Posts Tagged ‘tomatoes’

Indian Cole-Slaw

recipe by Rhio

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups green cabbage, finely chopped
  • 3 cups tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 cup fresh grated coconut
  • 1/2 cup raw peanuts, ground
  • 1 large date, soaked, pitted and mashed
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp peanut or olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp ground brown mustard seed
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin seed
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric
  • pinch asafoetida
  • 1 tbsp minced jalapeño, or to taste (optional)
  • nama shoyu and/or Celtic sea salt, to taste

Mix the first 4 ingredients together in a large bowl and set aside. In a small bowl, mash the soaked date, add in the balance of the ingredients, and blend to a smooth dressing. Pour the dressing into the cabbage and tomato mixture and mix well. Serves 4.  This salad keeps well for 2-3 days in the refrigerator.

Spicey Raw Tomato Soup

recipe from Raw Radiant Health

Ingredients:

  • 7 Italian tomatoes
  • 1 small cucumber (skin & seeds removed)
  • 1 celery stalk
  • 1/2 red bell pepper
  • 3 cloves garlic (crushed)
  • 3 tbsp olive oil (extra Virgin, cold pressed)
  • 1 tsp Celtic sea salt
  • 1/8 tsp Cayenne Pepper

Directions:

Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Chill in refrigerator before serving.

Avocado and Green Tomato Gazpacho

I literally JUST made this for dinner, accompanied by flax crackers. A few more ingredients than I would like, but with everything on hand, and with the assistance of MY BEAUTIFUL NEW VITAMIX (YESSSS!), I whipped it up really fast. Pretty yummy, but mine needed more tomato and less avocado. I was in the mood for something a tad lighter. I picked up this recipe in the Washington Post, believe it or not.

Ingredients:

  • 3 medium-sized green tomatoes, cored and diced
  • 1 small orange or yellow bell pepper, cored and minced
  • 1 medium-sized (7-inch) cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced
  • A handful of flat-leaf parsley
  • A handful of cilantro
  • 1 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted and diced
  • 1 medium clove garlic, minced or pressed
  • ½ tsp salt (or more, to taste)
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 to 3 tbpn extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp raw honey
  • 1 cup cold water
  • Black pepper and cayenne to taste
  • Up to 4 tablespoons fresh lime juice (to taste)

Directions:

Combine everything in a large bowl and stir to mix well. Using an immersion blender or a regular stand blender, puree all or part of the soup, as desired. Transfer to a container with a lid, cover tightly and chill until very cold. Serve cold. Makes 4 to 6 servings.

Live Hot and Sour Soup

recipe by Reinfeld and Murray

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup mung bean sprouts
  • 3 Tbs. nama shoyu or soy sauce
  • 5 dried apricots
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onion
  • 2 Tbs. organic raw apple cider vinegar
  • 1 Tbs. peeled and minced fresh ginger
  • 1/2 cup diced cucumber or zucchini
  • 1 jalapeño chile, seeded and minced (2 Tbs.)
  • 2 Tbs. lime juice
  • 2 Tbs. chopped cilantro
  • 1 Tbs. raw agave nectar
  • 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper, or to taste

Directions:

Stir together sprouts and nama shoyu, and let marinate while you prepare soup.  Soak apricots in bowl of boiling water 5 minutes. Drain. Place apricots, tomatoes, green onion, vinegar, ginger, and 3 cups water in blender or food processor; blend until smooth. Transfer to serving bowl, and stir in cucumber, jalapeño, lime juice, cilantro, agave nectar, cayenne pepper, and sprout mixture. Serves 4. You can heat this soup until it is warm and it will still be considered “live.”

Nutritional Information: Per 1-cup serving: Calories: 59, Protein: 2g, Total fat: 1g, Saturated fat: 1g, Carbs: 14g, Cholesterol: mg, Sodium: 682mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugars: 10g

Raw Ranch Dressing

recipe by Frederic Patenaude.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup tomatoes
  • juice from 1 lime
  • 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 big sweet red bell pepper, or 1 small one
  • 1/3 cup fresh dill
  • 1-2 stalks celery
  • 4 tbsp almond butter
  • (sea salt if desired — optional)

Directions:

Blend all ingredients together until smooth. The dressing is great without salt, but if you want a more intense version, you can add some sea sald and garlic.

Smoky “Roasted” Garlic and Red Pepper Soup

Lovely recipe by Omid. I found this recipe on G-Living, but I’m sure he has it somewhere on one of his websites, Tried, Tested, Served. Omid Jeffari is a wonderful chef and he lives (sometimes) in Japan, too!

Ingredients:

  • 4 large red peppers, de-seeded & chopped
  • 1 cup chopped white onion
  • 6 cloves garlic, grated
  • 1/2 tbsp finely chopped fresh rosemary
  • 2 tomatoes, sun blushed & chopped
  • 4 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 8 strawberries
  • 4 tbsp of honey
  • Himalayan pink sea salt & fresh black pepper to taste

Directions:

Mix red pepper, white onion, garlic, rosemary, sun blushed tomato, sunflower oil and Himalayan sea salt well together in a bowl (it is much better if you can mix all the ingredients with your hand, which will enable all the flavors to mix well). Cover and set aside in a warm area, or you can even leave it under the sun for about 1 hour to marinate. Now blend all the marinated ingredients, strawberries and honey together in a blender for about 2 minutes until nice and smooth. Adjust the taste with more Himalayan sea salt if needed, transfer this into two of your favorite bowls, and season with fresh black pepper on top. Serve immediately. Optionally, you can add some fresh warm water and make this soup

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