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Ginger Shot Recipes for Blenders and Slow Juicers

Preparation Ginger Shot Recipes

There is a simple way to benefit from the positive effects of ginger: Ginger shots. These are highly concentrated mini drinks made from ginger, which are sensationally good for colds, can boost your immune system or heat us up from the inside and stimulate the metabolism. But a ginger shot also helps against digestive problems - e.g after a heavy meal. A ginger shot works like a 'digestive' bitter, but without the alcohol.

You can make a ginger shot either classically with a slow juicer by juicing the ginger or you can use a high-speed blender and make a mini ginger smoothie, which is mixed with other ingredients such as honey and lemon juice.
Here are some recipes for both methods of preparation:

Ginger shot: Topics at a glance

Prepare ginger shot recipes with ginger, lemon and honey in blender

Ginger shot recipes for the blender

If you don't have a slow juicer at home, but you do have a high-spedd blender, you can easily make ginger shots with a high-speed blender. The difference is that you use the whole ginger, plus you need liquid like orange or lemon juice to blend it. We also add honey to sweeten it. If you prefer the vegan version, you can of course also use vegetable sweeteners such as agave syrup or maple syrup. However, honey has an advantage: It has an antibacterial effect and makes the ginger shot even more durable.

You can combine the Ginger Shot from the blender with other ingredients such as the anti-inflammatory turmeric. Turmeric isn't nearly as spicy as ginger, and that's why you can add some black pepper to this shot. Pepper improves the bioavailability of turmeric and enhances its absorption by the body. In terms of taste, orange juice goes perfectly with it - blood orange juice is also welcome.

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Dosage and application

Ginger shots out of the blender are much spicier than from a slow juicer, we explicitly give a few more tips on dosage and application:

You can either drink it pure - about a shot glass of 1 cl (10 ml) or diluted with water in a ratio of 1:3 or even 1:4, just find your way! If you drink the Ginger Shot undiluted, expect to feel its fiery finish in your throat - it warms you up all the way to your stomach area.
Of course, the Ginger Shot from the blender can also be turned into a fresh tea with hot water - extremely beneficial for a cold. However, it loses heat-sensitive ingredients.

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Ginger shot prepared in a blender

With lemon juice and honey
Prep Time 4 Min
Perform Time 1 Min
Total Time 5 Min
Amount 380 ml
Calories 434.5 kcal
Cuisine Shot
Author Carla from GrueneSmoothies.com
Ginger Shot recipe with lemon and honey.
5 / 5 out of 1358 Reviews
 

Ingredients

  • 100 g ginger with peel
  • 3 lemons
  • 100 g honey vegan alternative: agave syrup or maple syrup
 

Instruction

  1. Wash fresh ginger and cut off the dry ends. If necessary, cut the ginger into small pieces.
  2. Squeeze lemons with a juicer.
  3. Add fresh lemon juice to the container together with ginger and honey - blend on maximum speed using a high-speed blender for about 1 minute to 1.5 minutes.
  4. Enjoy your ginger shot with all your heart.
  5. The ginger-turmeric shot will keep for at least 4-6 days if kept refrigerated.

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Ginger turmeric shot prepared in a blender

With orange, honey and pepper
Prep Time 4 Min
Perform Time 1 Min
Total Time 5 Min
Amount 370 ml
Calories 480 kcal
Cuisine Shot
Author Carla from GrueneSmoothies.com
Ginger Shot recipe with turmeric and orange
5 / 5 out of 1298 Reviews
 

Ingredients

  • 70 g ginger with peel
  • 30 g turmeric with peel
  • 2 juice oranges
  • 1 lemon
  • 100 g honey vegan alternative: agave syrup or maple syrup
  • 3-5 black peppercorns depending on spiciness
 

Instruction

  1. Wash ginger and turmeric and thinly cut off dried ends. If necessary, cut the ginger into small pieces.
  2. Squeeze oranges and lemons with a juicer.
  3. Add all ingredients to the container and blend with a high-speed blender for about 1 minute to 1.5 minutes.
  4. Enjoy your Ginger Turmeric Shot heartily.
  5. The ginger-turmeric shot will keep for at least 4-6 days if kept refrigerated.

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CAUTION: Turmeric colors the blender jar yellowish. However, our experience shows that the colored turmeric residue is not permanent. After a few applications or preparations of green smoothies, the turmeric yellow is no longer visible.

