Grapefruit Ginger Wellness Shot
This grapefruit ginger wellness shot steeps fresh ruby grapefruit juice with grated ginger and a squeeze of lemon into four pink, bittersweet 1.5-ounce shots, no juicer needed and ready in 10 minutes. Grapefruit can interact with many common medications, so read the FAQ and check with your pharmacist first if you take any. If you want a longer grapefruit drink afterward, try our grapefruit Paloma mocktail, and see grapefruit and medication for the details.
Quick answer: Fresh ruby grapefruit juice steeped with grated ginger and a squeeze of lemon, giving a bittersweet, pink 1.5-ounce shot. It takes 10 minutes with no juicer and makes four shots. Important: grapefruit interacts with many common medications, so check with your pharmacist before drinking it if you take any.
Instructions
Before you start: if you take any prescription medication, check whether it carries a grapefruit warning. See the FAQ below and ask your pharmacist if you are unsure.
Cut the grapefruit in half, squeeze it with a citrus juicer or reamer, and strain out the seeds. Squeeze the lemon and grate the ginger finely.
Stir the grated ginger into the grapefruit juice and let it steep for 5 minutes.
Pour through a fine-mesh strainer into a jar, pressing the ginger with a spoon so all the juice comes through.
Stir in the lemon juice and honey if using, then pour into four small glasses and drink cold.
Questions people actually ask
Not always. Grapefruit, along with pomelo, Seville oranges, and tangelos, can block an enzyme in the gut that breaks down some medicines, including certain statins, blood pressure drugs, immunosuppressants, and anti-anxiety drugs, so more of the drug can enter the bloodstream. Always check with your pharmacist or doctor before drinking grapefruit if you take regular medication. See our article on grapefruit and medication for more.
Skip this one and make our triple citrus ginger wellness shot, which uses orange, lemon, and lime and does not contain grapefruit.
Grapefruit contains bitter compounds in the pith and membranes, and white grapefruit is more bitter than ruby. Squeezing gently and adding a little honey tames it, and the lemon brightens the flavor.
Yes, if it is 100 percent juice with no added sugar. It carries the same medication warning as fresh juice.
Up to 2 days in a sealed jar in the fridge. The flavor is brightest and the bitterness softest within the first day.
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