How to "cook" raw foods?

[menat]

Okay, I am experimenting being a gourmet raw chef with my variety of kitchen appliances. But some of my meals are not coming out right, because --mostly veggies-- come out too crunchy or firm. Especially, items I don't want to put in a food processor, or blender.

How do I make green leafies soft and withery like they are cooked; bell peppers soft and pliable and the skin of the tomato full of wrinkles like they have been baked?

[earth_sista]

have you tried marinating your veggies and then maybe dehydrating em? even just marinating them really softens em up and gives a nice "cooked" consistency.

[menat]

And this will work for all kinds of veggies? Even hard, crunchy ones?

[Conscious Midwife]

Marinate in EVOO or Shoya or both

sometimes just soaking in water will soften some veggies

Ditto the dehydrator reccomendation

[lafsalot]

And this will work for all kinds of veggies? Even hard, crunchy ones?

Yep, I do diced carrots, peppers, onions, etc all the time and then add to my soup base. ~ Cathy