Carrot Ginger Turmeric Juice

Juices always feel particularly perfect when you want a good dose of healthy vitamins but a smoothie feels a little too heavy. Much like my apple ginger juice and celery cucumber juice, this carrot ginger juice uses fresh produce for a quick and easy drink that works equally well with breakfast or as a healthy snack.

Love smoothies too? Do check out my celery cucumber smoothie for another option made with vegetables as well as fruit.

🥕 Ingredients

All the ingredients and their quantities are set out in the recipe card below.

Some notes on a few of them:

• Carrots - be sure to use fresh unbruised produce.
• Ginger root - the fresh knobbly-looking ginger rather than ground ginger is best and gives a more zingy and fresh flavor.
• Apple juice - either use freshly juiced if you wish, or from a carton.
• Black pepper - this is optional, but enhances the absorption of curumin in the turmeric.

📖 Swaps and variations

Swap fresh turmeric root for ground turmeric. Personally I use ground turmeric most of the time as getting hold of fresh turmeric root can be tricky.

Swap apple juice for orange juice. If citrus works for you (likely not my low histamine diet readers), then orange juice can be used. You may also like to add a squeeze of lemon juice.

Omit the juice. If you are using a juicer rather than the blender method, you may not need to add juice at all.

🔪 Step by step instructions

Making this carrot ginger turmeric juice is very simple, and you can either use a juicer or blender.

Option 1: Feed the ingredients through your juicer, with a glass below to catch the juice. You can omit the apple juice, and use a fresh apple instead with this method.

Option 2: Use a blender and strain through a nut milk bag or cheesecloth, as below:

Steps 1 & 2

Add the carrots, ginger, turmeric, apple juice and black pepper (if using) to a blender. Blend to a thick smoothie-like texture (images 1 & 2).

Step 3

Place your nut milk bag or cloth over a bowl and spoon the carrot mixture into the centre (image 3).

Step 4

Draw up the sides of the cloth and squeeze well so the carrot turmeric juice runs through into your bowl (image 4). Pour into your glasses and enjoy!

📋 Frequently asked questions

📖 Carrot ginger turmeric juice benefits

This carrot ginger turmeric juice is packed with healthy ingredients, with a good dose of nutrients and anti-inflammatory properties:

Carrots - as BBC Good Food describes in their overview of the health benefits of carrots, this vegetable is a good source of carotenoids, which help maintain a well-functioning immune system.

Ginger - as well as being known for having anti-nausea properties, the health benefits of ginger are described by Healthline as being, amongst others, its high level of gingerol which has powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, its potential to lower blood sugar levels and help with indigestion.

Turmeric - in their article on the health benefits of turmeric, Healthline describes that studies show curcumin, a compound turmeric contains, to have powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. It is important to note that levels in food alone are unlikely to reach those used in studies on curcumin.

🥤 More smoothies and juices

Find so many healthy smoothies and juices here, including my easy pear apple juice and my tasty mango blueberry smoothie to enjoy with breakfast or as a tasty snack! Some recent recipes:

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