No-Fat Raw Menschy Mustard

Raw Mustard
1/4 cup mustard seed (soak in water at least 14 hours)
6 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/3 cup water
3 dates (or 1.5 tsp. raw sweetener)
1/4 tsp. ground turmeric or small chunk freshly grated turmeric

optional: added 2 celery stalks (blogger's note - not author's note)

Blend until smooth. 

Recipe and photo courtesy of Sara Rosenblum

Low-Fat Weiss-weet Potatoes - Mediterranean Style

4 medium sweet potatoes, sliced on mandolin (not too thin - [or will curl and taste like corn chips if very thin - not a bad thing] - dehydrate for 12 hours)
1/2 head of cauliflower, small florets (dehydrate for 6 hours)

Make lowfat tahini (link2left) and add extra cumin and coriander to tahini as needed.  Add handful of chopped fresh dill once out of blender. 

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• 1/4 cup cherry tomatoes, diced
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley, minced
• 1/4 red onion, diced
• 2 Tbsp lemon juice

Toss tomato and parsley with lemon juice and set aside to marinate.

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Also need:

chopped parsley

chopped dill

1. Place dehydrated s. potato slices on a bed of lemon soaked spinach and carrot peels.
2. Sprinkle with extra chopped parsley and dill.
3. Roll cauli florets in tahini and scatter all over the s. potato slices.
4. Place the tomato, onion, and parsley mixture over the top.
5. Drizzle with more tahini

Sort of Lowfat Raw Vegan Vasilopita for Stef and Mary Kay

1 cup coconut water
1 tbsp. lemon
10 dates, soak with coconut water and lemon (1 hour)
2 cups of mature coconut, broken into smaller pieces

1. Put all but dates in powerful high speed blender until coconut broken up into smaller pieces

2. Drain the coconut pieces...save liquid for other use.

3. Put coconut pieces and 10 dates into food processor and pulse until they start to mix and stick together.

Will also need:
3/4 cup walnuts, ground
1 cup of raw dehydrated coconut flakes
1/4 cup whole walnut halves
pomegranate seeds
2 basil leaves or 2 spinach leaves

4. Put date and coconut mixture into bowl and mix with 3/4 cup ground walnuts

5. Press into cake pan and hide a coin inside.

6. Sprinkle with coconut flakes and write year with whole pieces of walnuts.

7. Use two spinach or bail leaves and put a pile of pomegranate seeds in between leaves.

Lowfat Raw Rose-in-Bloom Tomato Dressing

1 pint tomatoes
1 red pepper
1/8th of an avocado
1/8th to 1/4th onion wedge (or to taste)
1 garlic clove
1 lemon juiced
1/4th tsp. oregano, basil and/or rosemary (to your liking)
1 Tbsp. raw mustard (see recipe below)

Blend until smooth and put over salad...and put salad in a collard leaf or eat salad alone (or with other people...;)  Salad below is: mushrooms, pepper, tomato, zucchini, carrots

Raw Mustard
1/4 cup mustard seed (soak in water at least 14 hours)
6 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/3 cup water
3 dates (or 1.5 tsp. raw sweetener)
1/4 tsp. ground turmeric or small chunk freshly grated turmeric

Blend until smooth.

Recipe and photo courtesy of the inventive and vivacious Sara Rosenblum.


Tomato Dressing before tablespoon of mustard added to it


Raw Mustard, a la Rosenblum


Collard Wrap with veggies and Tomato Dressing

No-Fat Raw Pickles

• 1 clove garlic, cut in half
• 4 small cucumbers (pickling cucumbers (Kirby) work best)
• 5 sprigs of fresh dill
• 1 tsp of cumin seeds - optional
• 1 tsp. caraway seeds - optional
• 1 cup lemon juice
• 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar (with mother in it)
• 1 cut in half jalapeno (won't make spicy if used over next few days)
• 1/2 cup water, approximately

Instructions

1. Place garlic and cut jalapeno and spices in a quart jar.
2. Wash cucumbers and cut into thin slices - if have a mandolin - safely use that for thin slices.
3. Place cucumber slices in jar along with rest of ingredients.  
4. Screw lid on jar and place in refrigerator. (I always give the jar a gentle shake before placing in frig – just to make sure ingredients are mixed well.)
5. Use within a few days because no salt is in recipe to preserve. 

