Posts Tagged ‘parsley’

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!

20 Simple Juice Recipes

Many of you have told us that you recently brought a juicer or would like to get into juicing. We would like to respond by offering some simple recipes for you to try. For starters, we found the list below from Living Foods (will provide website and additional info at the end of the article) and believe it is a great way to introduce you to the wonderful world of juice.

One of the great benefits of  juicing is that you get to experiment with different fruit and veggie combinations as you find recipes online or in books. Your taste buds may be on a roller coaster for a bit, but we promise they will settle soon and start to become excited about what you’re juicing. Maybe you aren’t ready yet to take the plunge into 100% green vegetable juice. We actually recommend  juicing gradually. You’ll be amazed with the results.

So while you’re working up to it, here are some fun simple recipes that you can try. They are easy to make, and delicious too! If you happen to try some of these recipes, report back and let us know. We will continue to post additional recipes and information about the health benefits of juicing to keep you going and trying new things. So go get juiced!

• Carrot/Apple Juice: 6 carrots, 2 apples
• Liver Mover: 2-3 carrots, 1/2 beet
• Bromeiain Special: pineapple (skin & all), unscrew top and throw away, Orange or Grapefruit, 3 oranges (peeled) or 1 grapefruit (peeled)
• Evening Regulator: 2 apples, 1 pear
• Digestive Special: handful of spinach, 6 carrots
• Holiday Cocktail: 2 apples, 1 large bunch of grapes, 1 slice lemon with peel
• Body Cleanser: 4 carrots, 1/2 cucumber, 1 beet
• Rejuvenator: handful of parsley, 3 carrots, 2 celery stalks, 2 cloves of garlic
• Cantaloupe Juice: cut into strips and juice (rind and all)
• The Waldorf: 1 stalk celery, 2 apples
• Sunshine Cocktail: 2 apples, 4-6 strawberries
• Energy Shake: handful of parsley, 6 carrots
• Watermelon Juice: cut into strips and juice, (rind and all)
• Potassium Broth: 1 handful of spinach, 1 handful of parsley, 2 stalks of celery, 4-6 carrots
• AAA Juice: 6 carrots, 1 apple, 2 stalks of celery, 1/2 handful of wheatgrass, 1/2 handful of parsley, 1/2 beet
• Passion Cocktail: 4 strawberries, 1 large chuck pineapple, 1 bunch black grapes
• Morning Tonic: 1 apple, 1 grapefruit (peeled)
• Digestive Cocktail: 1/4 lemon with peel, 1/2 grapefruit (peeled), 2 oranges
• Alkaline Special: 1/4 head cabbage (red or green), 3 stalks of celery

These recipes came from Living Foods. The purpose of their web site is to educate the world about the power of the living and raw vegetarian food diet. Contained within the many pages of their website, you will find many recipes, articles, resources, links, testimonials, information and support.

Raw Food Myth: Calcium Supplements

Comment: What? You’re going raw? I only have one word for you “supplements.” How else are you going to get the nutrients you need to be healthy? I mean seriously, what about calcium?

Response: We all know that calcium should be a very important part of any diet. We have to take care of our bones and teeth. A common myth is that the only place to get calcium is from diary products, particularly milk. So let’s arm ourselves right now with some useful tidbits of information about calcium and raw foods. This way when someone asks, you’ll know exactly what to say.

Calcium is more than present in the raw food lifestyle. Here’s where you can get it:

• Nuts and seeds (sunflower seeds, Brazil nuts, pumpkin seeds and flax seeds to name a few)
• Fruits (oranges, limes, figs and berries)
• Veggies (such as kale, which is great in juices, dandelion greens, kelp, parsley, and watercress)

Looks like you could get a good dose of calcium by plugging some of these ingredients into a meal or delicious smoothie! Take that!!!