Raw food recipes are great to have after doing the Master Cleanse.

Date:   8/5/2006 2:51:14 PM ( 18 y ago)

Fruit Smoothies
For those concerned about their protein in the morning or wonder what to have instead of eggs to start their day, this smoothie makes a wonderful start.

Ingredients: Soaked flax seeds, Banana, Fresh or frozen fruit and water (dates and grated orange rind optional)

Place 1-2 heaping tablespoons of soaked Flax Seeds* in your blender.
Add 1-2 cups of water.
Turn on high speed until the seeds turn thick and goopy. Add more water if needed.
Add one peeled banana.
Add frozen or fresh fruit. If you didn't add frozen fruit and want it chilled, add ice cubes.
If you want it sweeter, add 4 - 6 soaked dates without the pits.
If you want a nice orange tang, add a bit of grated orange rind.
Mix and match any fruits you like:
Strawberries and bananas;
Peaches, strawberries and bananas; or
Peaches, pineapples, bananas and coconut.
Add raw (unroasted) carob powder to any smoothie.
* I keep a container of soaking flax seeds in the frig just like other people keep milk or eggs on hand. I also keep a small dish of soaking dates in water to use as a sweetener.


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Veggie Dip
This dip can be made thinner as a creamy salad dressing or thickened with veggies for a pate to spread on crackers or to roll up in lettuce leaves or nori seaweed sheets. Take a pint container to work with you along with your favorite veggies and/or lettuce or kale leaves.

Ingredients:

Water (start with ¼ cup and add more to make it easy to blend the nuts until smooth)
Cold-pressed Olive Oil (start with 2-3 Tablespoons and add more to desired creaminess)
Sweet: Raw Cashews 7 ounces (or soaked and drained almonds, pecans, etc.)
Sour: Lemon or Lime Juice
Spicy: Fresh-grated garlic (the longer the garlic is in the mixture the stronger it gets), fresh-grated ginger root, chilies, cayenne pepper, or some sliced jalapeno pepper
Bitter: Fresh cilantro (or fresh herb of choice or dried herbs), or poultry seasoning
Salty: Celtic Sea Salt, dulce (a dried, salty seaweed) and soy sauce, tamari or shoyu (These are just three grades of the same thing.)
Mixing:

Blend the nuts until finely ground in the food processor or blender.
Add a bit of water slowly until a thick goop forms.
Add a few cloves of fresh garlic and slices of ginger root.
Add some olive oil, Nama shoyu (aged soy sauce), Celtic Sea Salt and blend.
Taste. If too sweet, add some lemon or lime juice. If too thick for the blender to handle, add more water.
Then make adjustments for sweet, sour, spicy, salty, and bitter using the above ingredients or substitutes. (I found that the chilies, garlic, salt and soy sauce, lemon juice and ginger were key for balancing the sweetness of the cashews or nuts.)
For extra spicy, add 1 whole chopped jalapeno pepper or other chili pepper.
Blend and at the end, add dried or fresh basil or cilantro or your favorite herb. (Don’t blend too much or the green herbs will make it turn a greenish beige.)
Serve with raw veggies (carrots, celery, broccoli, cauliflower, radishes, green beans, sliced sweet potatoes, tomatoes, jicama -- a root that is firm like a water chestnut -- bell peppers, cabbage, etc.) or with flax crackers.
This can also be used as rich, creamy salad dressing. Just add more water and salt, if needed. This dip gets thicker when it sits in the refrigerator. You can always add more water and stir before serving.

Optional ingredients (add to the blended mix or just chop into the dip):
Grated horseradish, chopped spinach, chopped bell peppers (any color), mashed avocado, chopped tomatoes, sliced or diced green onions, or red onions.

Ideas:
Try emphasizing one herb for a dominant flavor (dill, basil, tarragon, etc.).

You can add carrots if you're using a food processor and make it into a paste and use it as a spread on crackers, rolled up in nori seaweed sheets (used for sushi rolls) or a lettuce leaves as a "green burrito."



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Raw Ice Cream
If you have a sweet tooth or love ice cream especially late at night or have kids that love ice cream, this is a fast and easy recipe. My 4 year old grandson loves to make it whether for breakfast, lunch or dinner or for a quick snack.

Ingredients: Nuts, bananas, frozen fruit

Place a handful of raw (not roasted) cashews or soaked then drained raw almonds in the fruit processor.
Blend until smooth (can leave slightly grainy for more texture in the ice cream
Add a bit of water (1-4 tablespoons) to make into a thick cream
Add chopped frozen fruit (see below for ideas)
Add a banana to make it thick, smooth and sweet (can be frozen or not)
Taste and adjust sweetness, frozenness, creaminess
by adding more of the above ingredients, dates, etc.
Serve right away. If you want the ice cream firmer you can place it in a container in the freezer until it as thick as you like. If there is any left over, you can store in the freezer in a covered container. Allow time to thaw when you want to eat it again.

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Mikey's Milkshake (Unbelievable!!)
Makes 6 services

Soak 2 cups of fresh pecans (about 1/2 pound) for about 5 mins, rinse them, soak them another 5 mins and rinse them again.

Then put into a vitamix (or powerful blender):

8 pitted dates
A level teaspoon Celtic Sea Salt (to taste)
2 - 3 teaspoons of honey (to taste)
1 and 1/2 vanilla beans (optional)
5 - 12 macadamia nuts (makes it creamier!!)
Refrigerated cold water to total 60 oz.
Turn on low until the nuts are ground up. Then whip it on high for 1 to 1 1/2 mins.



 

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