vegetable soup

Vegetable Soup

ingredients

3/4 cup water
1/2 zucchini, chopped
1 medium tomato, quartered
2 celery stalks, chopped
1 cups carrots, chopped
1 dates, pitted
1/4 clove garlic
1 teaspoon salt
1 t onion powder
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup flax oil (optional)

put it all in the blender except the flax oil, mix that in later. Yum. A variation on Kristen Suzanne's delicious soup.

tasty juice

equal parts:
romaine
spinach
carrot

it is suppposed to remind one of chocolate milk(!)
(from rawfu.com and the Monarchs)

easy salad dressing

grapefruit juice
honey
olive oil
sea salt
pepper

thick veggie dressing

a nice thick dressing for your lettuce......

ingredients:
1/4 cup almond pulp or almonds
1 small celery stalk, cut into 1/2 in pieces
pinch ground cumin
2 T olive brine water
6 stems curly parsley
1/2 tomato
2 tsp red miso
2 T avocado
1/2 red pepper
1 tsp kelp granules

to make:
place all of the ingredients in the bowl of a food processor and process for a minute or two, to achieve a smooth, but grainy consistency.

pineapple gazpacho (dressing/soup)

Use this as a low-fat dressing or a yummy summer soup. You can add a little jalapeƱo for some spice, if you want.

  • 1 cup of pineapple
  • 1 cup of tomatoes
  • 1 cup of cucumber
  • 1 medium carrot, cut up
  • 2 teaspoons red miso
  • Blend all of the ingredients together.

    marinara sauce and zucchini noodles

    Marinara Sauce:

    Yield 1 cup

    2 ripe tomato, seeded and chopped (about 1 cup)
    1/2 red bell pepper, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
    2 T EVOO
    1 T minced fresh basil or 1 tsp dried
    1 tsp dried oregano
    1/2 tsp crushed garlic (1 clove)
    1/4 tsp plus 1/8 tsp salt
    Dash Black Pepper


    Place all ingredients in food processor (I use my vita
    mix
    on low) fitted with the S blade and process until
    smooth. Stop occasionally to scrade down sides. Keeps
    3 days in container in fridge.

    I toss it with a plate of zucchini which I have turned
    into
    "noodles" with my veg. peeler.

    raw arugula (rocket) and basil pesto

    1 cup arugula

    1 cup basil leaves

    1/4 cup sunflower seeds

    1/4 cup walnuts

    1/4 olive oil

    2 Tbl pinenuts

    dash of lemon juice

    salt

    put everything in food processor or blender and blend it up.