Raw Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms with Rosemary Cashew Cheese
By Stanka Vukelić Photo: Stanka Vukelić Raw Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms with Rosemary Cashew Cheese Portobello mushrooms are always great for various raw food recipes. They are an excellent meat replacement in sandwiches, lasagna, soups and more, and if you think these look good – no, they taste even better than they look. Definitely one of our favorites. Mushrooms are one of the few natural sources of Vitamin D, but the amount they contain depends on their exposure to ultraviolet light. They have more potassium than a banana and 1 mushroom (100 gram) covers 25% of the RDA in selenium. Portobellos are fat-free and very low in calories. You may serve as is, or you can add some marinated onions, chopped tomato cubes, or parsley for decoration. Raw vegan recipe: Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms with Rosemary Cashew Cheese Preparation time:...
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Carrot Noodles with Red Pepper Sauce
By Stanka Vukelić Photo: Stanka Vukelić Carrot Noodles with Red Pepper Sauce This raw red pepper sauce is delicious, healthy and super easy to make – just throw all the ingredients into a blender and it is good to go! It can be used as a sauce, a dip for veggies, chips/crackers, or as a salad dressing. Shepherd peppers are not just sweet but also packed with vitamins and nutrients which seem to have nice side effects: increasing one’s libido and building collagen 😉 – so they say. Just half a cup of sliced red pepper meets a quarter of the recommended adult daily dose of Vitamin A and almost the total recommended adult daily dose of Vitamin C, all for just 12 calories – and no fat or cholesterol. Red bell peppers are also high in carotenoids, which...
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Garam Masala Sauce with Zucchini Noodles
By Stanka Vukelić Photo: Stanka Vukelić Raw food recipe: Garam Masala Sauce with Zucchini Noodles Garam masala is the heart of most Indian dishes. It’s a blend of ground spices: black and white peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon, black and white cumin seeds, and black, brown, and green cardamom pods. To get the best out of the spice, I like to use it in dishes which include tomatoes. This recipe is for those who are always too busy doing other things – it will take you no more than 10-15 minutes to make it! The spaghetti is made out of zucchini, but you can use also squash or carrot. There are quite a few ways you can turn zucchini into noodles. Some people use julienne peelers. You can also use an ordinary potato peeler. The most popular tool with which to...
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Raw Vegan BBQ Mix
By Stanka Vukelić Photo: Stanka Vukelić Raw Vegan BBQ Mix A summer BBQ is not necessarily just a meaty enjoyment. I’ve prepared a Raw Vegan BBQ Mix which is equally popular with vegetarians and meat eaters. So for those of us who love to socialize, picnic or perhaps are invited to a friend’s BBQ or potluck and still want to eat fresh raw foods – here’s the solution. Raw recipe: Raw Vegan BBQ Mix Preparation time: 15 min. Let it sit for: 60 min. or overnight Dehydration: 4 hours Ingredients for 2-4 people: 17 oz (1/2 kg) of champignon mushrooms 10 oz (300 g) of red peppers 2 onions 1 medium-sized eggplant/aubergine 5 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil 7 tablespoons of tamari soy sauce 1 tablespoon of fresh rosemary (cut up into tiny pieces) bunch of parsley...
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Raw Zucchini “Rice” with Sweet & Sour Sauce
By Stanka Vukelić Photo: Stanka Vukelić Raw Zucchini “Rice” with Sweet & Sour Sauce Even before going raw vegan, I was a huge fan of risottos. While experimenting, I found that vegetable rice can easily be created in a food processor. This is one variation with a fantastic sweet and sour sauce, which I make regularly. Like so many other raw recipes, this one will be easy and quick to prepare. Raw Zucchini “Rice” with Sweet & Sour Sauce Preparation time: 15 min. Ingredients for 2 people: For Zucchini “Rice”: 4 medium-sized zucchinis (approx. 25 oz/700g) For sauce: 1 ripe mango 1-2 big red bell peppers 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric 1/2 inch (1 cm) of ginger root 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt pinch of cayenne pepper Methods/steps – 1. Put zucchinis into a food processor and...
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Carrot Noodles with Green Pea Sauce
By Stanka Vukelić Photo: Stanka Vukelić Carrot Noodles with Green Pea Sauce Our local organic farmers have grown lots of carrots and peas, and as you already know; these two are a perfect combination for a deliciously sweet meal. The carrots will serve as noodles and the peas will be for the sauce on top. Peas are a good source of protein, niacin, folate, iron and phosphorus, and a very good source of manganese and vitamins A, C, K and thiamin, but more important: don’t be surprised to find out that this sauce is as good as or better than the cooked version. It’s fresh and light, yet very satisfying. So don’t hesitate – try it! The noodles are made of carrots, but you can also use squash or zucchini. There are quite a few ways you can turn...