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Ginger Shot Recipes for Slow Juicer

When preparing a ginger shot with a slow juicer, you don't need any ingredients other than ginger. The ginger is simply juiced, making it pure and milder to drink than when prepared with a blender. And yet, a juiced ginger shot has it all. Try it in small sips. If the ginger shot is too spicy for you, simply add a little water or add the juice of an apple - which of course was juiced. Both recipes shown here are for the slow juicers.

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Ginger shot made in a slow juicer

100 percent pure
Prep Time 1 Min
Perform Time 2 Min
Total Time 3 Min
Amount 30 ml
Cuisine Juice
Author Carla from GrueneSmoothies.com
Ginger shot from 100 percent ginger
5 / 5 out of 1122 Reviews
 

Ingredients

  • 50 g ginger with peel
 

Instruction

  1. Wash ginger and cut into small pieces.
  2. Place ginger in the hopper and push it towards the auger with the compatible tamper if necessary. The ginger shot is ready when no more juice drips from the juice drum.
  3. Best enjoyed immediately or stored in the refrigerator for a maximum of 24 hours.
  4. This recipe was created with the Sana Juicer 606.

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Ginger-apple shot made in a slow juicer

Tastes slightly milder
Prep Time 1 Min
Perform Time 2 Min
Total Time 3 Min
Amount 40 ml
Cuisine Juice
Author Carla from GrueneSmoothies.com
Ginger shot with fresh apple
5 / 5 out of 1113 Reviews
 

Ingredients

  • 10 g ginger with peel
  • 40 g apple with peel and seeds
 

Instruction

  1. Wash ginger and apple and cut into small pieces.
  2. Place ingredients in the hopper and push them towards the auger with the compatible tamper if necessary. The ginger-apple shot is ready when no more juice drips from the juice drum.
  3. Best enjoyed immediately or stored in the refrigerator for a maximum of 24 hours.
  4. This recipe was created with the Sana Juicer 606.

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Have you ever had a ginger shot? How do you like our ginger shot recipes?

We appreciate your Feedback!

Carla from GrueneSmoothies.com

I fell in love with the first sip. In 2010 a friend of mine served me my first green smoothie. Since then, green smoothies are my absolute favorite breakfast. Quickly prepared, I start my day healthy, delicious and well nourished. I carry the feeling of this delicious healthy breakfast with me all day long - all the way through to the evening.
Nice side effect: Without renunciation or nutritional dogma, green smoothies regulate my desire for coffee, chocolate and all the other temptations.

Among other things, Carla gives workshops for beginners and also is responsible for social media and communication.

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183 | Comment(s)

4/8/2024
Susanne
Hello dear Green Smoothie Team!
I have now made the ginger shot with turmeric and oranges for the third time and even gave it as a gift, and I think it's great. You always have fantastic recipes and ideas, and I'm always looking forward to new recipe inspirations, but unfortunately, I often don't have enough time to try them out.
Thank you for your work and have a lovely evening,
Susanne
4/9/2024
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Dear Susanne,

thank you so much for your feedback on our recipes. We really appreciate it. Enjoy experimenting with new creations and have a lot of fun and pleasure!

Warm regards,
Carla
2/2/2024
Jeannette
Hello everyone,
I'm a bit surprised by the amount of honey (alternatives) needed for the shot... Is there a "healthier" option available?
By the way, the recipes are always great - we have tried many smoothies already and might give the shot a try as well :-)
Have a great weekend!
Jeannette
2/5/2024
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Hello Jeannette,
thank you for your comment. Since you need to make a certain amount of blended ginger shots, honey is also used for preservation purposes. For me, honey is also a remedy, which is why I find it very fitting in the recipe. Therefore, I cannot offer you an alternative.
Best regards,
Carla
1/29/2024
Heike
Hello you two!
I love ginger and your shots are really great.
1/30/2024
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Thank you for your lovely feedback.
Warm regards,
Carla
9/26/2023
Helga
I add ginger and turmeric to my AngelJ uicer almost every day, along with celery stalks, fresh pineapple, and parsley stems. This is a tasty drink for the liver, according to A. Williams.
8/30/2023
Schneider Marlene
Why is there no demonstration of green smoothies as with Thermomix
9/4/2023
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Hello Marlene,

Thank you for your inquiry. A device demonstration like with Thermomix is not part of our marketing mix or customer service. Instead, we extensively present our blender and slow juicer models on our website; among other things, we provide numerous recipes that can be made in the blender besides smoothies. Furthermore, we attach great importance to promptly answering customer questions online or offline. And of course, you are warmly welcome to visit our store in Berlin-Kreuzberg.

