Raw confusion

[strangedahlia]

Hey peeps.

I'm finally back to Canada after 6 months in the Philippines and have been on an on and off journey to rawdom for the last week.

I've been raw for the first 3 days or so, then eating SAD again for the next 3 days. I switched back voluntarily as I wanted to really notice the change and effects for myself to keep me motivated to stay raw, especially as I'm back living at my parent's place at the moment who eat SAD with meat almost every meals, and the house is packed with SAD food that won't go away, so I had to really make my mind about it.

The results:

Raw: Last night raw slept only 4 hours. Feeling lighter and more energetic. Better looking skin. Minor sings and symptoms of detox, but nothing restrictive.

Cooked: Average 9 hours of sleep per night. Lower energy. Very acidic skin.

It goes without saying that I choose raw over SAD and have seen the potential behind the lifestyle for myself. But here's my biggest issue atm:

I have no idea what to eat!

I've got 3 raw recipe books, which are great and got me started, but now I feel stumped. I feel like the only thing I can eat at the moment is salads, with stuffed mushrooms and the such from time to time.

- No dehydrator, so about half of the recipes I have are out.

- No place to buy wholesale nuts (almonds, cashews ...) or cereals (rolled oat, etc.) and the only place I can buy them from are way overpriced for so little, it would be impossible for me to cook a meal under 12$ using them.

I've got a source for wholesale seeds I am planning to use for a few recipes and to sprout. Produces are fairly priced as well so that's not a big deal.

I just feel lost as it seems the only staple I can really use would be guacamole, without any other spreads or dips available, no crackers for a quick fix ...

I really want to do this, but the thought of munching on salad 3 times a day is most depressing.

Oh, by the way, got a very weak blender who leaves huge chunks of carrot even using water to make it smoother, and a food processor I can use at the moment, but that's about it.

Please help :confused:

[freshlight]

Try it simple,-there are so many things you can eat! I don't have a dehydrator&vitamix either, nor do I use any nuts or seeds. Go out to the shops and find the things you'd like to try. Coconuts&mangoes are yummy too.

You could try the sprouts and the wild herbs,-those are great. And remember to eat lots of greens.

Good luck!

Eva xoxo

[strangedahlia]

Maybe I wasn't clear but ... fruits/vegetables alone and in salad is too depressing for me, which is why I'm asking for tips and ideas to spruce it all up (there are tons of great recipes out there, all of which require nuts or dehydrator...).

Any specific pointers or actionable ideas are more than welcome :)

[rawbabymama]

I buy a lot of stuff online, but not sure about canada.

Flax & sunflower seeds are very cheap, you can make some good stuff with those. If your parents are ok with it, I know some people dehydrate food in the oven with the door propped open and the setting on low/warm. Steven Arlin's book, Raw Power (I think?) had some great recipes you could do with the food processor, pates and such, but I haven't read Alissa's book yet, and she might have some good stuff in there.

You can make some seed cheeses, freezer cookies...do you have a coffee grinder(cheap machine!) to grind flaxseeds? My son loves this "chocolate stuff" actually a fudge recipe my friend found online somewhere - 2 cups cashews, 1 cup dates, 1 cup raisins, 1 cup ground flaxseeds, 2-4tbs raw carob. You soak the nuts & dried fruit separately, then drain the nuts. Drain the fruit, but keep a cup of the water. Process the nuts and fruit together w/the soakwater until smooth, then add the carob and a wee bit more soak water, process some more. Then stir in the ground flaxseed, put in a brownie pan and freeze. The original recipe called for walnuts, I think, but my son doesn't like them. This stuff is hearty and filling.

You might want to consider getting an extra job to buy the equipment to make raw recipes, that is what I did after being raw for a few months, LOL.

Good luck!

Michele

[strangedahlia]

I buy a lot of stuff online, but not sure about canada.

