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Summer Salad: Spinach Power House

Do you want a hearty salad that is delicious, good for you and jam packed with nutrients? Then you’ve got to try this Raw Power House Salad! It is a party for your tastebuds and very filling. Trust us, you will be getting so much green along with all of the other colors of the rainbow. You will glow with energy and wholeness. Give it a try.

Ingredients:

• 6-8 cups of baby spinach
• 1 cup of spring salad mix
• 1 cup of cabbage slaw (sliced raw cabbage & shredded carrots)
• 1/2 red bell pepper
• 1/2 red onion
• 1 cucumber
• 1 avocado
• parsley flakes
• splash of olive oil and lemon juice

Equipment:
Really nothing is needed beyond a cutting board and knife, and a bowl with spoon for mixing

Directions:
1. Place the handfuls of baby spinach into your mixing bowl. Then add the cup of spring salad mix. Blend all of the leaves together.

2. Add in one cup of cabbage slaw and mix it with the leaves.

3. Slice your red onion in half and then slice it vertically and horizontally to get nice small chunks of onion. Toss those into your salad.

4. Peel the skin of the cucumber if it is not organic. Then slice it long ways down the middle. Turn each half so that the flat side is on your cutting board. Then cut nice chunky slices and add them into the salad.

5. Take your avocado and remove it from its skin (If you’re not sure how to do this, read our article on Avocados). Slice your avocado into small chunks and toss them into your salad.

6. Slice your red bell pepper in half. For the half you are using, cut both horizontally and vertically to create small squares (similar to the size of what you might find in a chunky salsa). Add these to the salad.

7. Sprinkle in the parsley flakes

8. Add a dash of lemon juice and olive oil and mix well.

9. Serve in a plate or bowl and enjoy!

Summer Salad Series: Citrus Splash

This summer we are doing a series of light, refreshing, energizing salads! Perfect to entertain with and eat in warm weather. Our first salad, Citrus Splash, is sure to be a delight! It’s modified from a recipe we found on Vegetarian Times.

Ingredients:

Dressing

• 2 Tbs. raw agave syrup
• 1 1/2 Tbs. lime or lemon juice
• 1 Tbs. Nama Shoyu (unpasteurized soy sauce)
• 1/2 tsp. seasalt
• 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes

Salad

• 2 oranges or blood oranges
• 1 grapefruit
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped arugula
• 1 shallot, peeled, thinly sliced crosswise, and loosened into strands (1/4 cup)
• 1 Tbs. coarsely chopped mint leaves
• 2 Tbs. raw sliced or slivered almonds, for garnish
• 1 Tbs. raw sesame seeds, for garnish

Directions
1. To make Dressing: Mix all ingredients together in bowl. Taste for balance of sweet, sour, salty, and spicy, adjusting seasonings as necessary. Set aside.
2. To make Salad: Slice ends off oranges and grapefruit. Stand fruit on cutting board, and slice away skin from outside with knife. Cut fruit segments from membranes, and transfer to bowl; toss lightly with arugula, shallot, and mint. Toss with Dressing. Serve garnished with peanuts and sesame seeds.

Red Cabbage Tacos

Oh my goodness! One of the reasons we love raw foods so much is the colors! So bright! So bold! So full of life and energy! So I am sure you can see from the picture above why we were so excited about this recipe. It’s so beautiful! And amazingly delicious too so we think you should give it a try.

This recipe comes from a blog called The Kitchen Dispensary. Here’s what the author had to say:

Red cabbage is one of my favourite leaves to use as a wrap. It looks amazing, it’s crunchy and you can fit a lot into one leaf. It’s really one of the things we raw foodies use as a bread substitute. The ingredients below are pretty much what I had in the fridge today. You could just as easily use things like cucumbers, tomatoes, sprouts or leftover salad. Whatever takes your fancy.

Red Cabbage Tacos

Makes 5

Ingredients

5 smallish red cabbage leaves

2 medium sized carrots

1/4 avocado

1-2 tsp lemon juice

about 8 stalks of fresh chives

Greens of your choice  (I used a mix of spinach, chard and lettuces)

Dulse flakes (Karengo Seaweed) for saltiness

Preparation

Finely grate the carrot. If you have a fine grater like one usually used for parmesean you will get more juicy flavour from the carrot.

Mash in the avocado, lemon juice and finely chopped chives. Add a little himalayan or sea salt if you wish.

Take a red cabbage leaf and fill with a few green leaves of your choice and top with some of the carrot avocado mixture.

Top with some dulse (karengo) and a few chopped chives.

Black Eyed Salad

Not all salads start out with Romaine lettuce or baby cabbage! Why not try a salad that offers a different mix of ingredients and a bold flavor? We promise you, this salad is as delicious as it is colorful. And not only that, but it is super easy to make!

