Yummm! Really RAW Recipes!!

Once the weather gets warmer, the last thing I want to do is heat up the oven or stand over a hot stove! LOL

This year, I thought it would be healthy, yummy AND convenient to incorporate raw food recipes into my diet. I thought it would be difficult to find recipes that would excite the senses, boy was I wrong. I found a bunch of great recipes online and of course I'm going to share it with you....Enjoy!!!

Raw Jamacian Shish kabobs
Recipe Courtesy of VegWeb.com



Ingredients:

3/4 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon cayenne
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger (or fresh)
1/4 teaspoon red pepper
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 habanero or jalepeno
1 clove garlic
1/4 chopped onion
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon agave
1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
1 lemon wedge, squeezed
zucchini, broccoli, red peppers, baby portabellas, grape tomatoes, asparagus, you pick veggies
skewers

Directions:

1) Blend all of the ingredients except vegetables.

2) Marinate vegetables at least 20 min in this sauce.

3) Skewer the vegetables and place on dehydrator and dry for 2 hours to warm.

You can also skip the skewers, slice your veggies thin and serve with jicama rice! It's spicy!!!

Coconut Jicama Rice
Recipe Courtesy of The Raw Project



6 cups chopped jicama
1/2 cup shredded, dried coconut
1/2 pine nuts
2 tsp. salt
3 tbsp. agave nectar
2 tbsp. coconut vinegar

Chop jicama and coconut in a food processor to rice-like texture. Pour contents into a nut milk bag and squeeze liquid out. Retain the liquid to drink with meal or for smoothies, has a sweet, coconut flavor. Place the drained mixture into a large bowl and mix with the rest of the ingredients. Warm up for 30 minutes in the dehydrator is desired and enjoy. Makes 4-6 servings.

Stuffed Red Peppers



Recipe Courtesy of Raw Guru
Description

Ingredients

2 red bell peppers (cut into sections)

Filling
1 cup soaked sunflower seeds
1/2 pint cherry tomatoes
1 stick of celery
1/2 tsp. each of cayenne powder, paprika, basil, oregano, and garlic.
1/2 small onion (chopped)
2 tbs. lemon juice
1 tbs. olive oil
sea salt to taste

Methods/steps
How to: Put all the filling ingredients into a food processor and process till thick and smooth.

Assembly: spoon 2 tbs. of the filling into each pepper half and garnish with a parsley leaf.