Twist on Raw-violi

[chiefchewy]

I the best rawvioli yesterday at a raw restaurant in Carlsbad, CA...Cilantro Live- they called it "roma rawvioli"

they took two tomato slices, put a blob of raw cheese between them and then put them in the dyhydrator... yummy!!
I am making some right now using the Herb cheese filling recipe..
I will let you know how it comes out!
chewy

[EastCoastie]

Ooh, can't wait to hear about your experiment.

EC

[ReneeH]

Meeee tooooo!!! I'm lickin' my lips!!!

[SchoolOfRAWk]

Did you take a picture?

Are the slices super super thin? Was it pinched together like a pocket? Now THIS might get lazy me making ravioli... lol!

[Shirleyh]

LOL :D
Great idea! Maybe later, I will add raw dairy.

[Tropigal]

cool!
I am going to that restaurant soon.
was it all yummy??

[trinity082482]

how do tomato's make raw-voli lol...

[chiefchewy]

ok... here is what i did and what i think I should have done differently however, they came out soooooooooooo yummy. I just ate like 10 of them! I should have made more.
I used Roma tomatoes- bigger works better, but you could probably use Beefsteak, I just have a hard time finding organic ones.

I sliced them about 1/4 inch thick... basically I made sandwiches with them and the stuffing is the herb cheese recipe below- I can't remember where I found it... Rawtable I think
Herbed Cheese Filling
1/2 C cashews, soaked in water for 30 minutes to 1 hour
1/2 C macadamia nuts
1 T. Bragg's Liquid Aminos or Nama Shoyu
1 T. lemon juice
1 date, pitted
1/2 tsp. dried Herbs of Province
1/4 tsp. minced garlic
3 fresh basil leaves
1-2 green onions
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1/4 cup water
1 1/4 cup fresh spinach

Preparation:
Place the first set of ingredients in a food processor and blend until very smooth. Clean out your processor and put the second set of ingredients in. Pulse chop until they are finely minced, but not just a green mush. Gently fold the greens into the cheese-like mixture until well combined.

I used about a heaping teaspoon in each sandwich.. but you can do it to taste. I sprinkled them with oregano.

Then I dehydrated them over night at about 110 degrees...

a variation would be to just use dehydrated slices, soak them for a 1 hour or until soft, stuff them, dehydrate until warm...

Anyway these were the best treat! Even my non raw hubby loved them.
Chewy

[chiefchewy]

cool!
I am going to that restaurant soon.
was it all yummy??


Yes! My hubby loved the tacos and I had a sampler platter to try all the stuff I could. Everything was delicious except I thought the nori rolls were a bit bland.
the Ice cream rocks!!!
hope you enjoy!
chewy

[SchoolOfRAWk]

So, at the restaurant, though, were they pinched together on the sides, or not?

[chiefchewy]

no- when you dehydrate them the tomatos sort of form around the cheese lump in the middle... they look sort of pinched together but i did no pinch them!

[Tropigal]

There is actually a pic of these & all their other food on their web site.
www.cilantrolive.com

[neen273]

Well, I just finished making raw (and fermented) almond pulp feta cheese, and had roma tomatoes and basil leaves on hand......I was thinking about making a version of the Italian tomato/basil/olive oil/fresh mozzarella appetizer. This works perfectly for that! I dug out the seeds and liquid in the tomato and put the feta in there. Stuffed tomato yes, ravioli no. I didn't bother dehydrating the tomato because I was too impatient to taste the combo. =)

BTW, it was *delicious.* A new staple!!

[sweetpea76]

hmmmmm... i tried to make these last night and i must have done something wrong beacuse they were soooo grosss!!! i just threw them all away :(

i used a different cheese recipe, but it tasted yummy so i dont think that was the problem, but i used beefsteak tomatoes and sliced them on the thinnest "v-slicer" setting. i put a little cheese in between two slices and popped them in the d overnight. well.... i know my tomatoes were fresh, but they smelled terrible and were very watery. i had to take them out after a few hours & pat the water off of them. when i took them out this morning they were nice and dry but tasted nasty.

anyone who has had success with these, please let me know if you have some advice for my next attemp!!!!

[Ama]

I've made these a few times since this thread was started. First off I make Maraw's Herb Cheese (http://www.therawtable.com/recipecoll/ravioli.htm). For the tomatoes I use roma tomatoes and don't really slice them too thin. I just cut them with a knife. I put the tomatoes in the dehydrator for a few hours then put some herb cheese on them and put another tomato slice on top and spread a little of Gus' Pesto on top (you can find the recipe in Alissa's book -- so good) and that's it. I don't over-dehydrate, just enough. I think these are sooo yummy and my SAD eating husband even liked them.

[sweetpea76]

ahhh thank you ama!! looks like my mistake was the type of tomato and how thin i sliced. i'll try again this weekend!