Tuesday, 27 October 2015

Raw buckwheat porridge.

I do this one so often at home now that it really is an intuitive recipe! However, I will try to be specific for reproductions sake! please adjust according to your own observations! if too thick add more water, too thin add more avocado or extra buckwheat.

1 cup of buckwheat soaked overnight and drained
1/2 avocado
water or nut milk to bring to the desired 'porridge' consistency
4 dates stones removed
tablespoon of raw honey, coconut sugar or sweetener you prefer.

Blend adding more of the milk or water to create the perfect consistency. Then add your toppings. we used: goji berries, white mulberries, cashews,coconut flakes, bee pollen, cacao nibs, cinnamon, vanilla seeds, banana, raspberries, strawberries... whatever you like!


Carrot, ginger and coconut soup

Makes 4-6 servings

Make 470ml of Carrot juice (or to save time buy enough organic, preferably cold pressed carrot juice from a bottle)

470ml of coconut milk (buy organic tinned or make your own from young coconuts)

60ml or 1/4 cup lime juice
2 teaspoons grated ginger or ginger juice
1/4 small avocado
1/2 teaspoon sea salt or pink salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or more depending on how spicy you like it!)
Fresh black pepper to taste
Chopped coriander to garnish

Put all ingredients except for the coriander into the blender until very smooth. If you prefer a thicker soup add more avocado. adjust seasonings as required. if you prefer the soup warmer you can blend for an extra minute or so to add heat. vanish with the coriander. Enjoy!!!



Sunday, 4 October 2015

Raw Chilli 'non' Carne and Cauliflower rice.

This recipe is one favourite right now... Nicely spicy and somehow very comforting for a raw dish!

It was inspired by a recipe in the book 'Raw and simple' by Judita Wignall. 

Rice

Large Cauliflower, depending on how many people you are making for.
Handful of corriander
2-3 tablspoons of Umeboshi vinegar or just use sea salt to taste if you don't have the vinegar.

Process in the food processor until you reach a rice or cous-cous kind of consistency. Done!!

Chilli (serves 6 people)
Sauce:

235ml water
1/2 red pepper
3 tablespoons of ground sundried tomatoes, do this first in the machine to get them into smaller pieces.
2 tablespoons orange juice
2 dates, stones removed
1 tablespoon mixed chilli powder
1 tablespoon cold pressed olive oil
1/2 tablespoon raw cacao powder
1 teaspoon tamarind paste
1 teaspoon salt, sea salt or pink salt
1 small clove garlic
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
!/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon of cayenne

'Meat'

180g of soaked and rinsed sunflower seeds or walnuts.
2 teaspoons mixed chilli powder
1 teaspoon cumin
2 tablespoons tamari sauce.

Veggies

1 cup diced courgette
1 cup diced tomatoes
1 cup corn kernels
1 cup shredded carrot
1/4 cup diced white onion or shallot

Blend sauce in a liquidiser machine or high speed blender if you have. Use the food processor to make the meat and then stir all parts together in a large mixing bowl. You can leave the in the fridge overnight and the flavours will develop from the spices. I usually top with guacamole or a sour cream made from blended cashews, water, lemon juice and salt.



Raw mango cheesecake

The end of the summer draws in and a last nod to the sunshine is here with a raw Mango cheesecake...

Base

Wholegrain oat flour, 1 cup
Soaked  and rinsed almonds 1 cup
Dried coconut or desiccated coconut 1 cup
20 dates, stones removed (buy the ones that are not coated in glucose sugar)
pinch of himalayan pink salt or flor de sal
1 tablespoon of coconut oil

Blend in a food processor and press into a 26cm spring form cake tin.
Move base to fridge or freezer to set while you make the topping.

Topping.

3 packets of organic coconut cream, hard set not liquid cream.
2 ripe mangos, flesh
4 limes, juice.
Around 1/2 cup agave syrup or a mixture of Agave syrup and stevia or raw honey. Taste to check the amount... each mango is different and each person likes a different sweetness! Use your palate to determine how much sweetener you like.
Pinch of salt
2 tablespoons of coconut oil.

Blend and check sweetness. Pour into base and set in the fridge for a few hours. decorate with Goji berries, mango chunks, kiwi fruit, berries, seeds... whatever you like!