
Okay all You New Raw Food Lovers here are the recipes you have been waiting for.
Bon appetit!
I know that when you first start cooking new recipes they don’t always go according to plan.
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Let’s make some almond milk
1. Buy bulk almonds with the shell on them. Place the almonds with shells on, in a bowl of very warm or hot water and let them sit for about 5 minutes. The shells should just peel off when you rub your finger over the almond.
2. Place almonds in water. For a creamier milk leave them soaking overnight. Minimum soaking time is 2 hours.
3. When the almonds are ready, rinse and place in a blender with water. Add enough water to cover the almonds. Blitz in a blender. If the product seems too thick add more water.
4. Pour through a nut milk bag or a stocking ( Please use unused stockings. We will be getting in some amazing nut milk bags so stay tuned.)
Softly squeeze, milking the almond milk into a bowl. Keep doing this until all the milk has been sieved and you are left with the almond meal.
Note: Almond meal can be used raw in any smoothie. You can place the meal on a tray and dry it out in the oven. Just make sure the temp is under 100 degrees with the door to the oven left open.
Almond milk will last in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Remember: Almonds have huge quantities of vitamin E, magnesium, protein, fibre. Your veins and arteries will sigh with relief and go into relax mode. Your heart will give you a big warm hug.
Almond Milk Recipe
1 Banana (Remember black banana’s are really good for you.)
1Tbs Flax seed or Flax meal
1Tbs natural Peanut Butter
Half Cup of any Berries – Blueberries, Strawberries, Raspberries
2 Cups of Almond milk
2 Cups of fresh English Spinach
Combine all ingredients in a Blender and blitz all the ingredients.
Note: This juice will keep in the fridge for 3 days.
Remember: This power juice is amazing.
Bananas help overcome depression due to high levels of tryptophan, which is converted into serotonin — the happy-mood brain neurotransmitter
Berries – These colourful fruits are high in antioxidants and polyphenols, which help fight chronic disease and cancer. They also help with the anti ageing process.
Spinach – Packs a punch! It will help you have good hair, skin and bone health.
Flax seed – Is amazing for brain clarity.
Get Up and Go Green Smoothie2 Fresh drinking Coconuts
Probiotic powder
Salt
Remove the flesh from the Coconut
Blend the flesh, coconut water and the probiotic powder until you have a consistency that resembles cream.
The longer you blend the smoother it will become.
Pour the mixture into a jar and cover it with wet towel or calico.
Place it somewhere where it will be warm for about 12 hours. This is when it will grow into a yoghurt.
If you want it sweet simply add some Berries, Honey, Maple Syrup, Rice Malt Syrup.
Coconut Yoghurt
Raw Energy Balls
1 Cup Pumpkin Seed
1 Cup Sunflower seeds
1 Cup Almonds ( you could use Walnuts, Pecans, Cashews, Macadamia, Pistachio’s)
1 Cup of fresh and soft Dates ( soak if hard in warm water)
1/3 cup of Coconut Oil
Salt and Vanilla
Blitz until it becomes a big sticky ball.
If it is too wet – add seeds and nuts.
If it is too dry add more coconut oil.
Roll mixture into balls. It should make about 28 balls. You can roll the balls into Sesame Seeds, crushed Pistachios, Coconut or Cacao.
Hint: Have a dish of water so that hands don’t get too sticky between raw energy balls.
Note: These are best kept in the fridge.
Energy BallsWant to attend Health Chef Tashy Werner’s next Raw Food Cooking Class?