No-Fat Raw Mustard for Burgers and Wraps

1/2 small navel orange, squeezed for juice
1/2 small lemon, peeled and whole (use other half of the juice to soak ground mustard seeds)
1/8th tsp mustard seeds, ground in mortar and pestle (then soaked in lemon juice overnight)
4 medjool dates - soaked in orange juice for one hour
1 celery stalk
1 small slice of jalapeno (optional) 

Throw in blender - if need thinner...taste and add more orange and/or lemon juice to blender. Serve in bowl to spread on burger 

Low-Fat Cheezy Dipping Sauce for Raw BBQ Cauli-wings

1 Tbsp. sunflower seeds (soaked overnight with one sundried tomato) 
1.5 heaping cups of very small cauliflower florets (dehydrate for 5 hrs) 
1 lemon, peeled and left whole (or juiced)
2 dates
1 tbsp chopped fresh chives
1 tbsp chopped fresh Italian parsley
1 tbsp chopped fresh dill
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 tsp. onion powder
1/4 tsp. hot smoked paprika
1 clove garlic
1/8th tsp. dry mustard
few shakes of coconut aminos, to taste
dash of powdered turmeric (or 1/4" chunk of fresh)
slice of jalapeno - if want spicy

After cauliflower florets are dehydrated - add one cup (save 1/2 cup) of dehydrated cauliflower into blender with rest of ingredients.  Taste and add more cauliflower if want thicker...adjust spices as needed.  

Photos courtesy of Stephanie Weiss.

Low-Fat Raw Miller Tacos

Taco Meat:
Blend -
5 sun dried tomatoes soaked in tangerine or orange juice (save juice)
1/2 tsp. oregano
1/4 tsp. onion powder
sprinkle of paprika
1 garlic clove
3 tangerines or 2 small navel oranges, squeezed for juice
2 dates 
slice of jalapeno
handful of cilantro

Add to 8 oz. of baby portabella mushrooms or 2 large ones, rough cut

Salad:
2 heads of Crisp Romaine, whole leaves
2 celery stalks 
1/4 diced sweet onion
3 Roma tomatoes, chopped 
1/2 avocado, cubed
2 carrot, spiralized or long strips with peeler

Salsa Dressing:
Blend - 
1 container cherry tomatoes
2 dates
1 garlic clove
zest of one small navel or one blood orange
2 lemons squeezed
1 celery stalk with leaves

Put salad fixings in romaine leaves with meat and dressing on top...or add chopped up romaine to salad and put mushroom meat in center and put salsa dressing around the salad.

Created by the Creative Vegan of the Year - 2016 Award Winner, Amber Kristine Miller.

No-fat Raw Mango Soup

1 mango
1 celery
1 lemon, whole and peeled
2 Roma tomatoes
1 slice of jalapeno
1 grapefruit squeeze for juice

Lowfat Raw Pasta with a Creamy Sauce

NOODLES:
2 zucchini, spiralize to make noodles (save butts and add to blender)

SAUCE:
1/2 zucchini
Handful of sunflower seeds, soaked for 4 hours
1 date
1/4 tsp, freshly dried rosemary
1 garlic clove
slice of serrano (or jalapeno)
1 lemon, whole and peeled

Blend for sauce and pour over noodles and cherry tomatoes.

No-Fat Banana Date Cream Sauce and Lemon Blackberry a la Mode

4 organic apples, sliced thin with mandolin

Blend:
Blend about 6 dates
one banana
shake of cinnamon

Layer apples and sauce. 

