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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.
4.75 from 1319 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
4.79 from 1266 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 ingredients and recipe.

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
Calories
Cuisine Juice
Author Carla from GrueneSmoothies.com
Ginger shot from 100 percent ginger
4.95 from 1113 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
Calories
Cuisine Juice
Author Carla from GrueneSmoothies.com
Ginger shot with fresh apple
4.94 from 1101 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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60 | Comment(s)

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
2/21/2022
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
1/13/2022
Sinta Zimmer
1/13/2022
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
12/12/2021
Gisella Pelli
12/16/2021
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
12/9/2021
Michaela Miehlich
12/16/2021
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
5/27/2019
Brigitte Kretz
please send ginger shot recipes
6/3/2019
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Dear Brigitte,

We will gladly send you the ginger shot recipe PDF. Please register on the Ginger Shot page.

Best regards, Carla
3/12/2019
Katharina
Thanks for the great website and the recipes.
Tried the ginger turmeric shot today – Yummy!
I directly passed on the recipe to my mother. She is a
Ginger fan and is very enthusiastic!
Kind regards to Berlin, Katharina
3/13/2019
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Dear Katharina,
Thank you so much for sharing and have fun exploring with your mom!:-)
Kind regards,
Carla
2/5/2019
Bianka
Hello dear ones.
I have a question about the distortion amount. How much should I have a day or per drink?
Thanks a lot
Bianka
2/5/2019
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Hello Bianka,
that can't be answered in a general way, as every individual has different needs. Suggestion for the start: Dilute approx. 20 ml with 80 ml water.
Kind regards, Carla
2/7/2019
Bianka
Ok. Thank you very much. The shoot was very tasty.
Thanks
1/24/2019
Kerstin Kröckel
I tried the ginger-turmeric shot. It tastes so good. Also like to use more ginger – but it is too strong for my husband. But he also likes to drink it hidden in a glass of OJ or in almond milk.
1/25/2019
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Nice, we are thrilled to hear about your experiences!!
1/12/2019
Elisabeth
Your ginger shot recipes, especially the one with oranges is spectacular. At first, I found it very sharp, but now I've got used to it and would not want to miss it. Until now, I only knew the grass and pomegranate shots.
Thank you both for the great recipes. Love, Elisabeth
1/14/2019
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Dear Elisabeth,
thank you for the kind feedback – we are very pleased :)
Love,
Carla
1/10/2019
Danny + Conny
Have tried the shot with ginger, lemon, and honey several times now. Tastes excellent. The shot has a decent, but still pleasant sharpness and is very easy to prepare!

