Tomato Avocado Salad Dressing

• Juice two lemons
• Put lemon juice and pulp from one avocado in the blender and add enough water to allow it to mix, blend until smooth
• Add the juice of two tomatoes and the pulp of one (eat the other tomato pulp while you're waiting for the blender)
• Add "real salt" white pepper, and basil to taste
• Refrigerate

Herbal Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

• juice of one lime
• juice of one lemon
• 1/8 to 1/4 cup water
• 1/8 to 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• one clove finely chopped garlic
• 1 tbsp finely chopped thyme, parsley, cilantro, and basil
• "real salt"* and white pepper to taste

Mix in a jar and keep in the refrigerator

* Real salt is a product made from fossilized unheated, untreated mineral salts from Utah. This is the only salt recommended by Dr. Norman Walker.

We didn't get a picture of the actual salad dressing but the salad we put it on looked so yummy... I decided to post a picture of that instead :-)

Pineapple Cucumber Juice

• 1 cup of pineapple
• ½ cucumber

How to Make
1. Chop the peel off the pineapple.
2. Wash the cucumber - peel if waxed.
3. Slice the fruit to fit your juicer.
4. Juice and enjoy.

The health benefits of raw pineapple include:
• Pineapples contain bromelain - a powerful digestive enzyme that can destroy bad bacteria and parasites. They help digest protein, and may prevent the formation of blood clots.
• A natural anti-inflammatory bromelain reduces swelling and inflammation in the body. Beneficial for arthritis suffers, and to promote healing after injury.
• An excellent source of the natural antioxidant vitamin C, pineapples help fight off colds, and the bromelain loosens mucus, helps cure coughs, and fight throat infections.
• Pineapples are good for your bones. They are a good source of manganese, a mineral required for healthy bones.
• Raw pineapple juice is a cure for nausea, and may be useful during pregnancy.
• Eating pineapple is a cure for constipation.

Tahitian Vanilla Creme Parfait with Tropical Fruit Compote

Serves 6

½ c cashews soaked 10-12 hours
2 c young coconut meat
½ - ¼ c coconut water
1/4 c dates pitted (optional)
1 ½ t vanilla bean (1 bean)
2 T mesquite meal (or substitute with cacao powder)
½ t Celtic salt
2 c choice of fresh fruit sliced or diced thin tossed with 2 T orange juice and t cinnamon

In high-speed blender, blend the cashews, coconut, date, vanilla, mesquite and salt until smooth..
Continue by layering the crème and the sliced fruit in a parfait glass.
Garnish with fresh fruit and mint sprig for color.
Chill before serving.

Kreme of Asparagus Soup

by Nomi Shannon
© 1998 Nomi Shannon. Please copyright notice below.

Soup/Dressing/Sauce
This could be called the king of soups. The fiber in the asparagus
creates a delightful texture, and the tahini gives it a smooth
quality. Do not use the woody ends of the asparagus, chop only the
most tender part, about 2” from the end. Option: warm soup in the
top of a double boiler or on very low heat just until warm to the
touch. For extra zip, stir in 1/2 teaspoon wasabi powder.

1 cup cut up asparagus, or more to taste
1 cup carrot juice
2 heaping tablespoons tahini (or almond butter)
1 teaspoon cut up onion, or more to taste
A pinch of sea salt or a few drops of nama shoyu or bragg's
dulse flakes

In a blender, blend first five ingredients into a smooth
consistency. Taste and adjust flavors. Pour into serving bowl and
top with Dulse flakes. Yields approximately 1 1/2 cups. Serves 2.

*** Sorry, we did not take a picture of this recipe!

Pumpkin Pie in a Bowl

(adapted from Raw Food Life Force Energy)

Serves 1 generously, 2 as a small appetizer

Ingredients:
2 cups carrot juice (fresh if possible, bottled if not)
¾ cup chopped butternut squash
¼ avocado
½-3/4 packet of stevia
Generous sprinkle of cinnamon, a small sprinkle of nutmeg, and a dash of salt

Blend all ingredients in a high speed blender till smooth and creamy (and a little warm, if you like to serve soup that way). If you don’t have a high speed blender or Vitamix, you could substitute steamed squash for raw and use a regular blender.