Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Zucchini Basil Wraps

From www.Rawmazing.com

3 cups chopped zucchini
1 young coconut, flesh from
3/4 cup ground flax
12 leaves fresh basil
pinch Himalayan Salt
pinch ground pepper
black sesame seeds

1. Place all ingredients except black sesame seeds in blender.
2. Blend until smooth.
3. Spread in a thin layer on non-stick sheets. Don’t spread too thin or you will have holes.
4. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top.
5. Dehydrate at 115 for 3 hours. When tops are dry, peel off of sheet and dry until bottoms are dry to the touch but still pliable.
6. Cut into 5″ squares. Makes 12.

Spinach Cream Dressing

1 cup macadamia nuts
1/2 cup water
1 cup young Thai coconut flesh
1 clove garlic
2 cups spinach, raw
1/2 lemon, juice
pinch Himalayan Salt
pinch pepper

1. Place all ingredients in high-speed blender and blend until smooth.



Filling for Wraps:

2 carrots, cubed
2 cucumbers, cubed
2 avocados, cubed
2 tomatoes, cubed
1 cup jicama, cubed



Assembly:

1. Mix all vegetables together.
2. Add spinach cream to the mixture by spoonful. (to taste). Combine.
3. Place a layer of lettuce on the wrap. Spoon filling on lettuce and wrap up.

Makes enough filling for 4 to 6 wraps.

Strawberry Mango Salad w/ Blueberry Vinaigrette Dressing

From www.Rawmazing.com

Strawberry Mango Salad

1 head romaine lettuce
1 cup strawberries, sliced
1 cup mango, diced
1 cup jicama, diced
1 avocado, diced
1 cup pumpkin seeds

1. Tear romaine and place on plate.
2. Mix together fruit and jicama. Place a handful on the lettuce bed.
3. Top with blueberry vinaigrette and pumpkin seeds

Blueberry Vinaigrette

1 cup blueberries
1 tablespoon agave nectar (or sweetener of your choice)
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil, cold pressed

1. Combine all ingredients in a blender.
2. Pour over top of salad.

Pea Pods With Sun Dried Tomato Spread

From www.rawmazing.com

1 C Cashews
1/2 C Pine Nuts
1/4 C Sun Dried Tomatoes (soft)
1/2 Lemon
1/2 Shallot (about 2 T)
1 Clove Garlic
Pinch Celtic Sea Salt
1 C Fresh Pea Pods, split

Soak cashews and pine nuts until soft (at least 2 hours). Combine with the rest of the ingredients in food processor and process until smooth. Pipe into split pea pods.

Strawberry Banana Crepes

From www.rawmazing.com

Crepes

4 Bananas
Juice from 1 lemon

Place bananas in food processor. Add lemon juice and process until liquid. Pour into 5″ rounds. These should only be about 1/8″ thick so spread mixture if necessary. Dehydrate overnight at 115. Do not over dry these. I start them just before I go to bed. You want them to be flexible. Makes 8 – 5″ rounds

Cashew Vanilla Cream

Pulp from two young coconuts*
1 C Cashews, soaked overnight
Splash of Madagascar vanilla
1 T Agave (if desired)

Place the cashews in high-speed blender. Blend on high speed. Add the coconut meat and vanilla. Process until well blended. Refrigerate to thicken if needed.

Assembly

Spoon the Cashew Vanilla Cream into half the crepe. Top with berries and add more cream. Fold over and experience joy! Makes 4-6 crepes.

Strawberry Watermelon Lemonade

From www.rawmazing.com

8 cups watermelon
4 lemons
Juice from1 cup strawberries
Agave (to taste, you will probably not need it if your fruit is ripe)

Place all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth. *Serves 4

For a great treat, freeze some in ice cube trays and use instead of ice to cool down your drink without diluting it!


Watermelon Lemonade

From www.Rawmazing.com

4 C watermelon
Juice from 2 Lemons
Agave to taste

Place watermelon and lemon juice in blender, blend. Add agave to taste.