
Raw Pad Thai
Toss and serve below ingredients.
- 4-5 cups shredded zucchini
- 2-3 cups of shredded carrots
- 1 cup shredded red cabbage
- 1 sliced red bell pepper
- 1-2 cups of sliced mushrooms
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- Half a cup chopped cilantro
- 1 cup of sliced scallions or green onion
- Thumb of ginger grated
- Juice of one lime
- 1/4 cup of crushed pistachios as a topping
- Fresh mint
- Optional: Jalepeño
Sesame Ginger Dressing:
- 3/4 cup raw, unhulled sesame seeds
- 1/2 cup fresh apple juice
- 1/3 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup crushed pistacchios
- 1/4 cup tamarind sauce
- 1 thumb fresh ginger grated
- 1 freshly squeezed
lime
Tags: entrees, main dishes, Pad Thai, raw, vegan
Almond milk
Ingredients:
- 1 C Almonds, soaked at least 6 hours
- 4 C water
- 2 dates
- 2 t vanilla
Method:
Drain almonds from soaking water. Add to blender with water, dates and vanilla. Process for 2 minutes. Strain through nutmilk bag. You can save the remaining pulp, dehydrate it and use it as flour for other recipes. ALTERNATIVE: 4 Cups water & 2 T raw nut butter
Chia seed pudding for one
Ingredients:
- 1 cup fresh almond milk or coconut milk
- 3 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 banana mashed (keep 3 slices for garnish)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- pinch salt
Method:
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Let sit for at least 30 minutes to an hour and then mix again. Serve in a glass dish with sliced banana and sprinkle with cinnamon. Serve with a side on tropical fruit.
Green powder smoothie for one
Ingredients:
- ½ cup coconut water
- 2-3 Frozen Bananas (very frozen) chopped up
- ½ cup another frozen tropical fruit (mango, peaches, pineapple or berries)
- 5 leaves of kale or lettuce
- 2 Tbsp fresh cilantro (4-5 sprigs)
- 1 Tbsp maca
- 1 tsp bee pollen
- 1 tsp spirulina
Raw oatmeal
Ingredients:
- ½ C raw oats
- ½ C almond or coconut milk
- ¼ raisins
- 1 apple, shredded
- 1 banana mashed
*Coconut flakes to garnish
Method:
- Mash banana well in bowl
- Add in remaining ingredients, stirring well. Let sit and garnish with coconut before serving.
Courtesy Meghan Pearson, www.meghanpearson.ca; www.haciendadelsolcr.com
Tags: almond, Breakfast, chia seed, healthy, oatmeal, pudding, raw, smoothie, vegan

These cakes are soft and dense and have a wonderful rich, dark chocolate flavor, with none of the hidden ingredients or unhealthy fats of traditional desserts.
Mini chocolate banana flax cakes
Makes 6 small cakes
Ingredients:
- One 1⁄2-cup (125 mL) ramekin, lined with plastic wrap
- 1 1⁄2 cups chopped bananas
- 1⁄2 cup raw agave nectar
- 2⁄3 cup raw cacao powder
- Dash raw vanilla extract
- 1 3⁄4 cups ground flax seeds
Method:
- In a food processor fitted with the metal blade, combine bananas, agave nectar, cacao powder and vanilla. Process until smooth, stopping motor to scrape down sides of work bowl as necessary. Transfer to a bowl.
- Add ground flax seeds and mix well. Cover and set aside for 10 minutes to allow seeds to absorb the liquid and swell.
- Using a 1⁄2-cup (125 mL) measure, scoop mixture into prepared ramekin and, using your fingers, gently press to distribute evenly. Turn ramekin over onto a serving plate and tap on the bottom to release cake. Repeat until all of the mixture has been used. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
Courtesy Robert Rose Inc., www.robertrose.ca
Tags: banana, cakes, chocolate, dessert, doug mcnish, flax, healthy, raw, vegan, vegetarian

This is a simple way to enjoy a delicious raw pasta dish, using fresh beets.
Angel hair beets and greens
Makes 2 servings
Ingredients:
- Mandoline
- 1⁄4 cup cold-pressed (extra virgin)
- olive oil, divided
- 1⁄4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tsp fine sea salt, divided
- 1⁄4 cup raw shelled hemp seeds
- 3 tbsp filtered water
- 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 2 medium beets, greens attached
Method:
- In a blender, combine 2 tbsp (30 mL) olive oil, 2 tbsp (30 mL) lemon juice, 1⁄2 tsp (2 mL) salt, hemp seeds, water and nutritional yeast. Blend at high speed until smooth. Cover and set aside.
- Remove greens from beets, cutting off and discarding stems. Set leaves aside. Using a vegetable peeler, peel beets. Using mandoline, slice beets approximately 1⁄8 inch (3 mm) thick. Stack slices on top of each other and, using a sharp chef’s knife, cut into strips approximately 1⁄8 inch (3 mm) wide. Place in a bowl, cover and set aside.
- On cutting board, roll up beet greens to form cylindrical shapes. Using a sharp chef’s knife, cut cylinders into strips approximately 1⁄8 inch (3 mm) thick.
- In a bowl, combine greens, beets and remaining olive oil, lemon juice and salt. Toss until well combined. Cover and set aside for 5 minutes, until softened.
- Toss hemp seed sauce with beet mixture. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days.
Courtesy Robert Rose Inc., www.robertrose.ca
Tags: beets, doug mcnish, entree, greens, main dishes, pasta, raw, vegan, vegetarian
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