Hazelnut Free Turmeric Ginger Shot
Fresh turmeric and ginger are the real stars here — bold, earthy, and fiery in the best possible way. A hit of bright lemon juice cuts through the intensity while raw honey rounds everything out with just enough sweetness to make each sip genuinely enjoyable. The optional Ceylon cinnamon adds a subtle warmth that takes the whole thing up a notch without overpowering the roots. Everything gets blended and strained through cheesecloth or a fine-mesh strainer, so you end up with a smooth, vibrant liquid rather than a gritty pulp situation. Tree nut concerns can make a lot of wellness shots and health-store blends off-limits, but every single ingredient here is clean, simple, and easy to verify at the grocery store. Make a batch, stash it in a sealed jar in the fridge, and you've got three days' worth of morning shots ready to go — just give it a shake before you pour.
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4 servings
- 3 oz fresh turmeric root, peeled and roughly chopped
- 2 oz fresh ginger root, peeled and roughly chopped
- ½ cup fresh lemon juice (from about 3 lemons)
- ¼ cup cold water
- 1 tbsp raw honey
- ⅛ tsp ceylon cinnamon (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the turmeric, ginger, lemon juice, and cold water in a blender. Blend on high for 30–45 seconds until the mixture is as smooth as possible.
- 2
Pour the blended mixture through a fine-mesh strainer or cheesecloth set over a small pitcher, 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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