Blend:
1 pint of blackberries
1 lemon, squeezed for juice

Pour over top of layered apple slices.  

Created by the brilliant and determined Amber Kristine Miller

No-Fat Raw Vegan Sufganiot for Johana

2 mangoes, make mango rosettes (see link for video)
Put a dollop of favorite fruit pureed with dates to make a jelly

For example:
10 strawberries with green tops left on
4 dates
Put into food processor and leave a bit chunky

Put inside rosettes for a lovely tasty treat


From The Tasty Bite

No-Fat Raw Tabouli with Dates and Sun Dried Tomatoes

1 bunch of curly Parsley, well chopped
handful of celery leaves, chopped

10 mint leaves

Then blend: 

2 cloves garlic
slice of jalapeno
3 dates soaked in juice from 1/2 grapefruit (save juice too) 
1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes soaked in juice from other 1/2 of grapefruit (save juice too) 
1/4 tsp. onion powder
optional: add one celery stalk if not going to eat with celery sticks

Soak ingredients together for 20 minutes.  Blend all ingredients until smooth.  Pour over tabouli and massage well.  Let sit for 10 minutes to soak in.  

Eat with celery stalks or put in romaine leaves.  

Courtesy of the gorgeous and generous, Amber Kristine Miller

No-Fat Raw Grow a Pear and Go on a Date Dressing

2 pears
2 dates
1/2 rib of celery
big handful of cilantro (or spinach)

From the ever creative and geeky fruit/veg girl - Amelia Gerlach  

No-Fat Raw Cherry-licious Dressing

1/2 cup of frozen cherries (defrosted)
2 dates
1/2 rib of celery
big handful of cilantro (or spinach) 
optional: few basil leaves

From the ever creative and geeky fruit/veg girl - Amelia Gerlach.  

Lowfat Raw Tahini to use with Vegemite Recipe (recipe included)

Lowfat Raw Tahini

To make Tahini - 3 servings:

1st place whole head of garlic (cloves removed but skins left on) into blender with juice of two lemons - blend until well ground up and then push it through a sieve to remove skins and chunks.  Then add liquid back to blender with (optional):*

1/2 c. sesame seeds (black if possibe), soaked in water for 4 hours

1/2 zucchini

2 oz. cremini mushrooms

2 oz. porcini mushrooms

1 celery stalk

juice from 1 lemon

shake of cumin (optional) 

*if not adding the garlic puree above - then add one peeled garlic clove

Blend until desired consistency.  Add lemon juice or water as needed.

Lowfat Raw Vegan Vegemite

1/2 cup lowfat tahini (see above)
2 tbsp nama shoyu
1 tbsp nutritional yeast flakes

No-fat Raw Turner Tacos

6 oz. mushrooms (like cremini or white button) - chopped with knife or lightly pulsed in food processor

Then blend:
3 tomatoes
small bunch of cilantro
1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes
2 stalks green onions or chives
small piece of jalapeno
juice of 2 limes

Optional: cumin and chili powder

Pour over the chopped mushrooms and put into romaine leaves or any taco-like holder...:)

Created by the tenacious and brilliant Dewayne Turner

Photo below courtesy of Kate Pardee

No-Fat Raw Strawberry Date Dressing

4 medjool dates
2 strawberries
1 celery stalk 
handful of cilantro

From the brave and generous Amelia Gerlach

Lowfat Raw Sweet and Savory Dressing

one large honeycrisp apple (could use other types)
1 stalk of celery
2 large Medjool dates
1 Tablespoon of hemp seeds
handful of fresh basil
squeeze some lemon on top - optional

Put over a crisp romaine salad

From the lovely and wise Amelia Gerlach. 

