This recipe calls for strawberry, but so far I have done this with strawberry, banana and apples.  quick, and tasty..

Bowl full of fruit of choice (Strawberries)

2 cups cashews
4 dates
1 cup of water
1 teaspoon of vanilla

Blend all on blender until it has a pudding consistency.  If too runny, add a few more cashews.  Blend well.
This makes an awesome topping.

I added another later.  I made two batches of the above but in the 2nd batch I omitted the vanilla and added cocoa.  Makes a fudge taste.

Enjoy!

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Cauliflower Rice

1 large head of cauliflower
1 bunch scallions (or onion)
2 cups of kale or spinach
1 cup green peas
3 garlic cloves
olive oil
Sprinkle of curry powder
Sprinkle of paprica

Place Cauliflower in blender and blend until rice like.  Add rice cauliflower to bowl and add in other ingredients (Be sure kale and spinach are chopped to small pieces). Mix well and serve.

Zucchini Rolls

There are three fillings that you can add to make your zucchini roll.  I use all three in mine.  You can use one, two or all.

Marinara Sauce

1 clove garlic
1 cup sun-dried tomatoes, softened
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 lemon, juice from
4 dates, soaked until soft and pitted
2 tablespoons water (if needed)
1 teaspoon italian spices
1. With food processor running, drop garlic in and chop fine.

2. Add remaining ingredients. Process until smooth.

Spinach Walnut Pesto

2 cloves garlic
3 cups spinach
1/3 cup olive oil
1/2 cup walnuts, soaked at least 6 hours, drained and dried
1/2 lemon, juice from
1. With food processor running, drop in garlic.

2. Add remaining ingredients and process until a paste is formed.

Cashew Cheese

3/4 cup cashews, soaked overnight, drained
1 clove garlic
1 teaspoon lemon juice
pinch Himalayan Salt and pepper
1. Place all ingredients in food processor. Pulse until a cottage cheese texture is achieved. Add a little water if necessary.

Take zucchini and using a potato peeler, peel thin layers.  Lay the zucchini flat and layer your fillings on the length of it.  The roll together and enjoy.

Curry Dish

Curry

• 3 cups mixed mushrooms (button and shitake)
• 2 medium-sized zucchini, diced small
• 1/2 cup broccoli, diced small
• 2 punnets of cherry tomatoes cut into quarters
• Juice of ½ a lemon
• 3 tbsp of Tamari sauce
• 2 tbsp of olive oil
• 2-3 tbsp curry powder
• Salt to taste

Method: Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl.

Curry sauce

• 1 stalk celery chopped fine
• 1 clove garlic
• Juice of 1/2 a lemon
• 1 tbsp tamarind paste
• 1cm cube of fresh ginger
• 1/2 cup fresh coriander
• 1 tbsp curry powder
• 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 1/2 cup water
• Salt to taste

Method: Blend all ingredients in a high power blender until smooth and creamy. You may need to add more water if it is too thick.

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Ingredients:

• 2 Large Cucumbers
• 4 Large Black Mushrooms
• 4 Large White Mushrooms
• 10 dates
• 2 Tomatoes
• 1 Orange (juiced)
• 10 Sundried Tomatoes
• 1/4 Tsp Chilli Powder
• 1/4 Tsp Curry Powder
• 1 Small Shallot Onion

Method:

Slice the mushrooms and lay them out in a dish.

In the food processor add all the other ingredients (with the exception of the cucumbers) and process this into a paste, adding a little water to achieve desired consistency.

Pour the sauce over the mushrooms and mix in well. Place into the fridge to marinate for 30 minutes.

Just before serving, spiralize the cucumbers into noodles using a spiralizer.

Serve the noodles into bowls and serve the marinaded mushrooms and sauce over the top.

Serves 2.

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Cauliflower Rice with Fresh Peas and Cumin

Another great recipe from rawmazing.com.  This is a great alternative if you want a substitute for rice.   Flavorful and healthy.

(serves 4)

• 1 medium head cauliflower
• 1 cup fresh peas
• 4 scallions, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
• zest from 1 lemon
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 2 teaspoons maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• 1/2 cup pine nuts
• 1 tablespoon chili flakes (optional)
• pinch Himalayan salt and pepper

1. Cut the cauliflower florets from the stem. Pulse in food processor until the cauliflower is the size of pieces of rice.

2. Stir in peas and scallions.

3. Whisk together  lemon juice, lemon zest, cumin, maple syrup, and ginger. Pour over cauliflower mixture and stir to combine.

4. Top with pine nuts and chili flakes. Salt and pepper to taste.

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Makes 8 servings

Crunchy Layer

• 1 cup pecans
• 1 tablespoon coconut sugar (granulated)
• 4 dates, coarsely chopped

1. Place all ingredients in blender and pulse until well combined.
Ganache Layer

• 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
• 1/2 cup maple syrup or liquid sweetener of choice
• 1/2 cup raw cacao powder

1. Whisk all ingredients together until smooth and well combined.

Vanilla “Mousse”

• 1 1/2 cup cashews, soaked until soft
• 1/4 cup liquid sweetener, I used maple syrup
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
• 1 vanilla bean (scrape out interior and use)

1. Place all ingredients in a high-speed blender. Blend until smooth.

2. Refrigerate until set. Make sure you give this enough time. It will take a few hours.

Chocolate “Mousse”

• 1 1/2 cups cashews, soaked until soft
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup liquid sweetener, I used maple syrup
• 1/4 cup coconut oil
• 1/4 cup raw cacao powder

1. Blend all ingredients in high-speed blender until smooth.

2. Refrigerate until set.

For Assembly:

• 1 pint strawberries

1. Slice strawberries thinly.

2. Layer crunch, ganache, chocolate “mousse”, strawberries, vanilla “mousse”, strawberries, vanilla “mousse”, chocolate “mousse”, ganache and crunch.

3. Alternatively…layer any way you want.

*I layered this in 4 10 oz glasses. Each glass makes 2 servings for a total of 4 servings. If you want separate servings, use smaller glasses. Or, make it in one big bowl!

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I had no idea when I was making this dish how amazing and tasty it would be.  I over-ate.  It was one of the most surprising recipes I have tried in my raw food experiment.   I found this recipe on the rawmazing.com website.  Whether you are trying a raw food diet for the first time or you are primarily eat raw, plant based meals, this site at rawmazing.com is by far the best I have found.  I have quite a few recipes here that I have tried from this site.  No disappointment yet.

Raw Vegan Lasagna with Spinach Walnut Pesto and Walnut “Sausage”

serves 4

Ingredients:

• 1 medium zucchini, sliced thin lengthwise
• 1 tomato, sliced thin
• Marinara Sauce
• Spinach Walnut Pesto
• Cashew Cheese
• Walnut Sage “Sausage”

Marinara Sauce

• 1 clove garlic
• 1 cup sun-dried tomatoes, softened
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/2 lemon, juice from
• 4 dates, soaked until soft and pitted
• 2 tablespoons water (if needed)
• 1 teaspoon Italian spices

1.  With food processor running, drop garlic in and chop fine.

2.  Add remaining ingredients. Process until smooth.

Spinach Walnut Pesto

• 2 cloves garlic
• 3 cups spinach
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup walnuts, soaked at least 6 hours, drained and dried
• 1/2 lemon, juice from

1.  With food processor running, drop in garlic.

2.  Add remaining ingredients and process until a paste is formed.

Cashew Cheese:

• 3/4 cup cashews, soaked overnight, drained
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• pinch Himalayan Salt and pepper

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