Flax & sunflower seeds are very cheap, you can make some good stuff with those. If your parents are ok with it, I know some people dehydrate food in the oven with the door propped open and the setting on low/warm. Steven Arlin's book, Raw Power (I think?) had some great recipes you could do with the food processor, pates and such, but I haven't read Alissa's book yet, and she might have some good stuff in there.

You can make some seed cheeses, freezer cookies...do you have a coffee grinder(cheap machine!) to grind flaxseeds? My son loves this "chocolate stuff" actually a fudge recipe my friend found online somewhere - 2 cups cashews, 1 cup dates, 1 cup raisins, 1 cup ground flaxseeds, 2-4tbs raw carob. You soak the nuts & dried fruit separately, then drain the nuts. Drain the fruit, but keep a cup of the water. Process the nuts and fruit together w/the soakwater until smooth, then add the carob and a wee bit more soak water, process some more. Then stir in the ground flaxseed, put in a brownie pan and freeze. The original recipe called for walnuts, I think, but my son doesn't like them. This stuff is hearty and filling.

You might want to consider getting an extra job to buy the equipment to make raw recipes, that is what I did after being raw for a few months, LOL.

Good luck!

Michele

Michelle,

Thanks for the reply! I can get flax easily, but sunflower seeds seems to be unavailable in bulk.

As for your patés suggestion and recipe, that's exactly my problem! They all call for some kind of almonds, cashews, walnuts, etc. that I can't get at a fair price (and spending 20$ per meal is not something I'm willing to do at the moment).

I've thought of buying online, but then the shipping costs to Canada would kill the deal for me....

So far, the only "staple" I can think of is Guacamole ...

[ShelShel]

This is where eating raw is a creative process...this is the part that I enjoy. I don't have a lot of money to be eating raw right now...so I will just have to make due. I will be posting pics on my food blog later today with some simple ideas, perhaps this will help you. Check it after 4 pm today. ;)

One of my fav dips is Spinach/Avocado with lime juice. Put one avo in your food processor and fill the thing with leaves. Squeeze half a lime in and blend away. This is a refreshingly light dip that goes with all veggies. Try some endive lettuce- cut up it makes the best raw chips because it's naturally shaped like a chip! ;)

Raw Pancakes
flaxseed, coconut oil, and raw sweetener of your choice
put some flaxseed in the bottom of a bowl, mix in (with a fork) a couple tsp of coconut oil until incorporated evenly, add in sweetener to taste. Top with fruit. Picture: http://shelshelssimplekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/01/ani-phyos-raw-flaxseed-pancakes.html

Surely any blender can mix a banana and some water smooth. Add in frozen fruit...even if it's roughly chopped, you will have a fruity and sweet smoothy.

Medjool dates all on there own are a treat. They remind me of a perfect caramel.

I'll have more ideas on my food blog in upcoming days because I'm returning to raw eating myself. :)

Good luck! It's a great journey.

[strangedahlia]

This is where eating raw is a creative process...this is the part that I enjoy. I don't have a lot of money to be eating raw right now...so I will just have to make due. I will be posting pics on my food blog later today with some simple ideas, perhaps this will help you. Check it after 4 pm today. ;)

One of my fav dips is Spinach/Avocado with lime juice. Put one avo in your food processor and fill the thing with leaves. Squeeze half a lime in and blend away. This is a refreshingly light dip that goes with all veggies. Try some endive lettuce- cut up it makes the best raw chips because it's naturally shaped like a chip! ;)

Raw Pancakes
flaxseed, coconut oil, and raw sweetener of your choice
put some flaxseed in the bottom of a bowl, mix in (with a fork) a couple tsp of coconut oil until incorporated evenly, add in sweetener to taste. Top with fruit. Picture: http://shelshelssimplekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/01/ani-phyos-raw-flaxseed-pancakes.html

Surely any blender can mix a banana and some water smooth. Add in frozen fruit...even if it's roughly chopped, you will have a fruity and sweet smoothy.

