Ginger Turmeric Shot with Lemon: A Warming Boost for Fall and Winter
How to make a homemade Ginger Turmeric Shot with lemon and orange – no juicer, no pricey store versions. Spicy-warming yet fresh and fruity for cold days.
Useful equipment
- 1 blender *)
- 1 citrus juicer *) (not the cheapest one, but the prettiest one - and it works so well)
Ingredients
- 300 ml orange juice 3–5 oranges, depending on how juicy they are
- 80 ml lemon juice approx. 2 lemons
- 75 g fresh ginger root, organic
- 50 g fresh turmeric root, organic
- 200 g grapes or other fruit for sweetening see note
- 1 tsp oil e.g., olive oil
- 1 pinch black pepper
Instructions
- Squeeze the lemons and oranges and pour the juice into the blender jug.
- Add the ginger and turmeric to the blender jug (unpeeled if they are organic).
- Add fruit to sweeten.
- Add oil and pepper.
- Blend everything for 1-2 minutes. With a good blender, you will get everything finely blended and homogeneous. Alternatively, you can strain the mixture through a fine sieve.
- Pour the mixture into a clean (previously rinsed with hot water) glass bottle, close it, and store it in the refrigerator. Drink 1 small glass every morning for 5 days. Shake briefly before drinking.
Video
Notes
- The amount of ingredients yields approximately 600 ml (20.3 fl oz), depending on the fruit used (e.g., less with pomegranate seeds than with grapes).
- I fill a 500 ml (16.9 fl oz) glass bottle (that is the size we would get in Austria) and drink the rest straight away. I therefore consider 600 ml to be 6 (generous) servings.
- Nutritional values were calculated using 200 g of grapes as fruit for sweetening.
- Fruit: Be creative and use whatever you have at home or whatever you like best. So far, 250 g of strawberries (fresh or frozen), 1 mango, 1 apple, and 100 g of grapes, 200 g of pineapple (peeled and weighed), or the seeds of a pomegranate have proven to be good choices. You can also use mandarins instead of oranges, or mix in grapefruit. If you like, you can also add a little ground cinnamon. What did you decide on? Feel free to share your experience with everyone else in the comments.
- Ginger turmeric shot beginner? Then maybe try 50 g of ginger to 50 g of turmeric. I find that a tad too boring. My dear friend recently grimaced a little at my version with 75 g of ginger (she still liked it, though). If you like it very spicy, you can increase the amount of ginger to 100 g.
- To peel or not to peel? You don't need to peel organic ginger and turmeric.
- Turmeric stains: Turmeric will stain your blender jug and, if you peel it without gloves, your hands too. So that I don't go on and on here in the notes section, if you're interested, please take a look at the post above, where I share my tips and tricks on how to get rid of the dye.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 80kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 1gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0,3gMonounsaturated Fat: 0,5gTrans Fat: 0,003gSodium: 9mgPotassium: 229mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 123IUVitamin C: 32mgCalcium: 12mgIron: 0,3mg