Filling dinner recipes--that don't require a dehydrator

[RedCedar]

Hello good folks,

My husband and I are doing raw together, and though I'm coasting along with large dinner salads, my partner is requiring something more filling in our diet. Before we start incorporating cooked foods like rice and pastas back in our diet ('cause I'm prone to eating whatever he has), could any of y'all share some tips on what to make, or add to salads to make it more bulky?
We've tried beans, and I think we might end up lightly steaming some other veg as an experiment.

Seems like most recipes that are filling require a dehydrator, and we just don't have the money for one. Help! Thanks. :)

[MysticTree]

I think rob makes a raw cheesecake and that sounds filling. Checkout tofu guru on YouTube for a very filling raw carrot cake. It's very good indeed.

[walnutty]

Raw Tacos!

Take a romaine lettuce leaf. Fill it with your favorite raw "refried beans" recipe (there are tons around), then add raw guacamole and then add raw pico del gallo! I also like to add shredded carrots on top for color and to give it that authentic "cheese" on top look!

These are so filling!

Good luck on your raw journey!

[ReneeH]

Zucchini Pasta w/Maranara Sauce
Alissa's Chili (I ****HIGHLY**** recommend this!!!)
Mock Tuna and Salmon Pâtés w/Salad
Raw Lasagna
Pizza using Zucchini as a "crust"
Date Nut Torte
Corn Chowder (LOLF)
Coconut Smoothies
Green Smoothies

....just to name a few! :-)

[ReneeH]

Oh, btw... Walmart has an el-cheap-o dehydrator (Nesco) for under $30.00. It is circular with a hole in the middle, but it's a GREAT start!

I could only live so long on what you're eating! Get some food for your Man, Girl!!!!! Get Alissa's book LOLF (if you don't already have it). Invest in yourself and your Darling Hubby! He will stick to it if you FEED him! Don't let this opportunity pass you by! While he's willing to eat Raw with you, take advantage of it! :-D

[Gianni]

In my salads I usually shred a carrot and add an avocado. Also, sprinkling the salad with chia seeds makes it a little more satisfying. Lately when I couldn't find avocados, I put in some fresh broccoli florets cut into small pieces. Patés go well on top of salads, like ReneeH mentioned above. Laura Jane, the rawtarian, has a recipe for a paté for stuffing mushrooms that tastes very good on its own. You could spoon some of that over the top of your salads.
http://www.therawtarian.com/raw-stuffed-mushrooms.


I've also been making an eggplant (aubergine) paté and putting that on top of my salad.

Instructions:

Put 3 cloves of garlic into a food processor
Add a handful of sunflower seeds and then process them until the garlic has been finely cut up.

Cut 2 eggplants lengthwise about 1/4 inch thick
Salt the eggplant pieces and put into a dehydrator (I know you don't have a dehydrator, perhaps you could bake them at low heat)

When they are relatively dry, cut them into about 2 inch pieces and add to the food processor with the garlic and sunflower seeds.
Add a tablespoon of olive oil and process it lightly just enough to mix the ingredients together but leaving relatively large pieces of eggplant.

Put into a jar and keep in the refrigerator.




When I make a salad, I dump the lettuce into a very large bowl. Then I spoon a couple of tablespoons of dressing over the top and then toss the salad to get the dressing to cover every leaf.

The dressing I've been making lately consists of the following:

Olive oil
Lime (or lemon) juice
a clove of garlic crushed
1/4 tsp of sea salt
1 small mango (or ½ a large one)

(All the ingredients should be at room temperature so as to blend together better)


Instructions:

Juice 1 or 2 limes and put it into a jelly jar
Add olive oil to make it 3 parts oil to 1 part lime juice
Add 1 large clove of garlic crushed
Add 1/4 tsp of sea salt

Put the lid on tight and shake firmly to mix the ingredients together.


To blend in the mango, I use a hand-held stick blender.

Peel and cut the mango into pieces and put into a large mixing cup (or blender)

Pour the olive oil - lime juice dressing that you made into the cup with the mango and blend together.

Pour the mixture back into the jar. You might need two jars to hold it all.

It should keep for a week or two in the refrigerator without spoiling, and it will likely thicken up a bit over the following days. My wife also likes to use it as a mayonnaise.

[RedCedar]

MysticTree~ thanks I'll check that out, though I think savory is what we're missing.

Walnutty~ thanks for that, I'm curious what raw refried beans is gonna be when I google that!

Renee~Those sound perfect! The smoothies we have down, for sure. Can you share any recipes from that list?
Mock Tuna and Salmon Pâtés w/Salad? Raw Lasagna, and pizza using Zucchini as a "crust"?.....think I'm craving tomatoes.

I appreciate the product suggestion, but we are *that* broke. Any jobs with the airlines? :P

Gianni~ Wowza man! thank you fellow salad-eater. ;)

[RedCedar]

MysticTree~ I now want raw carrot cake so bad, it hurts!