Medjool dates all on there own are a treat. They remind me of a perfect caramel.

I'll have more ideas on my food blog in upcoming days because I'm returning to raw eating myself. :)

Good luck! It's a great journey.

Thanks! Will definitely keep an eye on your blog, that spinach/avocado dip seems delicious. And the pancakes ... yummy :)

[Myca]

I don't like bland either. I'm very new here and I don't have anything except a blender.
I've been making different kinds of salsa. Tomatoes, solantra, red onions, jalopeno, mango, soaked black beans, soaked black-eyed peas. I eat it on romaine leafs.
I am also on a budget. I bought dried beans of different sorts and am sprouting them all over the kitchen.

Myca

[Myca]

Shelshel,
Medjool date? They really taste like caramel? I love caramel. Where do I find them?
Thanks Myca

[snoops]

but sunflower seeds seems to be unavailable in bulk.



Sunflower seeds are pretty cheap even not in bulk.

[rawbabymama]

Shelshel,
Medjool date? They really taste like caramel? I love caramel. Where do I find them?
Thanks Myca

They are wonderful & if you stuff a pecan inside(remove the pit first)...heaven!

You can find them at most natural food stores.

[ShelShel]

Yes, I get mine at our local Health Food Store. ;) Yup...there is a pit! If you purchased old ones, they will be dry and the outer layer will be flakey. You want brown, soft & moist.

Another recipe...equal parts raw chocolate or carob, walnuts & medjool dates. Blend press into a dish and put in fridge to set up. Then slice into brownie squares. Very moist, crumbly and delish! :D

Raw is meant to be fun! Think outside the box! I just posted a new pic of my breakfast! There are medjool dates in the pic so you can see what you are looking for! Good luck!

[ShelShel]

Just added a new gadget! If you look to the right you will see a gadget titled Earlier Raw Posts & Pictures...I lined up all my raw posts here for raw folk who would like to see only raw. The rest of my posts and pics are cooked items. But those in this gadget are raw! Hope this helps with more ideas.

[Bananna]

You should make the onion bread recipe, it rocks. It's over on goneraw.com and likely around here somewhere.

I don't have a dehydrator either, what I do is crack the over door open just a bit with a mug and put on just below 150 on the dial. You should be able to comfortably touch your creation...if you're not getting burned, then it's not being cooked. It works so great, I doubt I'll ever get a dehydrator.

You can also use it to warm any food you'd like.

I live in Canada too, not sure where you're at though, I'm in Ontario and we have the 'bulk food barn' stores which are a great resource for nuts, seeds (includiing sunflower), flax, even ground flax if you needed it pre-ground. ...but keep looking, you'll find the jackpot somewhere and then you'll be set.

[xPIXIEx]

You should make the onion bread recipe, it rocks. It's over on goneraw.com and likely around here somewhere.




I second this! I love onion bread. I'm about to make another batch. It's really good with the eggless salad.


I agree with you on the salad thing. That's just too boring for me. Even though there are many different salads to make.....it just gets old. Anytime I have a craving for a SAD food item, I either search this forum for a recipe or google it. There are so many delicious recipes out there.

[klomasius]

You could make green curries!

Do you have access to unhulled tahini? If not no worries.

Blend up some soft greens like spinach in your crappy blender or even the food processor. Add cumin, garam masala, tumeric, lemon juice (or apple cider vinegar), cold pressed oil (olive is good, I like sesame), pinch or two of salt, an avocdao (or leave this out, cube it and put it in afterward) and a couple of tomatoes. Put some unhulled tahini in if you can get it.

Finely chop or grate carrots, some spring onion, celery, zucchini, more tomato, finely chopped cauliflower and/or broccoli or whatever veg you like and mix it in with the curry sauce.

I have a tomato soup I make with tomatoes, basil, spring onions, celtic salt, olive oil. All you need is a good knife, chopping board and a strainer. Check my blog below.

