Raw Food Recipes for Beginners
The incorporation of raw food in our regular diet provides the body with many benefits. This kind of diet works wonders for the proper functioning of the body. The most important thing about raw food diet is the presence of fibers. Process of digestion is improved greatly with the use of raw foods. Initially, it can be difficult to make a transition from the regular diet to a raw food diet. However, with proper know-how of the recipes and most importantly the benefits of raw food, this task becomes much easier. One should find the raw food recipes given below, to be useful from the point of leading a healthy lifestyle.
Beginners Raw Food Recipes
Each of the recipe presented below is different (preparation and taste) and proves to be great for health. The ingredients and procedure given below should help.
Avocado Celery Stuffing
The ingredients followed by procedure to make avocado celery stuffing is presented below.
Ingredients:
- Celery (5-6 ribs)
- Ripe and large avocados (2)
- Parsley (small bunch)
- Crushed garlic (made of 2-3 cloves)
- Lacinto kale (1 bunch)
The celery ribs and parsley should first be chopped. Avocados need to be mashed and mixed with the chopped parsley and celery. Garlic press should be used to crush the cloves. Garlic adds spice to the dish. A top stuffing of the flakes of Dulse seaweed can be spread over the whole mixture. This mixture should then be spread on leaves of Lacinto kale. It facilitates eating the dish like a taco/wrap.
Green Soup
A healthy green soup prepared from ingredients mentioned below can be counted amongst great raw food recipes for kids. Let us have a look at the ingredients and procedure through information presented below.
Ingredient:
- English cucumber that is chopped roughly ()
- Dulse seaweed ( cup)
- Celery ribs that are chopped roughly (5)
- Tomatoes with small size (2)
- Bell pepper ()
- Seasoning (preferably organic 1 teaspoon.)
- Raw cabbage sauerkraut (2 tablespoons)
- Avocado ()
- Green vegetables viz., spinach, kale, chard that are chopped ( cup)
- Garnished sprouts (1 cup)
All the ingredients mentioned above, except the ones that are garnished should be added together in a blender. Adding seasonings and dulse to the mixture is optional and it depends on the taste of person who eats. The ingredients like the sprouts, parsley, bell pepper (chopped), avocado and tomatoes can be used for garnishing the dish.
Apple Pie
It is one of the tasty and easy raw food recipes for beginners. The ingredients and procedure for this recipe are given below. One would also need piecrust to prepare this dish. Let us first have a look at the raw piecrust ingredients and recipe through following paragraph.
Raw Piecrust
Ingredients and procedure to prepare the raw piecrust can be found below.
Ingredients:
- Raw Almonds (1 cups)
- Cinnamon teaspoon
- Pitted Dates (1 cup)
- Vanilla bean seeds (1 vanilla)
The almonds have to be first processed in a food processor with 'S'-blade; a coarse flour of almond should be obtained. Cinnamon, dates and coconut oil should be added to the almond and this mixture processed once again with 'S'-blade. The processing should be done so that dough is formed. This dough should be pressed in a pie pan to form the raw piecrust.
Apple Pie Recipe
It is one of the best raw food recipes to start with. Have a look at the ingredients and procedure.
Ingredients:
- Small-sized fuji apples (7)
- Cinnamon ( and teaspoonful of cinnamon is required separately at the time of preparation)
- Lemon juice (squeezed out of lemon)
- Lemon zest ( teaspoon)
- Dates (1 cup)
- Virgin coconut oil (1 teaspoon)
First step in the process of preparing the apple pie recipe is to process 5 chopped apples so that tiny pieces are formed. Cinnamon () and lemon juice should be poured over the processed apples; dehydration need to be carried out for few hours. The next step is that of preparing apple sauce by creating a blend of chopped apples (2), dates (1 cup), lemon zest ( teaspoon) and cinnamon ( teaspoon). The dehydrated apple mixture and applesauce need to be mixed together in a bowl. This mixture should then be poured over the raw piecrust followed by refrigeration for a minimum of 2 hours.
The information pertaining to some of the easy raw food recipes for beginners can be found in the article. Raw food, as stated earlier is a healthy option over junk food. One should try to incorporate as many raw dishes as possible in the regular diet.
