ltcartwright
11-06-2008, 03:14 PM
I made chickpea hummus and Nut-Less Bread from Russell James (which dehyd. overnight and had the house smelling really good). I wanted to have something handy since I've been fighting a lot of temptations lately that my regular salad couldn't help. So here's a photo of today's lunch which was so filling and awesome.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll116/druggy123/IMG_4694-1.jpg
From left to right
1. nut-less bread, russell james (that I altered a bit) w/ raw tahini and pepper flakes (I made the tahini with sesame seeds, raw olive oil and water)
2. nut-less bread topped w/ romaine, tomatoes, red onion, marinated mung sprouts (marinade: olive oil, lemon juice, honey, brown mustard, pepper, onion powder, sea salt, thyme) and olives(non-raw)
3. chickpea hummus in romaine leaves topped with olive(non-raw)
4. carrot sticks for dipping (in case any hummus dropped)
Note on hummus and olives:
I had some chickpeas that I soaked overnight and sprouted because I wanted hummus. I actually was intending to cook the chickpeas first, but I said, try it raw. Well, I allowed them to sprout and made the hummus raw. It didn't taste very good and left a bitter taste in my mouth. I didn't want to throw away the raw hummus (I made a ton of it), so I added 1-can of cooked chickpea that I rinsed 3 times. It's not 100% raw, but it doesn't leave that strong bitter taste in my mouth. So, I'll be slowly chomping away at it with romaine leaves and my nut-less bread until its gone.
Also, for the raw police, the olives aren't raw. I'm planning on buying them from a hfs my next vacation trip to Florida. Customs duty & shipping here is VERY expensive and I can't justify paying 200% more for the initial cost to ship raw olives.
PS_ I finally got the picture resizing figured out!!!
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll116/druggy123/IMG_4694-1.jpg
From left to right
1. nut-less bread, russell james (that I altered a bit) w/ raw tahini and pepper flakes (I made the tahini with sesame seeds, raw olive oil and water)
2. nut-less bread topped w/ romaine, tomatoes, red onion, marinated mung sprouts (marinade: olive oil, lemon juice, honey, brown mustard, pepper, onion powder, sea salt, thyme) and olives(non-raw)
3. chickpea hummus in romaine leaves topped with olive(non-raw)
4. carrot sticks for dipping (in case any hummus dropped)
Note on hummus and olives:
I had some chickpeas that I soaked overnight and sprouted because I wanted hummus. I actually was intending to cook the chickpeas first, but I said, try it raw. Well, I allowed them to sprout and made the hummus raw. It didn't taste very good and left a bitter taste in my mouth. I didn't want to throw away the raw hummus (I made a ton of it), so I added 1-can of cooked chickpea that I rinsed 3 times. It's not 100% raw, but it doesn't leave that strong bitter taste in my mouth. So, I'll be slowly chomping away at it with romaine leaves and my nut-less bread until its gone.
Also, for the raw police, the olives aren't raw. I'm planning on buying them from a hfs my next vacation trip to Florida. Customs duty & shipping here is VERY expensive and I can't justify paying 200% more for the initial cost to ship raw olives.
PS_ I finally got the picture resizing figured out!!!