Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Pomegranate Spinach Pineapple Juice

About 5 oz pomegranate seeds
handful of spinach (large handful of cilantro including stems)
5-6 pineapple spears

Put spinach in juicer after adding seeds and leave spinach wad in chute while adding spears on top of pile.  Push down with tamper.  Always helps to juice greens if put something with a high juice yield right after it.  Makes a beautifully colored juice. 

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Pumpkin Pie

1 1/2 cups pie pumpkin, chunks with seeds removed and stringy stuff
1/2 banana
10 deglet noor dates
3 tangerines or 2 apples (or a combo), juiced first

Put all in high speed blender with tangerine juice.  Blend until smooth.  Put in fridge to chill overnight for flavors to meld.  Or can eat right away.

Friday, November 23, 2012

Low-Fat Raw Muhammara Dip

2 red pepper
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
About 2 oz. pomegranate juice (can juice your own using pomegranate seeds)
1 celery stalk
5 cauliflower florets
Handful of walnuts
2 roma tomatoes
1 slice of jalapeno
2 sundried tomatoes
1 garlic
shake of cumin
3 tamarind, no pods or seeds

Blend all in food processor. Serve with cucumber slices and endive leaves.

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Mint Julep Bananas

2 bananas, sliced
1/2 lime juice
8 mint leaves, chopped, to taste

Slice bananas diagonally.  Add chopped mint. Squeeze lime juice over it.  Put in pretty bowl and enjoy. 

Monday, November 5, 2012

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Strawberry/Date Puree

Half a pint of strawberries with green tops cut off
10 deglet noor dates

Puree until slightly chunky in food processor.  Can sprinkle nuts over top for a crumble.

Butter Lettuce Salad w/Dulse Flakes (no oil)

Butter Lettuce
Sweet Onions
Tomatoes
bits of fresh ginger root
dulse flakes
lime juice

Wash lettuce, cut up tomatoes, onions and ginger.  Squeeze lime over salad.  Mix to help soften lettuce.  Sprinkle dulse flakes to taste. Mix and eat.

Marinara over Spinach

2 roma tomatoes
7 strips of mango
4 deglet noor dates

Bowl of spinach
1/2 lime
Slices of one small garlic clove (optional)

Put lime juice over spinach in bowl.  Put sliced garlic over spinach and mix in lime.  Put 1st 3 ingredients in blender and blend until smooth.  Pour over spinach and mix to soften spinach leaves.