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.

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

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

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 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. 

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.

No-Fat Raw Glittery Nice Cream Bowl

8 strawberries, cut in slices

Line up in 1/2 of bowl

4 frozen bananas
1 cup frozen wild blueberries

Put in food processor (or blender) until mixed.  Put in bowl and add:

4 cut up dates on top

Will look glittery when light catches it!  Recipe generously provided by the funny and creative and talented Daniel Shultz.

No-Fat Raw Marinara Dip

2 Roma tomatoes
1 celery stalk

Put in blender until barely liquified.   Add in:

5 deglet noor dates

3 sun dried tomatoes

Let soak for 10 minutes and blend well.

Pour into serving bowl.  Add:

handful of cilantro leaves, chopped*

1 garlic clove, minced

lots of basil leaves, fresh, chopped*

lots of oregano leaves, fresh, chopped*
*I don't blend fresh herbs because I find it can make them bitter.  

Add to dip.  Stir and spread on cucumber slices.  :)

No-Fat Raw Sharmila Nice Creams (a raw series of flavors)

All lovingly created by the very nice and creamy Sharmila Prabhu.  

Frozen Banana and Papaya Nice Cream - made in blender (can be made in food processor also) 



Frozen Banana and Dates Nice Cream




Peach and banana nice cream! Topped with frozen grapes



Banana nice cream topped with a handful of almonds



Frozen banana and frozen persimmon



Frozen banana and cactus pear fruit



Frozen bananas, raspberries and blackberries

No-Fat Raw Cuke Slices with Spinach Pesto and Sundried Strawberry Sauce

From the wondrous and immensely talented Amber Kristine Miller.  

Bottom Layer:

2 large cucumbers, sliced for the base

2nd Layer - Spinach Pesto:

4 oz spinach, chopped
big handful of cilantro, chopped
3 garlic cloves
4 dates
2 tangerines, juiced
5 basil leaves
1/4 tsp. oregano
pinch of sage
pinch of marjoram

Put in food processor and puree just until mixed but not soupy...leave with some texture. 

3rd Layer:

8 Roma tomatoes, sliced thick for next layer

4th Layer - Pico:

6 scallions, chopped, white and green parts
1/2 jalapeno
2 celery stalks, fined diced

Place a scoop of pico on each tomato.  

4th Layer - Strawberry Sundried Tomato Sauce:

1/2 pint strawberries
5 sundried tomatoes, soak
3 dates
1 lemon, peeled and whole (or squeezed for juice)

Put all of the ingredients, except dates and sundried tomatoes, in blender and blend until slightly liquified and then add dates and sundried tomatoes and let soak for 15 minutes.  Then blend up until smooth.  Place a dollop on top of the pico.  Enjoy! 

No-Fat Raw Tyler Ketchup

Stefanie Vlahakis Weiss and I did a tag time co-creation of this recipe.  It is named after her son Tyler who actually made this himself...and is a world-class chef in the making.  :)

Tyler Ketchup:
1/3 mango
2 Roma tomatoes
1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes
2-3 dates (depending on how sweet you like it)
1 celery stalk
1/4 of a red pepper
slice of jalapeno - optional

Blend and strain to take a bit of the liquid out.

Serve with Nichele's Jicama Fries Recipe (link to left)

No-Fat Raw Over the Moon Salsa

3 tomatoes
1/2 jalapeno
few slices of sweet onion
1/4 sweet red bell pepper
1 garlic clove
handful of cilantro

Blend but leave chunky.  Serve with romaine hearts for dipping.

Lovingly created by the compassionate and funny Steven Hill.

Lowfat Raw "No-Fried" Green Tomatoes

- 3 medium-size green tomatoes, cut into 1/3-inch slices, salt both sides slightly 

Put slices of tomato in single layer on plate in fridge or in large container with lid.  If on plate, cover with parchment paper.   The next day, drain off liquid and lightly wipe off tomatoes (if desired) to remove salt. 

- Jade Tornquist's Fat Free Fully Raw High Carb Marinara Dressing (add any herbs or seasonings to the mix like Cajun seasoning or jalapenos) 

- 1/2 cup of hemp seeds for dipping coated tomato slices (or any other seeds if grind up in coffee grinder first - pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds - or for more crunch use raw walnut pieces)  

Dip and coat both sides of slices of green tomato in marinara and then the hemp seeds (or walnuts) - both sides. 

No-Fat Raw Vegan Jicama Fries

Prep time = 7 mins.  

~ Peel & slice jicama into thick or thin shoestring fries 
~ toss fries in fresh lime juice, cumin, paprika, marjoram, thyme & himalayan pink salt (optional). 
~ parchment paper cone optional, although I highly recommend you do 

*1/8th tsp. each of onion and garlic powder - optional

This from the brilliant and generous Nichele Billue.  

No-Fat Raw Herby Tomato Soup

3 Roma tomatoes
1 celery stalk
1 garlic clove
1 small slice of jalapeno

4 medjool dates
2 sun dried tomatoes

Blend all but dates and sun dried tomatoes until slightly liquified  Add dates and sun dried tomatoes and let soak for 15 mins.  Blend well and pour in bowl.

1 cucumber, cut into chunks
handful of cilantro, chopped
5 basil leaves, chopped
1 stalk of fresh oregano leaves, chopped

Add cuke chunks and herbs into soup.  

No-fat Raw Fruit and Spinach Salad in a Mason Jar

A handful of spinach - leaves torn by hand.  

1 pint blackberries

1 pint raspberries

1 pint strawberrites

Slice strawberries and use mason jar for layering.   

Put layer of greens on both and then fruit and then greens and then fruit, etc. 

No dressing needed.  :)  Thanks to Christine Stepp for her lovely, creative and eye catching recipe.  :)

Low-Fat Raw Vegetable Carpaccio with Tarragon Lavender Mustard Dressing, Lemon Zest and Chives

1 large peeled Zucchini
2 TBSP Hemp Seeds
a small handful of Cilantro (maybe 1-2 TBSP)
1 tsp minced Ginger
1 TBSP Red Onion
small knob of turmeric
2 Medjool Dates
juice of 1/2 Lemon
Lots of dried mustard, to taste - start with 1/2 tsp and add more as needed.  

Put into blender and thin with water if needed. 

Add these herbs below to blender and mix in gently (herbs can get bitter if over-blended) 

leaves from a 12 inch sprig of Tarragon
6 large Basil leaves

Use as dip for veggies, spread on raw burger buns, raw sandwiches, wraps or burritos, or add a scoop to salad dressings.  :) 

Many many thanks to Nancy James for her generosity, brilliance, creativity and <3.  

No-Fat Raw Banana Oatmeal

 Two bananas
an apple
some cinnamon pulsed in a food processor. 

Add blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and cut up fruit on top!