No-Fat Raw Blackberry-Grape Dressing

1 pint blackberries
20 grapes
1/4 red onion
1 lime, squeezed for juice
Quarter-sized amt. of freshly dried rosemary leaves (or fresh)
dash of salt (optional)

From the lovely and generous Michelle Brown

No-Fat Raw Orangey-Tomatoey Dressing over Noodles

3 sundried tomatoes, soaked in orange juice (save the orange juice)
4 oranges, squeezed for juice (use juice for soaking s. dried tomatoes)
handful of cilantro
1 clove raw garlic
one date 
slice of jalepeno (optional)

Blend in blender until smooth. 

Pour over any salad of tomatoes , banana peppers raw and celery noodles (made on mandolin) or any noodles (cucumber or jicama or zucchini)

From the spicy and sweet Amber Kristine Miller

No-Fat Raw S-Cubed Dressing (Sweet, Spicy and Savory)

5 Roma tomatoes
4 dates
1 whole lemon, peeled and whole
1 garlic clove
slice of jalapeno

Blend and mix in some freshly dried rosemary to taste.

From the spicy, sweet and gorgeous Amber Kristine Miller.

No-Fat Raw Pineapple OJ Kiwi Smoothie with Spinach

12 oz. freshly squeezed OJ
1/2 cut pineapple
2 kiwi
big handful of spinach

Blend until smooth...yum!

By the brilliant and funny Sara Rosenblum. 

Lowfat Raw Sour Cream

1/4 - 1/3 cup sunflower seeds (soaked overnight)
3 green onions, white and green
1 zucchini
1 celery stalk
1 lemon - whole and peeled
1 garlic clove
1/4 tsp. onion powder

Blend in blender until smooth. 

Lowfat Raw Deviled "Eggs"

1/2 avocado, very thin slices
4 oz. cremini mushrooms, sliced thick into slices
black salt, kala namak

Put thin slice of avocado onto cremini mushrooms.  Sprinkle a little bit of black salt for a bit of "eggy" flavor.

Lowfat Raw Cheezy Pepita Sauce for Zoodles

1/3 cup pumpkin seeds, soaked overnight
1/2 red bell pepper
1 lemon, peeled and whole
1/4 tsp. onion powder
1 celery stalk
1/4 eggplant, peeled
Add water if want it thinner

Blend well and add 5 cut up basil leaves and 1/4 tsp. of oregano and a pinch of freshly dried rosemary.

Pour over zoodles or any noodles.  :)

Lowfat Raw Cheezy Sauce for Zoodles and Penny

1/4 - 1/3 cup sunflower seeds (soaked overnight)
3 green onions, white and green
1 zucchini
1 celery stalk
1 lemon - whole and peeled
1 garlic clove
1/4 tsp. onion powder

Blend in blender until smooth.  Add water if want it thinner.

2 zucchini - spiralize

No-Fat Raw Butternut Squash Soup for Amelia

4 cups butternut squash (peeled, seeded, and chopped)
1 small granny smith apple
1 cup coconut water (adjust for thickness wanted - or just water)
1 celery stalk

1 carrot
4 pitted and soaked dates (soak in coconut water)
1 tsp cinnamon*
1/2 tsp nutmeg*

Blend until smooth.  

*optional: can add a bunch of cilantro and leave off cinnamon and nutmeg.  

Can also be made into a wrap by spreading then and putting on dehydrator sheet for about 8 hours at 115 degrees F.

No-Fat Raw Indian Lentil Soup

For soup:

1 mango
1 kiwi
4 dates
1 celery stalk
1/2 zucchini
less than 1/8th tsp of cardamom
1/8th tsp. cumin
1/8th tsp. coriander
slice of jalapeno or serrano
small shake of mustard powder (or grind a few mustard seeds)
1 garlic clove, crushed

Blend until just slightly chunky.   Add a couple of handfuls of sprouted mung beans (or lentils) and some chopped fresh cilantro.