Plus you can make lettuce roll ups, with a tiny amount of mexican nut meat and the rest grated veggies. You can make HEAPS of sauces in the food processor.

Also, I love sushi rolls, if you can find a source of raw nori sheets for sushi you can put anything in them! Make a dipping sauce out of tahini, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, celtic salt, some water, and some garlic if you like.

I could go on for ages! I started off with just a good knife, chopping board, grater, and no blender or food processor. Admittedly I have an abundance of nuts, and other staples.

Use the banana search button up top and type stuff like 'simple recipes', you'll find heaps!

[freshlight]

Maybe I wasn't clear but ... fruits/vegetables alone and in salad is too depressing for me, which is why I'm asking for tips and ideas to spruce it all up (there are tons of great recipes out there, all of which require nuts or dehydrator...).

Any specific pointers or actionable ideas are more than welcome :)

Check out the recipe section

[Veronica01]

Where do you live in canada?? Im in alberta and my organic store has tons of raw sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, walnuts, macadamia nuts etc...

Anything i cannot find at the store i just buy on line, such is life living in canada.

I make most of my meals with just a blender and a small HAND food processor.

Before i went raw i was sick of all food and didn't feel excited to eat anything, now that i am, i am excited to eat things like many different varieties of oranges, or berries or pineapple. I don't see how they are boring, they're sweet and give you energy.

I never eat plain salads as im picky about salad dressing. But salad wraps are more fun, grate or chop veggies to put on any type of lettuce leaf and i spread eggless egg salad or mock tuna salad or even just avocado on them and eat like that.

Eggless egg salad
Equipment:
High Speed Blender
Time to Make: Approximately 10 minutes
Shelf Life: Keeps up to 5 days in the fridge if sealed in a tight container. You can make this ahead of time!
Ingredients:
1/2 cup pure water
juice from one small lemon
1 clove garlic, peeled
1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
1 1/2 cups raw cashews
½ teaspoon dry mustard
1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
turmeric, as needed for color (approx. ½ teaspoon)
Directions:
1. Place the water, lemon juice, garlic, sea salt and cashews in the high speed blender, and blend until very smooth.
2. With a spatula, take the mixture from the blender and place in a medium sized mixing bowl.
3. Slowly stir in the mustard, apple cider vinegar, and turmeric until it reaches the color and flavor you desire.
4. Serve on top of flax seed crackers, celery sticks, or add a bit of water to make a creamy salad dressing.


Mock Tuna Salad

3 Cups Soaked Walnuts
1/4 Cup Nama Shoyu (Or less, depending on taste)
1-2 Pinches Sea Salt
Lots of Cumin to taste
1 Handful of Cilantro
2 Scallions
2 Carrots
2 Celery Stalks

Put all in a food processor and pulse for 20-30 seconds. Serve on anything!



You have to try new things and look at the positive side of this diet, whats the point in doing it if you are depressed about it and not looking forward to eat? Maybe fast instead until you want food again.

[iluvmangos]

Since you have a food processor, you can make this:

Mock Salmon Pate
http://www.fromsadtoraw.com/Recipes/MockSalmonPate.htm

Version 1 is Alissa's recipe. I use sunflower seeds to make it cheaper.

I like it either rolled up in a nori sheet or romaine leaf with shredded carrots, chopped cucumbers, alfalfa sprouts, and sometimes some chopped green beans.

I also make a raw taco with these Sunflower Refried Beans:

http://www.fromsadtoraw.com/Recipes/SunflowerRefriedBeans.htm

If you can't find the unpasteurized miso for the above recipe, you can order it from here: http://www.great-eastern-sun.com/

Unpasteurized miso isn't raw anyway, so if you wanted to use pasteurized miso, that's up to you.

To make the taco, take a romaine leaf and spread the "refried beans" on it. Spread guacamole over that. Then spread raw salsa over that and eat it. There are some salsa recipes on fromsadtoraw.com.