Best regards,
Carla
6/7/2023
Christine
Why do you squeeze the lemon for the shot in a high-powered blender? I thought this white skin under the peel would also be so full of vitamins. So why not peel thinly and then the lemon pure?
6/12/2023
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Dear Christine,

of course you can do that, too. Tastes a bit more bitter and the consistency of the ginger shot is more pasty. Just try it out.

Best regards,
Carla
2/6/2023
Angela
Hello,
are all your recipes always a serving for 1 person? I miss this info every time.
Kind Regards
2/8/2023
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Hello Angela,

well, you can't give a general answer to that. It always depends on how much someone wants to drink or consume. With smoothies, it varies between 700-1500 ml per serving.
For the ginger shot: If you drink about 20 ml of it diluted with water every day, that's about 19 servings.
Best regards,
Carla
8/19/2022
Lisa
Hello,
what kind of blender can I use to make healthy ginger turmeric shots?
8/19/2022
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Hello Lisa,

with any of our high-speed blenders that you can find in our store, you can prepare ginger shots according to our instructions. For example, with the Wartmann blender or the Vitamix TNC 5200.

If you have any further questions, feel free to contact us!

Best regards,
Carla
3/29/2022
Yvonne
Hello, why is the pure ginger shot only shelf-stable for 24 hours in the refrigerator, while the one with lemon and honey can last for several days?
4/1/2022
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Dear Yvonne,

Perhaps freshly pressed ginger shots are more durable than 24 hours, just give it a try. We have tested that the blended shots are durable for that long. Well, why is that? Mmhhh - maybe the honey preserves it, maybe the fiber - I don't know. But as a general rule, the fresher the shot is consumed, the more nutrients are retained.

Best regards,
Carla
2/20/2022
Judith
Exactly, the ginger-turmeric shot made in the high-speed blender is definitely something else. In my Vitamix, it turns out wonderfully creamy and it's very flavorful. I actually prefer smoothies over juices anyway because I believe the dietary fibers enhance the quality.
2/21/2022
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Dear Judith,

Thank you very much for your comment.

I think both juices and smoothies are brilliant in their own way to increase, and possibly improve, our nutrient intake.

Warm regards,
Carla
1/13/2022
Sinta Zimmer
Good morning, dear ones,

Just curious, do you have your recipes in a bound book format as well? If so, is it possible to acquire it? Or do you have all those amazing recipes available for purchase as a PDF? I would be thrilled to receive a brief feedback.
1/13/2022
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Dear Sinta,

First of all, thank you so much for the lovely recipe feedback. Currently, we only have a small set of recipe cards available for sale - you can check them out here.

Best regards,
Carla
12/12/2021
Gisella Pelli
Now I have tried the Ginger Turmeric Shot in my Vitamix. Honestly, it didn't taste as good, and it wasn't finely blended like it is in the Angel Juicer. Furthermore, my Vitamix blender cup is now completely stained yellow from the turmeric, and I can hardly remove the color :-( What a pity! My recommendation is to prepare the shot using a Slow Juicer!
12/16/2021
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Dear Gisella,

Of course - the Angel Juicer will definitely create a fiber-free ginger shot like almost no other device. The ginger shot variation made with a blender is, of course, something different - aimed at those who do not have a slow juicer at home.
You don't need to worry about container discoloration, as the turmeric color will fade over time. You can speed up the process by placing the container on the windowsill facing the sun or in a well-lit area.

Best regards,
Carla
12/9/2021
Michaela Miehlich
Should there really be 100 g of honey in the Orange Turmeric Shot?
12/16/2021
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Yes, definitely. But if that is too sweet for you, you can of course add less honey. Just test it out to your liking :)
Kind regards,
Carla
12/7/2021
Rocco Sickel
Thank youuuu... for the many amazing recipes :)
12/8/2021
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
With pleasure :)
12/6/2021
Jan
Thank you very much for the delicious shots. I make similar smoothies myself, but instead of squeezing the oranges and lemons, I put them in the blender without peeling them. Is there anything wrong with that? The seeds and all the stuff just get blended and crushed with the smoothie.
Thank you, Jan.
12/8/2021
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Hello Jan,

You can definitely do that.

