Raw Vegan-Let The Truth Be Told
There are three sides of a story The first person story the second person and the truth.Archive for April 14, 2008
Stuffed Red Peppers
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
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.
Deep Dish Apple Cobbler
Filling
6 gala or fuji apples (chopped)
2 granny smith apples (chopped coarse)
1 tbs. agave nectar
2-3 tbs. lemon juice
Pinch of sea salt
1-2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice mix (cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, cardamom)
How to: Process everything in a food processor till smooth. Spoon filling into a round 9-10″ cobbler pie pan. Set aside.
Crumb Topping
1 1/2 cups of walnuts
3/4 cup pitted dates
Zest of 1/2 lemon
1-2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice mix
pinch of sea salt
How to: Process everything till thick and well combined. Make a mound of this mixture and place it on top of the filling. Garnish with apple wedges, and lemon zest. Best served warm with cinnamon ice cream and egglessnog.
Coconut Fig Custard
Ingredients
1 cup young coconut meat
1/2 cup young coconut water
2-3 tbs. soaked figs
1/2 tsp. of cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 vanilla bean (seeds only)
2 pinches of sea salt
How to: Put everything in a high speed blender and blend till smooth and thick.
Serve with chopped nuts, fresh sliced fruits and citrus zest.
Bliss Balls
Ingredients
1 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup almonds
1/3 cup agave nectar or dates
3-5 tbs. mesquite meal or carob powder
pinch of nutmeg and/or cinnamon
pinch oe 2 of sea salt
How to: Put the sunflower seeds and almonds in the vitamix to make them into a flour or powder. Then, mix them with the rest of the ingredients. Get about 1-2 tbs. of the mixture and shape it into a nice round ball. At this point you may roll it in sesame seeds, coconut flakes, or carob powder. Continue this process until all of the mixture is gone. Put the bliss balls into the freezer until ready to eat.