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• black-eye beans (soaked overnight in cold water)
• sliced carrot
• beansprouts
• sliced red pepper
• sliced cabbage
• 1 teaspoon of cold pressed hemp oil
• 1 teaspoon of sea salt
• 1 teaspoon of lemon juice

Equipment:

All you need is a mixing bowl!

Preparation:

Mix all the vegetables together in a bowl. Then, add in the sea salt, lemon juice and season with the hemp oil. That’s it!

Enjoy!

This recipe was provided by Marat, who resides in Leeds, UK. Marat is the raw enthusiast behind the website RawPublic, where he features daily raw food recipes and tips for a healthier lifestyle. Marat’s favorite thing about about raw foods is eating 100% raw; he says he is full of energy and passion for life!

2 Delicious Potluck Salads

Angeline from Singapore sent over these fabulous potluck salad recipes and wanted us to share them with you. We think they are full of color and texture, making them magically delicious.

potluck salad n° 1

• 3 oz mixed leaves (mine were organic mixed baby greens from earthbound farm but any mix would do)
• 1 grapefruit
• 1 kiwi
• blueberries
• walnuts
• almonds

1. Simply layer leaves with chunks of grapefruit & diced kiwi.

2. The final top layer had scattered blueberries, walnuts and almonds. some grapes would greatly improve this mix, as grapes are definitely sweet, whereas grapefruits, kiwis & blueberries may not necessarily be. cherries, if they are in season, would also be great, especially white cherries.

Angeline says she personally doesn’t use salad dressing, only the occasional dash of balsamic vinegar if the salad is very plain (like a single leaf + a single fruit & no nuts).

Rawmazing Gazpacho Soup

If you have no idea what a raw food recipe would look like or just want something easy and yummy to try, here is one to get started. It’s traditional Spanish Gazpacho, which is a wonderful cold soup full of fresh Mediterranean vegetables. You can enjoy it room temperature or chilled.

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 5 ripe tomatoes
• 1/2 cucumber, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper
• 2 cloves garlic
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup of filtered water
• 2 tbsp fresh parsley
• 1 avocado, diced (optional)
• 1 tablespoon of sea salt (True sea salt benefits)

Equipment:

All you need is a blender!

Preparation:

Blend together all ingredients except parsley and avocado until smooth (about 30 seconds). Gently stir in avocado, parsley and slice of lemon.
If possible, chill for at least two hours to let the flavors mingle. Serve chilled or room temperature.

Enjoy!

This recipe was provided by Marat, who resides in Leeds, UK. Marat is the raw enthusiast behind the website RawPublic, where he features daily raw food recipes and tips for a healthier lifestyle. Marat’s favorite thing about about raw foods is eating 100% raw; he says he is full of energy and passion for life!

Raw Almond Pate

This pate smells absolutely amazing, so let us warn you now, upon making it, you will be tempted to eat it all! Pate is such an amazing raw dish, it can be served over a bed of greens (surrounded by cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, etc) and also as a dip for your sprouted flax crackers and other veggies (or as several have already done, just load it up on a plate and eat as is). Either way, everyone agrees, it’s magically delicious!

This recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients:

• 4 cups of soaked sliced almonds (raw)*
• 8 spring onions
• 3 celery sticks
• 2 1/2 cups organic broccoli slaw**
• large squeeze of lemon juice
• pinch of Celtic sea salt

*You should soak the almonds about 24 hours in advance. Sounds time consuming, right? But actually, it couldn’t be easier. On the night before you plan to make the recipe, simply measure out 4 cups of sliced raw almonds and place them into a bowl. Then fill it with water and leave it to sit overnight (we suggest using your stove to store it). Then the next morning, change the water (drain it and refill again). By that evening you’ll be ready to go.

**Broccoli slaw is generally a mix of shredded broccoli stems and shredded carrots. It is dry so there is no dressing already on it. Some variations may include purple cabbage and other veggies. It can be purchased prepackaged at your local grocery store. Buy organic if you can. You can also make it, and save the broccoli florets for juicing later (or include them) .

Directions:

1. Chop up the celery and spring onions. Mix with the almonds and broccoli slaw and place into your food processor (for a smoother consistency, use a blender). If your food processor is too small to handle of these at once, simply put in even portions at a time, placing the finished pate into a mixing bowl.

2. Once all ingredients are processed or blended, transfer them into a mixing bowl. Add a squirt of lemon juice and sprinkle some Celtic sea salt on top (to taste).

3. Use a wooden spoon to mix all the ingredients together. Serve immediately or refrigerate to eat later.

Bonus: If you want to get fancy, whip out your ice cream scoop and serve the pate that way for presentation. Your friends/family will be amazed and you will leave them wanting more.