:drool:

[MysticTree]

MysticTree~ I now want raw carrot cake so bad, it hurts!

:drool:

I have made it too and I swear you won't be able to move after eating one. They are so filling!

[walnutty]

I think this is the carrot cake MT is referring to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1cZGOebBcc

I actually saved it so I could make it someday!

Thanks, MT!

[Living Food]

5 tbsp sprouted sesame seed and maybe also 4 tbsp soaked chia seed blended with lots of sprouted greens.

You can also add sprouted legumes or grains to your diet.

[MysticTree]

Yes that's the one Walnutty. I would only make that much if you have a lot of people to feed. Next time I make it I won't add the coconut on top and the coconut oil in the frosting might be better balanced if there was some ginger in the cake mix.

[ReneeH]

Renee~Those sound perfect! The smoothies we have down, for sure. Can you share any recipes from that list?
Mock Tuna and Salmon Pâtés w/Salad? Raw Lasagna, and pizza using Zucchini as a "crust"?.....think I'm craving tomatoes.

I appreciate the product suggestion, but we are *that* broke. Any jobs with the airlines? :P


Most of those are in Alissa's book, LOLF... You can probably find great Marinara Sauce if you google it, but Alissa's is fantastic. The book is well worth getting, but you can find some recipes if you Google them. By cutting the zucchini lengthwise thick will serve as a pizza crust. If you make a raw cheese out of cashews or mac nuts under the Marinara it's fantastic!!!

I wouldn't know about the airlines...I quit in December to run my Raw Business full time! (see link in signature line!!!)

[Dimond]

Soups are a real simple way to have a satisfying meal, especially with avocado or nut butter.

You can also make the salad more filling by adding avocado and a whole apple and/or a heavy dressing.

[RedCedar]

trying these raw tacos tonight, with pecan "meat".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OlNyXjLiDk

[lafsalot]

So many I don't know where to begin. Hmmm, just a few off the top of my head - eggless egg salad wrapped in romaine, mushroom teriyaki (add cashew sour cream and you got stroganoff), and walnut jalapeno burger (great even if you don't dehydrate).

The beauty of raw is that you really don't have to eat what is typically thought of as "traditional" meals.

[walnutty]

...and walnut jalapeno burger (great even if you don't dehydrate).


lafsalot, I gotta have this recipe like now! :woot:

[RedCedar]

That pecan "meat" taco recipe was the *bomb*, by the way.

[lafsalot]

lafsalot, I gotta have this recipe like now! :woot:

Jalapeno Burgers

1 jalapeno pepper finely chopped (I generally use two)
1/2 onion finely chopped
1 cup walnuts, soaked 4 hrs (I don't always soak if I'm in a hurry)
1 Tablespoon nama shoyu
1 teaspoon hamburger seasoning (have no idea what that is, so I omit)
salt
pepper

For a meat loafy taste, just add soaked sun dried tomatoes.

[walnutty]

Jalapeno Burgers

1 jalapeno pepper finely chopped (I generally use two)
1/2 onion finely chopped
1 cup walnuts, soaked 4 hrs (I don't always soak if I'm in a hurry)
1 Tablespoon nama shoyu
1 teaspoon hamburger seasoning (have no idea what that is, so I omit)
salt
pepper

For a meat loafy taste, just add soaked sun dried tomatoes.


How long do you dehydrate, when you do?

[walnutty]

That pecan "meat" taco recipe was the *bomb*, by the way.


That's great! Now you have a filling raw meal to use and you have started collecting recipes that work for you! That's what this raw journey is all about!

[RedCedar]

Hmmm...jalepnos scare me, but a burger on romaine sounds like a good idea. I'll just omit the spiciness. :)

[icebox326]

Does it need to be dehydrated?

[cara4art]

See my recipe thread about the curried cauliflower tabbouleh - this IS filling. Various pates and spreads will do too, added to salads or vegetable wrappers like collard, romaine, or even certain cabbage leaves. Dinosaus/Lacinato kale leaves are good with stuff spread on them accompanied by more veggies like tomatoes, etc.

[lovelyjewellz]

I'm drooling reading these amazing recipes! Getting out my little recipe book to add em in now! :)

Does anyone else use their oven on the lowest setting with the door propped open as an alternative for dehydrating? That's what I've been doing because I can't find a dehydrator in Ireland anywhere except online and they are all way out of my budget after shipping which usually costs about as much as a dehydrator. For me the oven trick works great. I just check on it every couple hours to make sure its not too hot, if it is I turn the oven off for about 20 minutes to let it cool a bit but that usually doesn't happen unless I'm dehydrating something thick like a veggie burger. I use the 'if it doesn't hurt my skin it doesn't hurt the food' rule for checking to see if they are dehydrating at a low enough temperature. Has anyone heard if this method is really a good alternative to a dehydrator or am I still killing my food by doing it this way?