You can also make ice creams in your food processor by blending frozen bananas with any other frozen fruit. Just process until creamy. Make sure you hold your food processor firmly in place, though, as it can go kinda crazy as it breaks up the frozen fruit.

Also, you can make green smoothies if you blend the greens with the water first and then add your fruit.

[greenfeline]

When you do get your seeds you can pretty much use them in any recipe calling for nuts. This opens the doors to a lot more spreads.

I have seen people make flax breads without a dehydrator, just grind the flax, then moisten with a little tahini mixed in, shape with your hands, refrigerate for a bit and you are ready to go!

If you can stand to get one more recipe book (actually an e-book), The Garden Diet does not use a dehydrator in any of their recipes.

[Bananna]

You could make green curries!

Do you have access to unhulled tahini? If not no worries.

Blend up some soft greens like spinach in your crappy blender or even the food processor. Add cumin, garam masala, tumeric, lemon juice (or apple cider vinegar), cold pressed oil (olive is good, I like sesame), pinch or two of salt, an avocdao (or leave this out, cube it and put it in afterward) and a couple of tomatoes. Put some unhulled tahini in if you can get it.

Finely chop or grate carrots, some spring onion, celery, zucchini, more tomato, finely chopped cauliflower and/or broccoli or whatever veg you like and mix it in with the curry sauce.

I have a tomato soup I make with tomatoes, basil, spring onions, celtic salt, olive oil. All you need is a good knife, chopping board and a strainer. Check my blog below.

Plus you can make lettuce roll ups, with a tiny amount of mexican nut meat and the rest grated veggies. You can make HEAPS of sauces in the food processor.

Also, I love sushi rolls, if you can find a source of raw nori sheets for sushi you can put anything in them! Make a dipping sauce out of tahini, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, celtic salt, some water, and some garlic if you like.

I could go on for ages! I started off with just a good knife, chopping board, grater, and no blender or food processor. Admittedly I have an abundance of nuts, and other staples.

Use the banana search button up top and type stuff like 'simple recipes', you'll find heaps!

Mmmmm...you have some good recipes there, I can just tell....going to be trying these!!!

[strangedahlia]

The green curry recipe looks amazing, I'll keep it at hand for sure!

Tahini is something I haven't seen anywhere yet, but I must say I haven't looked or asked around that much for it - I'll keep it in mind for my next visit to the store.

As for the other patés posted, all of them are made with nuts (cashews and almonds) which I can't find at an affordable price at the moment, but thanks to the comment on seeds I'll give some recipes a try!

For those who asked, I'm in a small town in the province of Quebec. Got a beautiful garden in the summer full of fresh produce, but nuts and the such are a pain and expensive to find.

On another note, just got back from the store with 3 nice avocados, a coco nut and a bunch of lemons and limes. Think I'll help myself to some guacamole rolls tonight :)

Oh, and I love rolls and wraps. I was really hoping to find more paté and spread recipes without nuts.

[Zanjabil]

Zucchini "pasta" and marinara is another good one...we eat it every week in our house.

I use a vegetable peeler and make thin flat 'noodles"(you can season or salt to taste or leave it plain). Then you make the marinara sauce by blending tomatoes, sundried tomatoes(or dehydrated, which you can dry in you oven) red pepper, and green herbs (fresh or dried) to taste, use a little garlic if you like. Then you just pour this sauce over zucchini and eat. It's delicious.

[ShelShel]

Oh, hey, what about marinating mushrooms and dice them up really good. Use this as your meat base for a raw taco. Use a large green leaf as the shell and stock it full of your mushroom base, diced tomatoes, avocado, herbs, spicy peppers. :D Taco night! No nuts needed!

[strangedahlia]

That's exactly what I did tonight!

Except that I used guacamole as the base, with chopped shrooms and tomatoes. This stuff is so filling I can't believe it :)

[Bananna]

You can also use avos in replace of nuts in pates and stuff...nuts are controversial at best anyway.

