Sunday, October 25, 2015

Mango Chutney Salad a la Emma's Dad

Handful of frozen mango, diced into smaller pieces (thawed slightly)
1/4 cup red onion, diced into small pieces
1/4 celery stalk, diced into small pieces
1/4 red pepper, diced small
handful of cilantro, diced
1 slice of freshly dried serrano, diced into tiny pieces
handful of spinach, chopped

Mix together and enjoy!

Saturday, October 24, 2015

Low-Fat Raw Eggplant and Turnip Melange

1/4 red pepper, long strips cut in half
15 asparagus tops, and 1" below tops, cut in small pieces
eggplant pulp, from juicing one eggplant
turnip, spiralized on spiralizer by hand
1/4 of a sweet onion, cut in thin strips horizontally
handful of cilantro
1/4 of an avocado
5 plum tomatoes, cut into 1/4ths
1 navel orange
1 large lime
1 small slice of jalapeno

Put whole turnip onto spiralizer and crank (very carefully) by hand.  Just use 1/2 of it.  As you turn, be certain not to drag your fingers along the cutting blade.

Put all ingredient into bowl, except tomatoes, and mash avocado into it all evenly.  Then add orange and lime juice and jalapeno.  Mix and eat!

No-Fat Raw Mango Sun Dried Tomato Sauce over Zoodles

Sauce
1 mango, peel and seed removed
1 roma
2 sun dried tomatoes, soaked for a couple of hours in lemon juice
1 celery stalk
slice of jalapeno
1 garlic clove

Put in blender.  Puree very little and still chunky.  Drain in fine mesh sieve for a few minutes.  Don't drain all liquid.

Add to Sauce:
5 button mushrooms, rough cut diced
handful of fresh basil
1/4 tsp. freshly dried rosemary
1/4 tsp. freshly dried oregano
1/4 red onion, diced

Add to Sauce and pour over noodles.

Noodles:
2 zucchini, spiralized

Spiralize 2 zucchini.  Add sauce and diced onion over zoodles (zucchini noodles).  Enjoy!



Sunday, October 18, 2015

Low Fat Raw Spreadable Faux Cheeze - Avocado/Cashew

1 tbsp. cashews, soaked overnight
1/2 medium avocado
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp. oregano
1/4 tsp. thyme
1/2 garlic, crushed 

Drain cashews and add all ingredients to a blender.  Blend until smooth.