No-Fat Raw Pakoras

10 cauliflower florets (about 1/2 head of cauliflower)

 

Make into bite sized florets

"Batter":

1 mango

1 celery stalk

1/2 red bell pepper

1/8th tsp. coriander

1/8th tsp. cumin

1/4" in. fresh turmeric, grate

1/8th tsp. garam masala

jalapeno slice (if want more spicy)

Blend well in blender.

Put florets on a bed of spinach and cilantro (coriander leaves) and pour "batter" over all.  

No-Fat Raw Vegan Poutine

1 mango
2 Roma tomatoes
slice of jalapeno
1 celery stalk
4 dates
1 kiwi

Blend and put over jicama fries...:)

First photo below courtesy of Stephanie Weiss

No-Fat Apple Ginger Celery Juice

6 apples
1 lemon
6 long celery stalks or 12 celery heart stalks
2 inch of ginger - peel left on

Created by the brilliant and vivacious Raw Randa.

No-Fat Raw Sexy Marinara Sauce over Zoodles

1/2 pint cherry tomatoes
4 dates
1/3-1/2 red pepper

Optional: 1 celery stalk; slice of jalapeno

Blend until still chunky but no large bits

Add 1/4 tsp. Italian spice mix (not in blender-can make bitter) or 1/4 tsp. freshly dried oregano, 6 basil leaves and 1/4 tsp. freshly dried rosemary.   Put basil leaves on top for decoration.

2 zucchini, spiralize

Put sexy sauce over zucchini noodles.

From the vivacious and generous Raw Randa.

Super Lowfat Pumped Up Tahini

To make Tahini - 3 servings:

1st place whole head of garlic (cloves removed but skins left on) into blender with juice of two lemons - blend until well ground up and then push it through a sieve to remove skins and chunks.  Then add liquid back to blender with (optional):*

1/2 c. sesame seeds, soaked in water for 4 hours

1 zucchini
1/2 cup eggplant pulp from juicer...or whole eggplant

1 celery stalk

juice from 1-2 lemon

shake of cumin (optional) 

*if not adding the garlic puree above - then add one peeled garlic clove

Blend until desired consistency.  Add more lemon juice or water as needed.

Low-Fat Tahini Marc's the Spot Dressing and Sauce

5 Roma Tomatoes
Slice of Jalapeno (or to taste)
2 Limes, peeled and whole 
4 Dates
1/2 Zucchini 
1 Garlic clove (or to taste)
1 tbsp. tahini [see Low-Fat Tahini (link2left)]
1/8th tsp. cumin
1/8th tsp. coriander
1/8th tsp. smoked paprika

Put all in blender and blend until smooth.  

Mix in fresh chopped cilantro leaves and put whole ones on top.

No-Fat Raw Yummy Mango 111 Dressing

1 Mango
1 Roma tomato
1 lime
1 lemon
1 celery stalk
1 garlic clove
1 slice of serrano - optional
1 slice of habanero - optional

Blend until smooth.

Add to dressing a handful of cut cilantro, 1/2 tsp. of freshly dried rosemary or 1/2 tsp. of freshly dried oregano.

Pour over carrot or zucchini noodles.

No-Fat Raw Pomegranate Marc's the Spot Dressing

1 pomegranate, seeds only - juiced
3 small navel oranges, juiced

Put in blender.

In blender:

2 tamarind removed from pod and no seeds (soak in blender w/pom and oj juice while getting rest of ingredients)
1 mango
1 garlic
1 slice of jalapeno
1 celery stalk
1" in. ginger
handful of spinach
handful of cilantro

Blend until smooth. Pour over salad.  Enjoy!

No-Fat Raw Rataouille

1/2 eggplant, thinly sliced on mandolin or with sharp knife (be careful!)
1 zucchini, thinly sliced on mandolin or with sharp knife (be careful!)
1 yellow squash, thinly sliced on mandolin or with sharp knife (be careful!)

