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Raw Deal: Raw food recipes
Last updated: June 6th, 2012 01:06 PM (PDT)

Chocolate Cashew Cream on Frozen Banana

1 banana

2 cups raw cashews

1/2 cup filtered water

1/2 cup agave syrup

5 tablespoons raw cacao

Organic vanilla extract to taste

Slice banana 1/2 inch thick, line on plate and put in freezer for 15 minutes. Blend remaining ingredients, adding water slowly to  help the mixture blend properly.

Pull bananas from freezer and put a spoonful of cashew cream on each slice. Serve and enjoy. This is a great dipping sauce for fruits.

Keeps for 1 week.

Source: Recipe courtesy of Shuanna Holt of Caffe Dei,  Tacoma

Walnut Pate

2 cups walnuts (soaked 8 hours, rinsed every 2 hours)

1/4 teaspoon chipotle pepper

2 red peppers

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

Process all ingredients to desired texture.

Source: Recipe courtesy of Darrin London, AmeRAWcan Bistro, Tacoma

Crostini

For the topping:

2 small diced tomatoes

1 clove minced garlic

3 chopped basil leaves

4-5 chopped kalamata olives

2 tablespoons red peppers, diced small

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

Drizzle of extra virgin olive oil

For the almond toast:

2 cups almond flour

1 cup flax meal

1/4 cup olive oil

1/4 cup chopped garlic

2 tablespoons rosemary

For the topping: Mix all ingredients.

For the toast: Process all ingredients in food processor, mold into loaf and cut to desired thickness and dehydrate to desired consistency. Spread with topping.

Source: Recipe courtesy of Darrin London, AmeRAWcan Bistro, Tacoma

Raw Marinara Noodles

For the marinara sauce:

3 large tomatoes

2 tablespoons basil

2 tablespoons oregano

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

3 garlic cloves

1 tablespoon chopped onion

For the zucchini noodles:

3 zucchini

For the sauce: Process to desired consistency.

For the zucchini noodles: Use a mandolin to cut zucchini into noodles.

Toss the zucchini noodles with marinara, chopped mushrooms, red peppers and kalamata olives, and serve with a side of almond garlic toast.

Source: Recipe courtesy of Darrin London, AmeRAWcan Bistro, Tacoma

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