Heard of the Gorilla Sandwich?

[tonytate42]

I saw this online the other day. The creator is Alex Stenzel I think. What he has done is create a new way to make your favorite raw dish or salad portable like a sandwich, using cucumbers. I wont try to describe it to you but here is a link:

www.gorillasandwich.com (http://www.gorillasandwich.com)

I had a hunger mishap this morning, thinking I didn't need to carry food with me. Mostly because it's hard to do. I drive for a living. (read about it in my blog (http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/blogs/blog-9439/))
The gorilla sandwich gives me new hope for having food on hand when I need it.

Let me know what you all think.

[Azura Skye]

thats pretty cool : ) I'm going to give it a go when I get home. thanks for the link

[GoingtoRAW]

That does sound good. Very creative idea. I'm going to try it too!:p

[moorsie32]

great link, thank you for tipping me off. I shall try it this evening!

[Judy]

This is a FANTASTIC idea!
I'm going to try this next time I'm going to go the zoo and want to take a raw lunch with me... You know, those gorillas will be sooo jeaulous... Or will the Gorilla Sandwich police come and arrest me because I stole their design...? :rolleyes:

[herbalgirl]

That is very neat!:)

[Veganforlife]

That is way cool! What a clever, clever, CLEVER idea! I love it!

[D'vorah]

What a great idea!

Deborah

[garden granny]

I love that idea! I want to try one.

[youraw]

That is a great idea! Has anyone seen it at their Whole foods Market?

[Mialsse]

WOW, what a creative idea! Can't wait to try it next time we buy big cucumbers (we just have the tiny ones right now).

[EZ rider]

I would like to try a hollowed out cuke filled with mixed avocado and tomato.

[River Mom]

Thats American Ingenuity at its best...God bless him and I wish him much success.
Rm

[portiz]

OH....MY....GAWWWWSH!

How freakin' smart is that??!?!

[trinity082482]

Interesting. I don't like the idea of chowing down on the cucumber part,because it would be thick with the skin and all.. who knows maybe it's delicious!! :p

[Lady Green Jeans]

Oh how funny. Is this actually real? Don't know how they can hollow out the cucumber--would honestly not be willing to go to that much effort. Very interesting, though.

[portiz]

You could use one of those little melon-ballers. It's like a tiny ice cream scoop. And trinity082482, you could use a peeler to peel the skin off in "stripes." I always do that for my cucumbers for salads.

[Riiiya]

i haven't seen these around me but this is pretty cool hehe :D i'm gonna buy a big cucumber soon and try this myself wooho!

[Nurse in the Raw]

What a great idea!!!!

[rawzeit]

The idea is clever, but it goes a little far in my book to actually get a patent for it...

Must try it out, though. :)

[strangeseraph]

Ah, I can't buy the name brand, it has onion in it! But, hm, I can make my own!

When I saw the title of this thread, I thought bananas would be involved someway. ;)

[lavendarJ]

Thanks for sharing this info... I'd never heard of it before...
I'm switching up the fillings a bit and making me one next week...

[rawsurfer]

made it last night. took like 10 minutes to make and clean up. pretty simple for something so creatively interesting and different from the monotony of my green smoothies.

i used a long spoon and a knife to hollow it out, and then i put in a sweet mixture of:

dressing:

1/2 avocado
splash of ACV
pinch salt
cayenne
clove of garlic
tbsp wheat germ
tbsp dried basil flakes

mixed with 1 ear of corn and a huge handful of alfalfa sprouts, and stuffed it into the cucumber. it was fabulous.

[lavendarJ]

hey this might be a good way to make an appetizer, you know stuffing it with certain things and just placing in the fridge until your ready and then slicing it crosswise...

anyhow, i can't wait to try this out...i bet it's a little sloppy to eat though..

who cares:)

[luckitri]

I love this also! Thank you for posting!

1 ? however. Aren't organic cukes also waxed?

[juliebove]

Oh how funny. Is this actually real? Don't know how they can hollow out the cucumber--would honestly not be willing to go to that much effort. Very interesting, though.

I have hollowed out thick slices of cumumber to make cups. I then fill these with hummus or chopped salad. It's not hard to do. Now granted, doing a whole cucumber would be a little more difficult but certainly doable. But for something like that they probably have a machine that does it for them.

[AICgem]

I'm starting back on raw on Oct. 1st...we are driving out to Ohio (from Maine) on the 4th,a 12hr drive(step son's wedding)
Anyway we are packing a cooler full of stuff for the ride out and I was wondering what I would bring instead of just plain fruits and veggies...now I know!! I'll make my own, I can't stand olives!

[veeg]

what a great idea! can't wait to try it!

[rawgreenyogini]

I wish I would have thought of that!!!!

That would solve a lot of problems here at work for me because I love to eat salads....kinda messy at the desk.

I will try it for Monday's lunch. If it's a hit.....that will be my new easy way to take lunch to work.

Thanks for the info!!!