of thing that wakes you up faster than coffee and leaves you feeling like you actually have your life together. The blending and straining method pulls every drop of potent liquid from the roots, so you get a clean, concentrated shot without any fibrous texture. Black pepper is more than a seasoning here — it helps activate the turmeric, making the whole thing work harder for you. A pinch of cayenne adds an optional kick that takes the heat level from warm to genuinely invigorating. Make a batch on Sunday and you'll have a ready-to-go wellness ritual waiting in the fridge all week long.
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6 servings
- 3 oz (about 1 large knob) fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 oz (about 1 small knob) fresh turmeric, peeled and roughly chopped
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice (from about 2 lemons)
- ¼ cup cold water
- 1 tbsp raw honey
- ¼ tsp black pepper, freshly ground
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the ginger, turmeric, lemon juice, and cold water in a blender. Blend on high for 45–60 seconds until the mixture is as smooth as possible and the liquid turns a deep orange-yellow.
- 2
Set a fine-mesh strainer over a small pitcher or jar. Pour the blended mixture through the strainer, pressing firmly on the solids with the back of a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the pulp.
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