By Guest Blogger on May 21, 2012

Mediterranean Zucchini Orange Soup

raw soup
Yield:  2 cups
-2 cups chopped zucchini
-1 small orange (peeled, seeded, and chopped)
-1/2 cup fresh orange juice
-2 tablespoons raw pumpkin seed oil (flax or hemp oil work, too)
-2 teaspoons Italian Seasoning
-1/4 cup water (or more if needed)
-2 tablespoons Irish moss gel (optional)
-Salt to taste
-1-2 teaspoons shredded carrot for garnish
Blend ingredients, and enjoy.
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By Guest Blogger on May 14, 2012

Salad with Romaine, Fennel and Clementines

By Yonni Wattenmaker

romaine salad

Dressing:
-2 clementines, cut in half
-1 lime, cut in half
-1/2 teaspoon Himalayan pink salt
-3 tablespoon olive oil
-2 tablespoon honey mustard
Salad:
2 heads of romaine lettuce, washed and cut into bite-sized pieces
1 fennel bulb, thinly sliced and but into bite-sized pieces, discarding stems
All sections of 1 clementine
1/2 teaspoon chopped, fresh rosemary
For the dressing: In a small glass mixing bowl squeeze all of the juice out of both clementines and half of one lime. Be careful to remove any seeds that may fall in.  (You can slice the remaining lime into wedges for seltzer or Pellegrino.) Into the citrus juices, add the salt, olive oil and honey mustard. Whisk until well combined.  Refrigerate for 15-30 minutes to help the flavors blend.In a large salad bowl toss the salad ingredients. Dress, toss again and serve.
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By Guest Blogger on May 7, 2012

Cranberry White Bean Spread

By Sara Love

Cranberry-white bean spread

-1 1/2 cups cranberries, frozen or fresh, rinsed
-1 1/2 cups canned cannellini beans, rinsed
-3 tablespoon olive oil
-2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
-1 teaspoon rubbed sage
-2 tablespoon mustard (or any other mustard)
-salt and pepper to taste

Add all ingredients to food processor and mix until creamy texture. Spread on celery, carrots, whole grain bread or rice cakes.

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By Guest Blogger on April 23, 2012

Wild Rocket & Strawberry Salad with Citrus Dressing

By Candice Aiken

rocket salad

Yield: Enough for two super special people

Salad
-1 small basket fresh strawberries
-3 cups wild rocket (packed tightly)
-1/3 cup de-shelled and unsalted pistachios
-1/2 cup snow pea sprouts

Dressing
-juice of 1 lemon + 1/2 teaspoon of rind
-juice of 1 lime
-juice of 1 orange
-3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
-1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
-10 cracks of black peppercorns
-1/4 teaspoon Celtic sea salt
-1 pitted medjool date

For the salad, rinse the rocket and tear into small pieces using your hands. Place into a large bowl.

Rinse the strawberries and snow peas, then chop and place into the bowl with the rocket.

Add the pistachios and mix gently.

For the dressing, place all ingredients into a high speed blender and blend until super smooth.

Pour over the salad and mix to cover. Enjoy!

 

 

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By Guest Blogger on April 9, 2012

Kaleslaw with Tahini Dressing

By Karen Young of KarenYoungYoga.com.

kaleslaw

Yield: 8 generous 1-cup servings.

Salad
-1 head kale, shredded
-1 carrot, shredded
-1/4 head of red cabbage, shredded
-1/3 cup raisins

Tahini Dressing
-1/3 cup tahini
-1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
-1 tablespoons vegan mayo
-1/8 cup filtered water
-salt, pepper and agave nectar to taste

Toss salad ingredients.  Mix dressing in a separate bowl and combine well.

If desired, garnish with raw pepitas (pumpkin seeds), more raisins and additional tahini. Keeps well for 2 days.

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