Carrots and Onions and Peppers, Oh My! Salad
I’ve learned that my absolute favorite part of eating raw is not having to cook. I have a deep dislike for the time that cooking takes. Besides the heat of the oven, there’s the absurd amount of times I’ve burned myself with bacon grease. And the red-hot burner of the oven has done me no favors. I have the scars on my hands to prove it! But I love to chop vegetables and to garnish food. The raw lifestyle has essentially created the ideal food prep environment for me: everything I like to do, with no hot stoves. This salad is no exception. Plus, it was a wonderful symphony of…
Orange Pomegranate Salad With Mango Chia Dressing
This colorful summer salad replete with oranges and pomegranate seeds, gets big points in my book. Not only is it delicious and refreshing on these warm days but its so damn pretty too! The pomegranate has so many health benefits, it’s ridiculous! It’s cancer fighting, a potent anti-inflammatory and its anti-oxidant levels are three times higher than they are in red wine or green tea. The list just goes on. If you’ve got a guy at home who’s having some problems in the bedroom, pomegranate is good for that too; it’s been linked to improvements with erectile dysfunction. Suffice to say: pomegranate is a fabulous fruit to include in your diet…
Good Greens Everything Salad
Greens need no introduction. One of my favorite salads, hands down. No matter what you put into it, it’s gonna’ be good! RAW VEGAN RECIPE: Good Greens Everything Salad 1 cup curly green kale, stems removed 1/2 bunch collard greens, stems removed 1/4 cup basil leaves 3/4 teaspoons sea salt 2 cloves garlic, crushed 3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 3 Tablespoons lemon juice 1/8 teaspoon cayenne 1/2 apple, diced seeds from 1/4 pomegranate 1/2 red pepper, diced 1/4 red onion, diced 1/2 an avocado, diced 1/4 cup chopped pecans 1/4 cup dried cranberries Chop the kale medium fine. To chop the collards and basil, first stack…