Thanks for the great tip.
1/11/2019
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Great, very pleased!!!
1/10/2019
Ellen
Dear girls,
I had received a shot from my friend shortly before your mail. Therefore, I was thrilled about your recipes and also already tried it out. I am very excited. We like to drink our shot undiluted. It is recommended to warm it up a little and add a touch of coconut oil, allowing the body to process the turmeric better (that's how my friend explained it to me). Thanks for your great recipes and the informative website. Ellen
1/11/2019
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Glad you liked the ginger shot in the blender. I always find the flavour so mesmerizing when it's undiluted.
1/9/2019
Christiane
Since I just had a cold, I dared shortly for the first time to a ginger shot. Now, I benefited from the fact that I have a Vitamix S30, which includes two 600 ml containers in addition to the 1.2 l container. This makes it easy to blend small quantities. The first portion with hot water, but that was too hot for me. It was only after I added a good shot of my freshly opened orange juice, which I luckily found in the fridge, that I was able to enjoy the soothing Drink. I maintained this routine twice a day until the bottle with the concentrate was empty.
1/10/2019
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Dear Christiane,
the S30 with its to-go cups is perfect for preparing a ginger shot. Thank you for your feedback. Was the ginger shot able to counteract your cold?
Love, Carla
1/17/2019
Christiane
Dear Carla: A cold lasts two weeks with treatment and 14 days without treatment, they say. That's why I called the drink "soothing". Treat yourself to something good: that already lifts your spirits, until at some point your strength returns.
1/18/2019
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
That's right – that's what my old doctor used to say. I also find the ginger shot quite interesting when something is heavy on the stomach....
1/7/2019
Karin Rahn
Hello all,
thanks for the ginger shot recipes.
The Ginger Shot was also recommended to me by an alternative practitioner for prevention in times of colds (made with a juicer though)
I can't print the recipes as a PDF unfortunately, I don't get them. Signed up for the newsletter again, but it still doesn't work. Could you please send me the link to the PDF files – thanks!
1/8/2019
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Dear Karin,
have you already checked your SPAM folder? I just sent you the link for the ginger shot recipes. I hope it works this time.
Love, Carla
1/7/2019
Beate
Regarding the ginger shot, wouldn't lemons with zest (organic quality, of course) be even more vitamin-rich?
1/7/2019
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Dear Beate,
there are always nutrients in the peels – lemons also have essential oils in their peel, these essential oils are not only heathy but can also have a massive influence on the taste of the smoothie.
However, I would advise against using all lemon peels for taste reasons. Try it with a thin slice of lemon with peel. Kind regards, Carla
1/6/2019
Conny
I have just prepared the ginger shot. I can't drink it pure, and therefore I dilute it in a 1:3 ratio. But I still have the feeling that the lemons attack the stomach.
1/7/2019
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Then I would dilute it even more. There is nothing against it. Love, Carla
1/5/2019
Robert Kasböck
Hello .....
I prepared your recipe today with my Vitamix and am totally thrilled. At the beginning a bit spicy but then simply delicious. Regards from Bavaria:)
1/7/2019
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Dear Robert,
I also find the shot preparation in the blender super easy and the result is totally convincing. Thanks for your positive feedback, love, Carla
1/5/2019
Catrin
I intend to make this smoothie. Question: how much turmeric should I use in powder form?
Best Regards Catrin
1/7/2019
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Hello Catrin,
I would imagine that you could replace the 30 g of fresh turmeric with about 20 g of powder. However, I have never made the shots with turmeric powder, so this is just a rough estimate. Please let me know how you like the taste!
Kind regards, Carla
1/5/2019
Thomas Lindau
Apple is traditionally used instead of orange - in Ayurvedic terms, I believe. Fresh ginger and turmeric can always take some pepper, which increases the receptivity of the body for turmeric. Add a pinch of cayenne pepper, if a little spiciness is not a problem, and a little Ceylon cinnamon. Perfect.
Slightly head the mixture after blending, adding good fat (ideal coconut fat). It also increases the body's absorption capacity for turmeric – probably through the lymphatic system. It doesn't get any better than that. I've been doing this for a long time, but now with my blender and no longer with the juicer. Goes much faster now, super.
1/7/2019
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Dear Thomas, thank you for your helpful hints. Preparing your shots in the blender makes it much easier! Love, Carla
1/4/2019
Kerstin
I have made the variant with turmeric.
And drank it right away. Very tasty. As I' m pregnant right now a friend told me to be careful, because the shot would be labor-promoting? Do you know anything about this topic? Regards, Kerstin
1/7/2019
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Dear Kerstin,
I'm glad you enjoyed the ginger-turmeric shot. I can't tell whether it promotes labour. There are hints on the web that ginger can induce labour. Maybe you should read up on it. Or just omit the shots until your baby:)

Love and all the best, Carla
1/4/2019
Rosemarie Nadler
I would like to print the PDF file of the recipes. Unfortunately, this is not possible!
1/4/2019
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
That is strange, printing the PDF file works flawlessly for us. I'll send you the file in an e-mail – Hopefully this will work…or if possible: try printing from another PC.
Best Regards
Carla
1/4/2019
Kerstin
Dear Green Smoothies Team, thank you so much for your recipes! We tried the blender but prefer the juicer. Our recipe: 300 g ginger, 60 g turmeric, 3 lemons, 4 apples. Juice everything, bottle and top up with water to one liter - enjoy 50 ml every day! FANTASTIC!?
Besides that, we drink a delicious green smoothie every day! Best Regards
1/4/2019
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
This works perfectly – the taste is less intense. But we were also very surprised how well the blender is suitable for the preparation of the shots. Great for those who do not have a (good) juicer at home. Thanks for your feedback, Carla
1/4/2019
ingrid
again a great inspiration, thank you
1/4/2019
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Thank you very much for your positive feedback!:-)
1/3/2019
Kerstin
I wonder why ginger should be processed WITH the peel in the shot or even in smoothies!!!!
Thanks for the answer.
1/4/2019
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Dear Kerstin,
Important nutrients can be found in the ginger peel and also directly underneath it. We do not want to miss them, whether in a shot or in a smoothie. Therefore, we use ginger and turmeric in organic quality. Kind regards, Carla