Sauce:
3 tomatoes
2 garlic cloves
1/2 red pepper

Blend well and add freshly dried oregano and thyme to taste.  :)

From the super creative and generous Danielle Marmion.

Lowfat Sour Cream and Dill Dip

1/2 cup of sunflower seeds (or pumpkin seeds), soaked overnight
1 zucchini (or 1/2 zucchini and 1/4 eggplant)
1 celery stalk
1 garlic
1 whole lemon, peeled and left whole
1/8 tsp. onion powder

Put in blender and blend until smooth.  Add dill to taste.

No-Fat Raw Cranberry-Date Dressing

Dressing 

6 oz. cranberries
10 medjool dates
1/2 lemon juice (optional - was not in original recipe)

Soak both in water for 20-30 minutes.  Blend in blender until smooth - add the soaking water as needed. 

Put dressing over salad of:

romaine, arugula, turnip greens, radish, and cucumber noodles or a big bowl of spinach...any greens will do...:) 

From the clever and creative Amelia Gerlach 

No-Fat Raw Mango-Habanero Pasta

2 cucumbers, use peeler to make thick fettucine noodles - and the middle section of seeds - cut that into chunks

1 mango, cut off pit

1 lemon and 1 lime (peeled and whole)

2 Roma tomatoes

1 garlic clove

handful of cilantro

1 celery stalk

slice of serrano or any hot pepper

Blend until smooth. Can put avocado chunks on top - optional.

No-Fat Raw Nut-Free Brownies

In blender:
10 dates
4 frozen bananas
1 Tbsp. carob

Blend up and put into bowl.

6 bananas (not frozen), mashed

Add to bowl and stir.  Stir in sun-dried fruit, like a couple of handfuls of mulberries or cherries or goji berries (optional)

Put in brownie pan and spread and freeze for 1 hour.

No-Fat Raw Lemony Beet Juice with a Gin-gah Kick to It!

1 cucumber
7 celery staks
1 beet (leaves and stems included)
1 lemon
large amount of fresh ginger
1" inch fresh turmeric
2 bunches of grapes
(see pic below) 

This from the amazing George James of the Raw Vegan Fruitarians 4 Life

No-Fat Raw Vegan Pizza Crust with Jade Tornquist's Raw Vegan Marinara Sauce (Dehydrator Needed)

3 zucchini, spiralized into noodles

Jade's Marinara Sauce - link to left

Place in the Dehydrator at 118, at about 6-8 hours in rotate the dehydrator sheets and turn them around to evenly dry. At 16-18 hours flip the crust (they should be fully dry on top) place a extra tray on top, flip and carefully peel off the teflex Sheet. Continue to dry for 1-3 hours or until dry on the bottom side.

Or sun dry in hot arid climate for a full day.  

Raw Vegan Chili - no beans

Ingredients for the Raw Vegan Chili:
-Approximately 3-4 cups of ripe tomatoes (cherry, grape, or roma tomatoes)
-1.5 c, soaked sun-dried tomatoes (save water)
- 3 dates, soak with sundried tomatoes
-Another cup of sliced cherry or grape tomatoes
- 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds (soaked 4 hrs)
- 1 cup chopped carrots
-1/ cup of diced celery
-1 cup of diced red bell pepper
-half a cup of chopped carrots
-half a cup of chopped green onions
-1 portobello finely chopped
-half cup of red onion
-half cup of diced cilantro
-quarter to 1 cup of diced avocado (1 avocado)
-1/2 diced jalapeño pepper 
- garlic clove
-Few leaves of fresh basil
-Tablespoon of fresh chili powder
- oregano
- smoked paprika
-Cumin

Place mushrooms, celery, onion and bell pepper in a large bowl.
Pulse almonds and carrots in a food processor until you get a chunky consistency and add to the bowl.
Blend the remaining ingredients in a blender until smooth.
Add sauce to the bowl and mix well. Squeeze lemon over it - to taste.  Store in the refrigerator for 30-40 minutes.