Flackers & Guacamole

I made this recipe for a potluck and everyone loved them! I love it when I can prove to others that eating raw food doesn't mean that you won't be eating tasty treats.

Ingredients:

Flackers

• 2 cups of flax seeds
• 2 cups of water
• Sea salt
• 1 tbsp of minced herbs (optional)

What to do:

1. Cover the flax seeds with water and soak for at least 1.5 hours. You want the mixture to be gooey, but not runny and not too thick. 

2. Stir in herbs/salt if you choose. 

3. Spread the mixture about 1/8 inch thick on parchment paper in the dehydrator. 

4. Dehydrate at 110 degrees F for about 4-6 hours.

Guacamole

• 1 whole avocado
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
• Sea Salt as desired

Whatcha do:

Pop everything into a food processor and whiz it up! If the mix is a little too thick, just add a little bit more olive oil to the processor to loosen the mixture.

Then I just put a tomato on top. I have always been afraid of tomatoes, thinking they are not IC friendly, but I decided to give them a try. The ICN Diet List has homegrown tomatoes on the "Try it" section. The tomatoes I used I got from the farmers market, so I know they are organic and local, which is considered to be homegrown. I know that store-bought tomatoes are more acidic than homegrown ones, I think it has something to do with the time they are picked, if they are ripe when picked or not. Either way, I tried them, and I'm glad I did, because they were delicious and not painful!

Lettuce wrap with veggies and coco-garlic sauce

Ingredients: 

• Coco-garlic veggie dip (recipe in past blog entry)
• Cabbage
• Fresh cut veggies (carrots, cucumber, celery, sprouts, red bell peppers, etc.)
• Salt

What to do...

1. Make coco-garlic veggie dip. 

2. Spread veggie dip onto 1 cabbage leaf. 

3. Chop up veggies and add to the leaf. Top with sprouts and salt if desired.

4. Roll into taco shape and enjoy!

I love the idea of lettuce wraps. It's a great alternative to the sandwich and I love how refreshing it feels to bite into a crisp wrap. Delish.

Fruit salad

Sweet and simple.
Blueberries, 1 banana, 1 apple, sprinkled with walnuts and raw honey. Delicious!

Apple Cinnamon Granola

Binding ingredients:

• 1 cored apple, chopped
• 1 ½ cups date paste (dates soaked in water for 1-2 hours, then pureed with ¼ cup of water until smooth)
• 1-2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons sea salt

Raw seeds/nuts/fruits:

• ½-1 cup sunflower seeds
• 2 ½ cups pecans
• 2 cups walnuts
•  2 cups almonds
• 1 cup pumpkin seeds
• ½ cup chia seeds
• ½ cup flax meal
• 1 cup raisins
• ½-1 cup organic dried unsweetened coconut

These ingredients are just suggestions. You can add or subtract whatever you want, just make sure to have something sticky (ie date paste) in the binding ingredient list you use. 

What to do...

1. Grind the binding ingredients and ¼ cup of the sunflower seeds in a food processor until smooth. Place in a large mixing bowl.
2. Put the nuts and seeds into a food processor (you’ll probably need to do it in 2 batches). Chop coarsely, using a few quick pulses. Place this mixture into the large bowl with the apple/date (binding) mixture, add the dried fruit, and mix the rest by hand.
3. Spread granola on a Teflex sheet (parchment paper will work too).
4. Dehydrate at 105-110 degrees Fahrenheit for about 5 hours or until the granola is crunchy.
5. Serve with fresh fruit and almond milk or coconut milk. YUM! Or just eat it on it's own.
6. Store in an airtight place and keep refrigerated for freshness.

Green Alkalizing Veggie Juice

1 head of kale, 1 head of celery, and 2 apples. YUM. Sometimes I throw in cucumber and carrots, too.