Shellfish Free Ginger Turmeric Wellness Shot
This vibrant little shot packs a serious punch — fresh ginger and turmeric blended with bright lemon juice, raw honey, and a crack of black pepper into something that tastes bold, zingy, and genuinely good for you. The deep orange-yellow color alone is enough to make you feel like you're doing something right. Blending and straining the roots rather than juicing them means you get maximum flavor and potency without needing any special equipment beyond a blender and a fine-mesh strainer. The black pepper is more than a garnish here — it works alongside the turmeric to help your body absorb all that goodness. A pinch of cayenne is optional but highly recommended if you like a little heat at the finish. Make a batch, seal it in a jar, and you've got five days' worth of morning ritual ready to go in the fridge. Clean, plant-based, and completely free of anything from the sea, this is wellness in its most straightforward form.
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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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