5-Ingredient Immune Boosting Ginger Turmeric Tonic Recipe
A delicious immune-boosting turmeric tonic made with only 5 ingredients. This Golden Immune Booster is vegan, gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and 100% natural!
Servings: 1 serving
Ingredients
- 2-3 cups water
- 1 lemon
- 1 tbsp grated ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground turmeric powder
- pinch of black pepper
- optional
- pinch of cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tsp astragalus
- maple syrup to taste
Instructions
- Bring water to a low boil while you prepare your ingredients.
- Grate fresh ginger until you have a loose 1 tablespoon worth, and add to the pot.
- Next squeeze lemon juice into the pot, and add skins as well.
- Add turmeric and black pepper, stir well and turn the heat off. Allow mixture to sit for 1-2 minutes, stirring.
- Strain and enjoy!
Notes
Secrets to Success
- To streamline the preparation and make this drink a lot more quickly, I typically like to start by letting the water sit on the stovetop as I prepare the ingredients. Usually, in the time that it takes to bring the water to a boil, I've already finished ingredient prep, and that's how I get this done in 8 minutes or less!
- Because vitamin C content tends to decrease in plants as you introduce high heat, I would recommend adding your lemons last. You want to bring everything to a boil, but don't want to over boil, as you do want to keep as much vitamin C in tact as possible!