[DebB]

Hi sd,

I make green smoothies every day for breakfast. I love Green Smoothie Girl's YouTube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXr8-jru1KE)on this. And I recommend watching all her YT videos. Lots of times, I do [I]some[I]thing with an avocado for lunch - or I'll juice and have a couple garden burgers with my glass of juice. For dinner - it's typically always a salad, but not a lettuce salad - I'm
done with/full of greens by then, so here are my favorites. This Chopped Salad is one of my absolute favorites, I've had it every night now for over a week.

Wendy Green’s Chopped Cauliflower Salad

1/2 Head of Cauliflower
1 Bunch Broccoli
1/2 Head Green Cabbage
1 Red Bell Pepper
1 Orange Bell Pepper
4 Radishes
4 Scallions
1/3 Cup Cold Pressed Sesame Oil (Or Flax or Hemp)
2 Teaspoons Cumin
2 Teaspoons Fresh or Powdered Ginger
Juice of 1 Lemon
Sea Salt and Black Pepper to Taste

We had a blast at Wendy Green’s Casa Verde and brought this recipe back with us…
*Can use an avocado for dressing as well.

AnnMarie puts the cabbage through the shredding blade in the FP. Can pulse the cauliflower in the FP.

Video here: http://renegadehealth.com/blog/wendy-greens-cauliflower-chopped-salad/

*Deb's Notes - You can't go wrong with this salad, it's all to taste. I omit the radishes and use more scallions. I omit the ginger and increase the cumin a bit. I also add one avocado, which I 'smoosh' with my hands into the salad and then stir well. I use a combo of extra virgin olive oil and hemp oil. You can chop this entirely by hand - you do not need to use a food processor if you don't have one.
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This is sweet - we love it! Travels well too, we like to take this with us when we hit the road


Broccoli Salad - by BDraw

Chop broccoli (small, medium, your choice)
Chop or grate carrots (or use chopped apples instead)
Chop little onion (your choice of color)
Add equal amounts of raisins and sunflower seed (or preferred nut)
1 cup each

Mix well, using roughly twice the amount of broccoli as carrot or apple.

For dressing I blend (in blender) one peeled orange, about 2 Tablespoons of olive oil and about 2 tablespoons of honey. Pour over, let sit for a bit, overnight is fine, but then, so is 15 minutes.

We love this and if I use enough seeds or nuts, I call it dinner at least one night a week.

You could also add celery, cauliflower, etc. Hope you like it.

#13 - http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/showthread.php?t=12579

video on how to chop the broccoli:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xEDcaspq7Y0

Deb's notes: There are a couple secrets to this recipe. One is to use only the broccoli's flowers, not much of the stalks. If you use the stalks, it can get very strong tasting. The second is to search out very flavorful oranges. I also use agave instead of honey (just a preference). I also add 1/2 tsp. salt in the dressing. I use broccoli, grated carrots and onion combination, with sunflower seeds and raisins (can buy organic raisins at Costco). My updated notes: Many times I add an extra orange without doubling the other ingredients.
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CauliFest - Pure Javeen

(serves 2)
1/2 large head cauliflower, cut into large florets
1 T olive oil
1/2 large orange pepper
2 scallions
1 T thyme
1/4 t (or more!) ground cayenne pepper
salt
juice from 1/2 of a lemon

Directions:
Pulse cauliflower florets in a food processor, place into a large mixing bowl. In the empty food processor bowl, add the oil, large pieces of orange pepper, large pieces of scallions, thyme, and cayenne. Pulse until finely chopped. Stir mixture in with the cauliflower, adjusting salt, lemon, and cayenne to your liking. Serve immediately. Cauliflower doesn’t stay fresh very long once it has been processed.

