Yup, you read it right.
I wake up, brush my teeth/wash my face, blast Lil’ John’s terrible shots song (my poor poor neighbors), & pull out the shot glasses.
Basically, every day around 10am, my house turns into a bumping club. Minus the strobe lights & booze, plus the juicer & some ginger.
This new ritual of mine all started back when I was in Copenhagen. The hotel we stayed at, SP34, had the most epic breakfast set up every morning & on our first day there I spotted a huge plate piled sky high with raw ginger.
I was unclear as to what it was for, so I broke a piece off & put it on my plate. I mean, I am borderline obsessed w/ any and all things ginger, so if eating raw on toast (IDK) was something they did here, I was down to try it.
When in Copenhagen… ya know?
When our waiter came by, I asked her “Um, yea… so what do you guys do with the ginger on this side of the pond?!”. She thought it was pretty LOL I had broken off an “arm” and had it on my plate alongside my soft boiled eggs & fruit. She told me it’s for the ginger shots… duh!
I’ll take two please.
A couple minutes she came back w/ two shot glasses of ginger goodness, sprinkled w/ cayenne, & served with a lemon wedge.
We clinked our glasses, said a lil’ toast, & down the hatch it went.
zingggggggggggggg.
This drink right here is a serious game changer in a shot glass. I am not kidding you, once you swallow it down… you can literally feel it go through your body & electrify all of your senses. Sinuses clear up, you immediately feel 10x more awake, & I swear… the rest of the day you have long lasting energy.
After 10 days of ginger shots, I couldn’t imagine my life w/o ’em… so you better believe I was bringing that recipe home with me. I asked the chef (very politely) what exactly she was juicing up in that kitchen. She told me it was just what I saw: straight ginger, a squeeze of lemon, & a sprinkle of cayenne.
That’s really all it is guys. Juice some ginger, about 3 ounces, add in some fresh squeezed lemon, and top it off with a teeny tiny sprinkle of cayenne.
I will warn ya… this is a strong ginger drink! If you’re not a fan of ginger &/or have sensitive taste buds- there are two options:
Grab a chaser of juice OR juice 1/2 a green apple w/ your ginger.
Personally, I prefer it straight up… but to each their own.
Bottoms up my babes <3 xx, E
++ all those amazing benefits are jam packed into one tiny & delish 1.5 ounce shot glass!! ++
