Delicious and Nutritious Raw Green Juice!

To make a delicious, nutritious green juice; juice 2 apples,   cucumber,   peeled lemon,   cup of kale,   cup spinach,   bunch of celery,   bulb fennel, 1" piece of ginger and   head of romaine lettuce.

Raw Spinach Arugula Soup

This recipe can be made either cooked or raw. It's great both ways.

 
For a nutritious spinach arugula soup, blend 1 cup tomatoes, 1 cup cucumber and juice from one lime.

Add 1 cup arugula, 2 cups spinach, 3 stalks celery and 1 small avocado progressively and blend until smooth.  Before serving, sprinkle with 2 tablespoons dulse powder. 
 
Adding cayenne gives it a zip!
 
Makes 2 servings.

Raw Mango Salad

Today I developed a new raw recipe.

1 Bell Pepper, finally chopped
1 Mango, finally chopped
4 stalks celery, finely chopped

Put it all together and drizzle some Teriyaki sauce on it.  Yum!

This is my new favorite raw breakfast.  It's a take off of Swaze Foster's raw breakfast.  I didn't have any buckwheat groats so I used oatmeal which is good for lowering cholesterol.  I also added cinnamon which is good for balancing blood sugar.  So I here it is:

1 cup raw oatmeal
1 cup almond milk (make your own or buy some, I like kind with vanilla added)
1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 heaping Tablespoon powdered carob
1 banana, sliced

Amounts can be adjusted to fit your taste.  Put all ingredients into a large bowl and stir well.  Leave the bowl and go take your shower, fix your hair and put on your makeup.  Come back an hour later (or anyway that's how long it takes me).  Stir again and add more almond milk if it's too dry.  Slice the bananas and stir them in.   Eat up! Yummy!

Raw Asparagus, Mushroom and Parsley Salad with Nuts

My newest favorite taste is raw asparagus!  This fits right in!

Serves 4

Kosher salt and ground black pepper
1 TBS lemon juice
1 1/2 TBS extra virgin olive oil
1/2 lb asparagus, tough stems trimmed & discarded and peeled if thicker than 1/3"
1 cup flat leaf parsley leaves
4 oz firm white button mushrooms, thinly sliced
1/3 cup raw pistachios or chopped raw walnuts
1 oz shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese (if desired)

1. In a large bowl, combine a hefty pinch of salt, some black pepper and the lemon juice.  Whisk until the salt is dissolved, then add the oil in a stream, whisking.  Set aside.

2. Lay the asparagus flat on a cutting board and slice a few stalks at a time very thin on a diagonal to creat thin oblong slices.  Add to the salad bowl along with the parsley, mushrooms and pistachios or walnuts.  Toss well to coat with the dressing.   Divide the salad among 4 serving plates and top each portion with some of the cheese (if desired).

Yummy Raw Breakfast with Buckwheat Groats!

Buckwheat is NOT wheat! So no gluten. Yea! This recipe is from Swayze Foster @ www.fitonraw.com

1 cup Sprouted buckwheat groats
2-3 Ripe organic bananas (frozen if you want to have a thicker consistency)
2 TBS Carob powder
1/2 Cup of nut milk (almond & almond)
1 tsp vanilla

Put it all in a blender (if using frozen bananas, it's best to have a strong blender).  If it's too thick, add some more nut milk. I've been wondering how to have a raw breakfast and here it is!