Please note that this dish is supposed to be on the spicy side! It was delicious and exactly what my body was asking for. I added a lot of the cayenne and my mouth was on fire (but I enjoyed it!). This dish is festive and tasty. Let me know if you try it!

http://purejeevan.com/blog/?cat=18 Scroll down to recipe. Posted on March 02, 2009

*Deb's Notes: I use 1 tablespoon lemon juice. I add 1/2-1 teaspoon cumin. I use 1/2 teaspoon salt. I don't add more than the called for 1/4 t of cayenne.

I'd recommend viewing their other recipes on this blog. They've got some really great recipes! You can subscribe to their blog too.
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And where would a lot of us be without a great Kale Salad!! My notes (Deb) are in (...)

Sweet ‘n’ Succulent Kale and Avocado Salad

This salad is based on a recipe taught to me by top raw food chef and friend Chad Sarno. This is one of Chad’s all time favourite raw recipes and it’s also one of mine too. The beauty of this meal is that it’s delicious, filling and extremely nutritious – one of the best ways to get healthy greens and fats into your body in a way that feels good and looks good too. This is one of the most popular recipes at all of my classes, and the great thing is, all you need to make it is a good sharp knife!

* 8 generous handfuls of green curly kale
* Sprinkle of Celtic sea salt OR Himalayan crystal salt
* 1-2 Tablespoons of olive oil
* 1 ripe avocado
* 2 large tomatoes OR a handful of cherry or baby plum tomatoes
OPTIONAL: 2 spring onions
OPTIONAL: 8 sundried tomatoes in oil
DRESSING: *Squeeze of fresh lemon juice to taste (*Deb 1 T)

(raisins and/or sunflower seeds / pine nuts - all are wonderful additions)
1) Chop the kale up into tiny pieces measuring roughly 1-2cm square and put into a bowl. (Deb - use thinnest FP blade)
2) Add 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil plus a small sprinkling of your chosen salt to the kale and massage well into the leaves until they are glistening and look succulent. If they need more oil, add accordingly.
3) Chop up 1 avocado into small pieces, add to the kale and massage in well, coating the leaves. It is fine to leave pieces of avocado sitting amongst the leaves as well as coating them.
4) Chop tomatoes into small pieces and add to bowl. Similarly, finely slice the optional spring onions and sundried tomatoes – both of which I personally love.
5) Mix all ingredients well by hand – a very tactile and delicious experience! Make sure that all ingredients are spread evenly through out the bowl.
6) Sprinkle with some fresh lemon juice and serve as is or pile high on to a plate and garnish with tomatoes or olives.
* RAW CHEF’S TOP TIP: By adding the oil and salt to the leaves the kale releases some of its moisture thereby making it much juicier in both taste and appearance. This treatment of kale makes it much more
delicious and palatable, making all the difference for many people who ordinarily don’t like kale as is.

Karen Knowler - raw food coach
http://www.therawfoodcoach.com/pdfs/Successfully_Raw_Issue_1.pdf
* You may like to go to YouTube and watch all Karen's videos - Lots of great information on them!
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Quinoa is fast and so easy to sprout. It sprouts in just a couple days.

Sprouted Quinoa Salad (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=487VK0YMWvA)

Sprouted Quinoa Salad

2 cups sprouted quinoa
baby bok choy, sliced
1 cucumber, finely diced
parsley
cilantro
salt
EVOO
1/2 lemon, juiced
pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
carrot
tomato
sprouted sunflower seeds
~ 1T Nama Shoyu
5-6 dried apricots, diced
handful goji berries
balsamic vinegar
1 raw Nori sheet
dried coconut

Mix and enjoy!
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Another salad I love! It's also on YouTube

Todds Waldorf Supreme - bfllover

This salad can be used as a stand alone dish, or a side dish with any meal. Delicious.
Ingredients

* 2 Apples (I use fuji), chopped
* 2 firm Tomatoes, chopped
* 2 Avocados, Chopped
* 1 Sweet Pepper (Orange or Yellow), Chopped
* 1/2 Sweet Onion or Shallot, Chopped
* 1 sprinkle Olive Oil (up to 1 tablespoon if desired)
* 1 pinch Sea Salt
* 1 dash Cayenne Pepper (more if you like it hot)
* 1 handful Sprouts (Optional)

Preparation

Combine all ingredients.

