I need raw food variety?!
So what recipes do recommend? Preferably nothing with more than 4 ingredients. But if it's really good I'll try it.
ps where can I get tahini?
Thanks
Answers: Okay so I'm eating about 70-80% raw food right now. I usually have a smoothie in the morning and snack on fruits veggies and raw nuts the rest of the day maybe have a cooked dinner. But I want more variety. I've looked on websites for recipes but most of them have a huge list of ingredients or take awhile to make.
So what recipes do recommend? Preferably nothing with more than 4 ingredients. But if it's really good I'll try it.
ps where can I get tahini?
Thanks
I see you got the Tahini answer.
I think you need a good uncook book. One of my Favs is "Raw Foods Made Easy" by Jennifer Cornbleet (about $15.)
Here is one that has 4 ingredients & the dressing has 5 (including water) * I never bring any of this home from a potluck.
Broccoli Salad
Ingredients
5 cups broccoli, chopped
1 cup sunflower seeds
? cup onion, chopped
? cup raisins, soaked until soft
DRESSING
1 cup cashews
3 tablespoons agave nectar
2 tablespoons raw apple cider vinegar
? teaspoon sea salt
? cup water
Preparation
Blend the dressing ingredients until smooth. Then pour over the broccoli, onion, sunflower seeds and raisins. Mix well.
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Jicama Chili “Fries by Mary McDougall / Dr. John A. McDougall
1 Jicama peeled & slice into Matchsticks
1/2 Lemon (Juice) or Lime Juice
1Tbs. Chili Powder
Toss Jicama in Lemon or Lime juice, sprinkle with Chili Powder. Store in fridge. Great to carry in zip lock bag for quick snacks
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OLIVE TAPENADE by Jennifer Cornbleet
RAW FOODS MADE EASY
Yield: ? cup , 4 servings
1 Cup Pitted Black or Green Olives (* I used both)
2 TBS Capers
4tps. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2tps. Fresh Lemon Juice
1 ? tps. Minced fresh basil
or ? tps. Dried
1 tps. Crush Garlic (2 cloves)
Dash Black Pepper
Place all ingredients in a *food processor fitted with the S blade and process until smooth. Stop occasionally to scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
Stored in a sealed container in the fridge Olive Tapenade will keep for 5 days.
Variation
SUN-DRIED TOMATO TAPENADE
Replace Olives with soaked or oil packed Sun-Dried Tomatoes. Omit Capers
* I used a Blender to get a smoother product.
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Raw Beet Salad by Dr. Ben Kim
Ingredients:
Small bunch of red beets, washed and peeled
Large handful of chopped flat-leaf parsley
Extra-virgin olive oil
Fresh lemon or lime juice
Sea salt and pepper
Directions:
Use a vegetable peeler or a mandolin vegetable slicer to transform the bulky beets into really thin slices.
Add parsley. Then add extra-virgin olive oil, lemon or lime juice, and sea salt and pepper to taste. Give this salad a good toss, and enjoy it as a nutritious side dish to a hearty bowl of soup.
Note: I also tried making this salad with a bed of crisp romaine lettuce and avocado slices. The greens and avocado added substantial volume, and actually combined really well with the beets. If you're a bit apprehensive about eating a salad that is mostly raw red beets, I encourage you to add some romaine lettuce and/or avocado to the mix.
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Recipes for Life ~ Creamy Carrot Soup
The following recipe is from Jackie and Gideon Graff who teach in our Culinary Academy here at Hallelujah Acres on a regular basis:
4 large carrots
? sweet onion
2 large garlic cloves
2 stalks celery
1 cup spinach
1 teaspoon Celtic Sea salt (optional)
1 tablespoon cumin
1 avocado, peeled and pitted
3 cups purified water to adjust thickness
Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Use just enough water to make soup of desired consistency. Serve and ENJOY!
*ORGANIC INGREDIENTS ARE ALWAYS RECOMMENDED.
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Slainté (to your health)
Enjoy the wholesome goodness of carrots.
Raw food is hard to make if you only want 4 ingredients.
If you aren't going to cook it, only want 4 ingredients (as in easy) you aren't going to get further then say, salad.
Why don't you buy some of the ingredients every week. Most raw food recipes call for a lot of the same ingredients. Being vegan/raw foodie takes some work.
Good Luck
Juicing is usually the preferred method of nutrients for the raw-fooder. You can get a juicer for less than $100 these days, and you can put any combination of things in it and drink your meal in minutes. Also, there are some fantastic raw food snack bars out there like Active-X and Raw Revolution, which are great when you're on the go. One easy meal to make is take a zuccinni and shred it into spaghetti-like strips. Put a tomato and perhaps some garlic, onion or parsley in with it and blend it. Voila! "Spaghetti and marinara."
Tahini is available at any health food store or large supermarket.
A good book would be Jennifer Cornbleet's "Raw Food Made Easy." Her soups and desserts are good, and nothing requires fancy equipment. Just a blender or a food processor.
What about salad? Cashew Ranch Dressing is really good, (though it has more than four ingredients...) and you can use it for salad or a veggie dip with baby carrots, broccoli, or cauliflower.
Ranch Dressing
1 cup cashews
3/4 cup water
2 T lemon juice
1/4 t onion powder
1/4 t onion powder
1/2 t salt
T dill
Put all ingredients in the blender and blend until creamy.
You can get tahini at most super markets these days.
Take the time to make some of the multi-ingredient recipes because there's only so many raw options out there.
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