Raw or lightly cooked.
Eating foods raw or lightly cooked keeps the nutrients alive and gives the digestion system a rest. Here are some favorites. It can be really simple: avocados, fresh fruit, raw vegetables with nut butters.
A subcategory of raw foods is fermented foods like sauerkraut or salsa, a traditional way of preparing and preserving food that offers fabulous healthy natural probiotics. Salads deserve a page of their own. For more raw soups, try this web site: http://www.rawbc.org/raw_soups.html
A subcategory of raw foods is fermented foods like sauerkraut or salsa, a traditional way of preparing and preserving food that offers fabulous healthy natural probiotics. Salads deserve a page of their own. For more raw soups, try this web site: http://www.rawbc.org/raw_soups.html
Kiwi Cucumber Soup
Peel and chop:
4 kiwis
4 Cucumbers
2 green peppers
3 apples
3 avocados
Squeeze: 2 lemons
Grate: 2” ginger
Blend all and chill. Serve with a garnish of fresh parsley.
4 kiwis
4 Cucumbers
2 green peppers
3 apples
3 avocados
Squeeze: 2 lemons
Grate: 2” ginger
Blend all and chill. Serve with a garnish of fresh parsley.
Pomegranite "Cheese" cake
[Ok, this is too sweet for Rolande to have very much of it, but the rest of the family will love it. and it is all raw. ]
For the base
1 cup cashews
2 tablespoons agave
1/4 cup coconut oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons lemon juice
- First process cashews to flour.
- Add remaining ingredients and process again.
- Press into the bottom of a 9″ springform pan and place in fridge whilst working on filling.
For the filling
3 cups cashews, soaked for 1 – 2 hours
1 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup pomegranate juice
- Blend all ingredients in a high speed blender under smooth.
- Pour on top of the base.
- Place in the freezer to set. Once it’s set, the cheesecake can be moved to, and stored in, the fridge until ready to eat.
http://therawchef.com/therawchefblog/pomegranate-cheesecake-with-clementine-gelato
for a raw breakfast suggestion:
Sunflower cereal:
1 cup Sunflower seeds: soaked for 8 hours
1/4 cup Raisins: soaked for ½ hr (longer ok)
1 cup Alfalfa Sprouts
Grind the sunflower seeds and raisins in a blender or some such thing. Mix with sprouts and enjoy!
Raw and low on grains.
For the base
1 cup cashews
2 tablespoons agave
1/4 cup coconut oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons lemon juice
- First process cashews to flour.
- Add remaining ingredients and process again.
- Press into the bottom of a 9″ springform pan and place in fridge whilst working on filling.
For the filling
3 cups cashews, soaked for 1 – 2 hours
1 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup pomegranate juice
- Blend all ingredients in a high speed blender under smooth.
- Pour on top of the base.
- Place in the freezer to set. Once it’s set, the cheesecake can be moved to, and stored in, the fridge until ready to eat.
http://therawchef.com/therawchefblog/pomegranate-cheesecake-with-clementine-gelato
for a raw breakfast suggestion:
Sunflower cereal:
1 cup Sunflower seeds: soaked for 8 hours
1/4 cup Raisins: soaked for ½ hr (longer ok)
1 cup Alfalfa Sprouts
Grind the sunflower seeds and raisins in a blender or some such thing. Mix with sprouts and enjoy!
Raw and low on grains.