The secret to this recipe is Stir, Stir, Stir to distribute the avocado. The avocado you use should be “medium” – not hard and not squishy soft – but just inbetween so it holds some form, yet spreads a bit to coat the other ingredients.---------from goneraw website-----you can also watch someone make it on youtube.I love this salad easy and I make it once a week

http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/showthread.php?t=36956

youtube video of above: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDEaCWUOLVI

Deb's Notes: Yes - the secret is the avocado, but I cut it in small pieces and then moosh it in by hand (like I do on the kale salad), this is much easier and quicker than all the stirring! I enjoy the handful of sprouts in there. I also like to add more traditional Waldorf Salad ingredients occasionally - raisins, diced celery, chopped nuts, but I make it without them just as often.

[DebB]

And one more that wouldn't fit above:

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And last but not least - We LOVE these burgers. My notes are at the end. Others have suggested using your oven as a dehydrator, so I'm tossing in this recipe. It literally is a staple in our house - I've always got them made up in the fridge. I make a quadruple batch. These freeze beautifully.

Happy Garden Burger - maraw

makes about 9 patties, 1/4 cup each

50g - 1 rib celery, chopped
150g - 1 whole yellow squash, chopped
50g - 2 T. red bell pepper,
90g - 1/2 C carrots
125g - 1 whole tomato, quartered
50g - 10 raw black olives, pitted
1 C sunflower seeds, ground
1/4 C flax seeds, ground
1/4 C sesame seeds
2 T dehydrated onion flakes
1 tsp. dried savory or parsley
1 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. sea salt (I use 1 tsp. Celtic sea salt)

Process everything in a food processor (not all at once though, process carrots separately) until desired texture is reached. I dehydrated it at 115 degrees for about 6 hours. It was still a little soft and more "patty-like" at that point. If you would prefer it more dry, then go longer. It makes a really nice pate too. I had a hard time not eating it all when I made it.

Can add fresh cilantro to batter. Have it with tomato and avocado!

http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/showthread.php?t=31650

Deb's notes: I measure mixture using a 1/4 cup measuring cup. 9 patties per dehydrator tray (I use an egg ring as the form - that way they're all the same and dehydrate the same). I do not process this all at once, but rather in smaller batches. The original recipe called for 1 T agave nectar which I omit. I like to make these as flat as possible, and dehydrate until crunchy.

[klomasius]

Strange,

If you like nuts, I'd definitely try and find sunflower seeds, they are much cheaper than nuts. Do you ever go into a big city? Perhaps if you do you could make it to a health food store and stock up on supplies.

The marinated mushrooms are great, I mix marinated mushies with rocket, tis lovely!

I saw you got a coconut, I make a mean salad/wrap dressing using coconut milk as a base. Just beware, it's um... very strong, I like it that way, but others mightn't.

Thai Coconut Salad Dressing

A LIVELY Thai inspired salad dressing to spice up any meal.

2 X tablespoons of fresh coconut milk
1 clove of garlic crushed
1 teaspoon of crushed ginger
1 teaspoon of finely chopped lemongrass
Dash of olive oil
Pinch of salt
Juice of half a small lime (or lemon)

Combine all ingredients in a container with lid, close lid and shake. Leave at room temperature for about half an hour to allow flavours to blend. Pour over fresh salads or use as desired.

(To make coconut milk just blend up coconut pieces in the food processor, then add a little water and blend again. Add water to the mixture then strain through some fine cloth).

[Cheremoya]

buy Alissa's book

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Tomato soup very ez and good from Alissa's book.


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Baby raw's potato chips from Alissa's book

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Wild rice salad from Alissa's book.


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Chicken unnuggets with sauces from Alissa's book


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Allisa's eggplant Parmesan.


Anything look good?