Raw Pasta Primavera!

I've lost track of how many nights of raw food dishes that were prepared. And I've forgotten to take photos of some. Oh well...

Here is a nice light dinner recipe for a hot summer evening. Pasta Primavera ~ raw!

Ingredients:
3 zucchinis sliced with a peeler or mandolin
2 carrots grated
1 cup of cherry tomatoes halved
1 red pepper sliced thinly

Pine Nut Sauce:
1/2 cup of pine nuts
1 cup of cashews (in my case I used walnuts)
1 garlic clove
fresh herbs
water to thin to sauce thickness
Blend together in food processor

Mix all ingredients and sauce together, garnish with fresh parsley, add some sliced avocados and yum!

Raw Pesto Lasagna!

Day Four:

Picked up a new cookbook called Everything Raw Food Recipe Book by Mike Snyder. Here's our new favorite dish, Raw Pesto Lasagna!

Ingredients:

2 Zucchinis sliced with a vegetable peeler or mandolin
Pesto
Pine Nut Cheese
Mushrooms (not originally in the recipe, but works good)
Olives

Pine Nut Cheese:
In a food processor, blend together until creamy smooth (almost like cream cheese texture):
2 cups Pine Nuts
1 cup Cashews
3/4 water
1 tablespoon Nutritional Yeast
1 teaspoon salt

Bon Appetit!

Raw Pad Thai!

Day three:

This is a favorite dish of mine. Any Thai restaurant I go to, I am the most predictable to order my usual, Pad Thai. Here's my tweaked version of Raw Pad Thai from various online recipes.

Ingredients:

• 2 zucchinis, sliced into strips with a vegetable peeler
• 2 large handfuls of bean sprouts, approx 2 cups
• small handful of diagonally chopped sugar snap peas
• 4 green onions, diced
• 1/2 cup fresh chopped cilantro
• 3/4 cup chopped peanuts

Sauce:

• juice from 1-2 limes
• 1 crushed garlic
• 2 tablespoons of raw agave syrup
• 3 tablespoons of Tamari
• 1 teaspoon of chili paste

I gotta say, I was surprised at how good this tasted! Especially for the fact that I loooove normal Pad Thai, my expectations were not high. But I was so wrong!

Raw Sushi! What a delight!

So the next day, we tried raw sushi. I actually enjoyed preparing this dish, however it took a very long time. Where's my prep cook when you need him?

Ingredients Used:

Nori Seaweed Wraps
Asparagus
Cucumber
Green Onion
Red Onion
Red Pepper
Cilantro
Carrots
Avocado
Sprouts
Tamari (for soy sauce dipping)

Very yummy!

And for dessert: BROWNIES!!!

This recipe was found on Gone Raw

Ingredients: 

Recipes:
Raw Brownies-
2 cup ground pecans
2/3 cup cocoa powder
2 tsp agave nectar
2 cup dates
2 tsp vanilla extract (thats a complete estimate)

Preparation: 

Process all ingredients in a food processor. Press into a brownie pan. Cool for at least ten minutes to firm them up a bit. ENJOY!

It was deeelicious!!!! And packed full of protein too! :D

Gone RAW!

What is the Raw Food Diet?

The raw food diet is a diet based on unprocessed and uncooked plant foods, such as fresh fruit and vegetables, sprouts, seeds, nuts, grains, beans, nuts, dried fruit, and seaweed.
Heating food above 116 degrees F is believed to destroy enzymes in food that can assist in the digestion and absorption of food. Cooking is also thought to diminish the nutritional value and "life force" of food.

My husband suggested we try it out and see how it goes. So............

Day One: Dinner = Lettuce Wraps or Raw Tacos

Ingredients:
Carrots julienne
Beets grated
Red onions sliced thinly
Red peppers sliced
Baby spinach
Jalapenos chopped
Parsley & Green Onions
Cauliflower marinated in Tamari (for the meat)
Guacamole (Avocados, Onions, Limes and Garlic)
Salsa
Head Lettuce (for the wraps)

It was delicious! And satisfying!