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

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 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 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.

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.

Low-Fat Creamy Sweet Potato Rice

1 sweet potato, peeled and rough chopped

Put in food processor and make sweet potato rice or leave chunkier.  :)  

Dressing:

1/2 zucchini

1 stalk of celery

1 lemon, peeled and whole 

4 scallions, white and greens

1 garlic clove

slice of jalapeno

1/3rd of an avocado

Blend in blender until smooth.  

Stir into sauce :

1 sprig of dill (or more to taste) - chopped 

Pour sauce over sweet potato rice.  

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 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 Aguilar Mexican Rice

1 cauliflower head 
1/2 teaspoon of chili
1-2 teaspoon cumin
Pulse these ingredients to desired texture 
Add 1 chopped tomato
3/4 red onion 
Handful of cilantro 
Lime 
Salt **optional***
Avocado ***optional but recommended****


Created by the vivacious and talented Maria Aguilar.  

No-Fat Raw Mango Salad with Fresh Raw Curry Paste

Curry Paste:

2 shallot

2 garlic

1/2 jalapeno (Nancy James - see pic below - puts in 10 Cayenne, 5 Thai Bird and 10 Mamacita Fuego Peppers) 

2 Roma tomatoes

1/8th tsp. curry powder

couple of shakes of coriander

lemongrass - four 1/2" slices

cilantro - handful

Puree in food processor until well mixed, smaller pieces but still chunky. 

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Mango Salad

Sauce:

5 tamarind, pods and seeds removed, soak in 2 T. Curry Paste and juice of 1 lime

1 garlic, if you really like garlic because some already in curry paste
1/2" grated ginger
1 Roma tomato

Add all into blender, including the entire soaking sauce of the tamarind. (can be smashed in mortar and pestle instead)

Salad:

2 mango, cut into chunks

6 green onion, sliced diagonally, white and green

5 Persian cucumbers, julienned

1 red pepper, julienned

2 carrots, julienned

small container of radish or alfalfa sprouts

pint of grape tomatoes, cut in half

handful of cilantro, chopped

5 basil leaves, chiffonaded
4 Persian cucumbers, spiralized


Put sauce over salad ingredient and stir to mix and let sit for 30 minutes.

Picture courtesy of Nancy James, culinary artiste and raw vegan foodie.  :)

Lowfat Raw Baba Ghanoush

Eggplant Dip:

2 raw eggplants, peels left on
4 lemons juiced
one clove garlic
30 cherry tomatoes
handful fresh parsley
2 tablespoons raw tahini (click on link to left to get recipe to make your own) 
cumin
allspice
a dash smoked paprika

Put lemon juice, diced garlic, and tomatoes into food processor first.  Then added the eggplant slowly until it shrinks. Then add the rest of ingredients.

Use cucumbers, asparagus, and sliced carrots to dip.  : )  

Generously shared recipe from the lovely and talented Michelle Brown.  :)  

No-fat Raw Tamarind Cucumber Salad

4 Persian cukes, diced
7 tamarind beans, pods and seeds removed, soaked in lime juice
handful of cilantro, chopped

Put soaked tamarind into food processor and mash it up well so it coats the cucumber.  Mix all together and squeeze more lime juice on top.  

Inspired and guided by Manognya Maddali.  :)  

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! 

No-Fat Raw N-ice Cream

Couple cups of frozen pineapple pieces
Fresh orange 

Mixed in the food processor. 

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No-Fat Raw French Dressing

French Dressing:

2 mangoes
5 dates
juice of 1.5 limes
1 clove garlic, 1/2 C water
1/4 tsp smoked paprika
1/8 tsp chipotle
1/4 C onion. 

Blend and enjoy. 

Created by the talented and generous Michelle Gomoll Hewitt.  :) 

Low-Fat Raw Stefanie's Sweet Potato Noodle Soup

12 oz. coconut water
1/4 cup young coconut flesh
6 sun dried tomatoes, soaked in coconut water
3 dates, soaked in coconut water
1 Hannah sweet potato, spiralized
3 Roma tomatoes, diced
Handful of cilantro, chopped

Blend coconut water with meat and sun dried tomatoes and dates until smooth.  Add swoodles (s. potato noodles) and decorate with diced tomatoes and cilantro leaves.

Optional*:  fresh grated turmeric or fresh grated ginger, tamarind, jalapeno

Made in honor of my friend Stefanie VW.  :)