Best regards,
Carla
11/15/2021
Katja
Thank you for the amazing recipes. We often make the turmeric shot. Can the ginger shot with apples also be prepared using a high-speed blender, or can the recipe be modified for that purpose?
11/16/2021
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Hello dear Katja,

Thank you so much for the lovely feedback on our ginger shots :)
The recipe with apple is intended for the slow juicer; you could easily modify it and add freshly squeezed orange juice as well, since you need some liquid.
Warm regards,
Carla
3/1/2021
Eckhard
Hello, today I made a shot for the first time; I blended everything in the mixer and strained it through a sieve until it became thick like a paste. How can I make use of the paste? The recipes are amazing.
3/3/2021
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Hello Eckhard,

To be honest, I don't understand why you used a sieve? The ginger shots in the blender are directly pureed and can be taken diluted with water - about a ratio of 1:3 or 1:4, depending on how well you handle the spiciness. Alternatively, you can pour 10-20 ml into hot water to make a tea. It's also delicious and soothing!
Best regards,
Carla
1/30/2021
Claudia
I have been making smoothies for several years now, and with each smoothie, I add 2-3 ice cubes (first thing) to ensure the smoothie doesn't heat up, allowing all the vitamins to remain intact. Especially for the shot, you need to blend it for a longer time due to the fibers, depending on the blender. I have the Vitamix, which is already powerful, and I let the shot blend nicely for 1 minute, resulting in a slightly warm, yet delightfully smooth texture. Adding ice cubes makes it wonderfully cool.
2/2/2021
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Dear Claudia,

Thank you so much for your comment and the tip about the ice cubes.

Warm regards,
Carla
1/26/2021
Claudia
Hello everyone :) great recipes! I just made the ginger shot with turmeric and was wondering: if I only drink 10ml of it per shot/daily and it only stays fresh for 4-6 days... The math just doesn't add up. Could you please help me understand what I might have missed? Multiple times a day, 10ml each time? Thank you so much! Best regards from the snowy region of Allgäu! :) Claudia
1/27/2021
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Hello Claudia,

Thank you so much for your comment. It's wonderful to hear that you enjoy our ginger shots so much.
You can definitely dilute the ginger shot and drink more of it accordingly. Alternatively, you can use it to brew a tea - just adjust the amount to your liking. Just keep in mind that if you drink it undiluted, it's best to start slowly.

Sending warm regards,
Carla
1/20/2021
Jenny
Great simple ginger recipes! I have the Tribest Greenstar Pro with two screens. I would love to know if the coarse or the fine screen should be used for the ginger shot...
1/21/2021
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Dear Jenny,

thank you for the lovely feedback on our ginger shot recipes. You should definitely use the fine screen - it works great with this premium juicer!

Best regards,
Carla
1/18/2021
Sina
Thank you very much for the great recipe - the ginger-turmeric shot. I have been preparing it for quite some time now and I really like it. I got the recipe from my son who lives in Moscow. I always manage to clean the mixing container with dishwasher cleaning powder.
1/18/2021
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Dear Sina,

Thank you for your comment. We're glad that you like the Ginger-Turmeric Shot so much.
Thanks for the tip with the dishwasher detergent!

Warm regards,
Carla
11/4/2020
Jennifer
Ginger turmeric shot, a super delicious thing and simply fantastic for boosting circulation in cold hands and feet. In the second round, I replaced the black pepper with more aromatic Szechuan pepper - which gives a lightly floral taste that I really enjoy.
11/6/2020
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Dear Jennifer,

Thank you for your feedback and the tip about the Szechuan pepper - I will try it out immediately :)

Best regards,
Carla
11/6/2020
Jennifer
Just for your information, I used a high-speed blender. Not a slow juicer. :)
10/27/2020
Barbara
The ginger turmeric shot is really good, :) although very spicy. Not suitable for children and those with stomach problems.
10/28/2020
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Dear Barbara,

Thank you so much for the lovely feedback. We also really enjoy the turmeric version. However, I wouldn't recommend it for children or people with stomach issues - the latter should really drink it very diluted and take it slowly, sip by sip.

Warm regards,
Carla
10/27/2020
Gitti
Great recipe! Thank you very much for it.... burns all viruses and bacteria away.
10/28/2020
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Dear Gitti,

Absolutely spot-on!!! Thank you for the feedback.

Warm regards,
Carla
6/8/2020
Nicole
I find the recipes for ginger shots very intriguing, but I haven't tried them out yet. I received a high-performance blender from my sweetheart as a birthday gift on June 6th and started the 7-day detox cleanse right on that day. I had already bought the ingredients beforehand, as I already knew what I was going to be gifted. I must say, I'm impressed with the first three detox smoothies and I'm already convinced of the power of a high-speed blender. They're nothing like the gritty green smoothies I used to drink. I find your website incredibly exciting and I discover new interesting topics and recipes almost every day. KEEP IT UP!
Regards, Nicole
6/10/2020
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Dear Nicole,

Thank you so much for your comment and the lovely feedback on our website and recipes! We are truly thrilled.
We wish you continued enjoyment and delight with your new blender!
Warm regards,
Carla