Saturday, January 8, 2011

Warming Hearty Winter Recipe #1


Carrot Salad with Ginger-Lime Dressing

Winter Fiesta Burger over a bed of sprouts and romaine "bun"

Today a miracle was born.

In my kitchen.

My mother initiated this improvisatory/un-cooking journey. I'd call it a fiesta. We made the happiest, sunniest, TASTIEST, most EPIC. raw vegan burgers. No dehydrating, or juicing, or blending. The only kitchen tools needed are a grater/food processor that grates, a coffee grinder/blender that turns things into flour and a knife.

1 cup sunflower seeds (lightly, not too fine)
1/2 cup sesame seeds ground finely (we used tan)
1.5T whole sesame seeds unground
3T organic golden flaxseed ground
2 cloves of garlic minced
3 spring onions
3 cups of shredded carrots
2 celery stalks chopped SUPER finely
1/2 cup of parsley chopped
1/4 cup of cilantro chopped
1/2 tsp of golden curry
1/2 tsp of cumin
1/4 tsp of turmeric
one-two pepper dashes
1 whole lemon juiced
1 tsp sea salt
2 generous tbsp of extra virgin olive oil. (Lebanon-in-a-bottle kind..duh)
1/4 tsp of paprika
1.5 T organic balsamic vinegar

Grind the first 4, chop the next 6, add spices, and remainder of ingredients. TASTE TEST. Form into burger shapes, eat right away, or store in fridge for 1 day. You can dehydrate these if you want, but the flavours were just right, we (my mother and i) didn't want to risk it. Yields 16 medium sized burgers, a total time of 1 hr prep, and a cost of less than $10 to feed a family of 4, entirely for lunch including the carrot salad.

BON APPETIT!

16 comments:

  1. Looks like you are kicking your year off to a good start! You are lucky that your mom enjoys eating raw with you :)

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  2. That all looks SO good!!! Great that your mom got involved in the kitchen action too. Looks like a lot of fun.

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  3. Yummy! Awesome that you had a co-chef too! You're mom's cool.

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  4. inspiring post! looks delicious!

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  5. Yeah!! I am glad you found me and I am glad I found you.
    Can't wait to read through your blog!
    Peace & Raw Health,
    Elizabeth

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  6. Impressive!!

    http://prettylittleinspiration.blogspot.com/

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  7. are you still eating completely raw??? so sweet! this looks DELICIOUS!

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  8. WOW! I tried to eat mainly raw, but missed the warmth of cooked foods. I give you mad props for taking this journey, and I look forward to following along to see all the great recipes you share!

    Nellie
    http://midlifecruiser.blogspot.com

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  9. thank you for the first comment!!! i just browsed through your blog and am excited to read more :)

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  10. I love the dirty hands picture! Hell yeah! :)

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  11. Your Winter Fiesta Burgers look yummy!

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  12. Great recipe - it's Summer here and that actually looks perfect for a hot day meal to me! Love your blog.

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  13. FABULOUS!!!!!!!!
    I can't wait to try this when I get back home to CA!!
    I'm going to need a lot of detoxing from the SAD I've been eating while visiting my son.
    This looks seriously yummy!!

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  14. AMY WHEN I COME VISIT YOU I WANT YOU TO PREPARE FOOD FOR ME. XOXO

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  15. Hey! Just found you and glad I did. We hope to incorporate more raw food into our diet this year. This looks brilliant! And epic ;) That has recently become a favorite word and I was excited to see it.

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  16. Thanks for dropping by! I'm wondering the same thing --why is this my first time here! :)

    I love that carrot salad with lime-ginger dressing! Thanks for the inspiration.

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