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Raw food recipe: Miso Zucchini Noodles
By Stanka Vukelić Photo: Stanka Vukelić Raw food recipe: Miso Zucchini Noodles Another great recipe which is delicious, quick and easy to prepare. The main ingredients are Miso and Zucchini Noodles. Miso is a fermented soybean paste with a salty taste, a buttery texture, and a unique nutritional profile. Fermentation ranges from 3 months to 3 years, which produces an enzyme-rich food. When purchasing miso, avoid the pasteurized version and spend your money rather on a live enzyme-rich product, which is loaded with beneficial microorganisms. Extra info on health benefits of miso below. The noodles are made of zucchini, but you can use also squash or carrot. There are quite a few ways you can turn zucchini into noodles. Some people use julienne peelers. You can also use an ordinary potato peeler. The most popular tool with which to...
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Raw food recipe: Zucchini Spaghetti with Creamy Mushroom Sauce
By Stanka Vukelić Photos: Stanka Vukelić Raw food recipe: Zucchini Spaghetti with Creamy Mushroom Sauce Last week, the Zucchini Spaghetti with Mediterranean Sauce were a huge hit; so you leave me no choice but to share with you another great sauce for your spaghettis. This one is just as easy to make, but before getting started you’ll need to do some preparation. The first thing is, the sauce is made from cashew nuts, which need to be soaked overnight. The second thing is, we want to use fermented mushrooms. For me, this is easier, because I usually have a glass of them in my fridge, but if you want to skip the seven-day fermentation process; you can use fresh mushrooms as well. Maybe you ferment the mushrooms for another time – because they are really awesome this way. On...
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Raw food recipe: Zucchini Spaghetti with Mediterranean Sauce
By Stanka Vukelić Photo: Stanka Vukelić Raw food recipe: Zucchini Spaghetti with Mediterranean Sauce This is a real raw food classic and one of our favorite raw food recipes. Another great recipe which is delicious and quick and easy to prepare. It is also ideal for a first tasting of raw food. Works especially well during tomato and zucchini season. The spaghetti is made of zucchini, but you can use also squash or carrot. There are quite a few ways you can turn zucchini into noodles. Some people use julienne peelers. You can also use an ordinary potato peeler. The most popular tool with which to make vegetable noodles is a Vegetable Spiralizer (special spiral vegetable cutter). I’ve been using my mandolin. If using a mandolin, use the thickest blade setting possible. Pass the zucchini over the blade lengthwise...
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Raw food recipe: Indian Samosa rolls
By Stanka Vukelić Photo: Stanka Vukelić Raw food recipe: Samosa rolls As you perhaps already know, we have decided to add another category to our raw food recipes, which is called ‘main courses’, to give you some simple ideas how to combine different raw food dishes into a main lunch course, to show you that your lunch will overshadow any of the food distractions offered to you in outside restaurants or elsewhere. This is a tasty, easy to make raw food recipe for Samosa rolls. The dough is very pliable, thus easy to put into any form you like (cut for vegetable pockets). I cut it into ribbons, then I spread the filling along the dough, after that I make it into rolls. Today we will fill the dough with a raw zucchini-turmeric sauce – Indian style – which...
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Healthy pizza recipes – raw and spicy
By Stanka Vukelić Photo: Stanka Vukelić Healthy pizza recipes As you perhaps already know, we have decided to add another category to our raw food recipes, which is called ‘main courses’, to give you some simple ideas how to combine different raw food dishes into a main lunch course, to show you that your lunch will overshadow any of the food distractions offered to you in outside restaurants or elsewhere. Raw pizza recipe with a spicy sauce Many raw pizza recipes, while delicious, are very heavy because of the nuts that are usually being used to make it. This recipe is devoid of any nuts whatsoever! The dough is light on the stomach and tasty. It’s made of zucchini and sprouted buckwheat. For the top, we will use a raw spicy sauce – Mexican style – made from...
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Raw pizza recipe with spinach sauce
By Stanka Vukelić Photo: Stanka Vukelić Healthy pizza recipes We have decided to add another category to our raw food recipes, which will be called ‘main courses’, to give you some simple ideas how to combine different raw food dishes into a main lunch course, to show you that your lunch will overshadow any of the food distractions offered to you in outside restaurants or elsewhere. Raw pizza recipe with spinach sauce Many raw pizza recipes, while delicious, are very heavy because of the nuts that are usually being used to make it. This recipe is devoid of any nuts whatsoever! The dough is light on the stomach and tasty. It’s made of zucchini and sprouted buckwheat. For the top, we will use raw spinach sauce. The sauce is prepared in 5-10 minutes and is very healthy and...
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