Karen Knowler * The Raw Food Coach

TAHINI DRESSING

A tahini dressing is one of the most delicious and versatile dressings of all. As tahini is made from sesame seeds, it is lighter than a nut-based dressing and is high in protein and calcium, making it a nutritional superstar. A great dressing for when you want something thick and creamy. Smotheringly good!

EQUIPMENT

Blender

 

INGREDIENTS

2 Tablespoons raw sesame tahini
1 Tablespoon pure water
1 Medjool date
Juice of 1/4 lemon OR ¼ orange

 

DIRECTIONS

1. Simply blend all ingredients until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
2. Taste test before using. Add more of whatever you need according to your tastes.
3. Pour onto your salad gently - you don't want to flood it!

 

Raw Coach Top Tips:

• This recipe will keep for about 2-3 days in the fridge

© 2012 Karen Knowler WOULD YOU LIKE TO USE THIS RECIPE IN YOUR EZINE OR ON YOUR WEB SITE? You can, as long as you include this complete blurb with it: Karen Knowler, The Raw Food Coach publishes "Successfully Raw" - a free weekly eZine for raw food lovers everywhere. If you're ready to look good, feel great and create a raw life you love get your FREE tips, tools and recipes now at www.TheRawFoodCoach.com.

CASHEW AND MACADAMIA "CHEESE"

This is one of my absolute favourite recipes as it’s SO quick and easy to make and just four ingredients. When you want something quick and filling to throw together with a salad that will last for days in the fridge, this is IT! 

 

EQUIPMENT

Food Processor

 

INGREDIENTS

2 cups of raw macadamia nuts
2 cups of cashew nuts
Juice of 1-2 lemons (depending on sweetness and amount of juice)
1 clove of garlic

 

DIRECTIONS

1. Simply process all the ingredients until a thick well combined mass has formed. If your lemons are not super-juicy you may need to add up to 1 cup of pure water to get it properly bound – this is fine.
2. Taste-test. Adapt as desired – you may want to add a little more garlic, lemon juice, a little salt or some seasoning.
3. Transfer to a bowl. Serve with crackers, as a side dish or mould into a large chunk and cut into cubes!

 

Raw Coach Top Tips:

 

• You can add all sorts of ingredients to this to get a different flavoured “cheese”. How about red bell pepper for a sweet cheese? Or sundried tomatoes for a salty one? This will carry a lot of flavours really well.  

• If you have a cheese addiction it may be that it’s actually a salt addiction masquerading as a cheese addiction! A lot of people love the saltiness of cheese but don’t realise this. So try adding a tiny bit of healthy salt (like Himalayan Crystal Salt) to this recipe and see how you fare.   

• Keeps for 5-7 days in refrigerator. (Keep covered).  

• Add additional water to turn this from a “cheese” into a runny dressing or dip.

© 2012 Karen Knowler WOULD YOU LIKE TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR EZINE OR ON YOUR WEB SITE? You can, as long as you include this complete blurb with it: Karen Knowler, The Raw Food Coach publishes "Successfully Raw" - a free weekly eZine for raw food lovers everywhere. If you're ready to look good, feel great and create a raw life you love get your FREE tips, tools and recipes now at www.TheRawFoodCoach.com.

Raspberry Passion Pudding

This recipe is one of my very favourites and I've shared it once before but felt it high time to share again for the benefit of newer readers. It's quick, easy, healthy and delicious - all those things we all want and love! This recipe is a perfect light breakfast, snack or dessert and you can dress it up for a dinner party piece to impress.

 

Ingredients
* 3-4 cups of frozen raspberries
* 1 medium ripe mango
* 5 medium fresh strawberries
* 1 passion fruit

Directions:
1) Peel and chop mango and place in bottom of blender along with the de-stalked strawberries. Cut open passion fruit and squeeze in the seeds and juice.
2) If you have a normal household blender, blend until a runny liquid is formed. If using a Vita-Mix or similar, you can skip this step and move to step 3.
3) Add your frozen raspberries - you need to work to the strength of your blender, so add in a little at a time so it doesn't struggle unless it is a powerful one!
4) When you have an ice-cream consistency remove from the blender, spoon into a wine glass or sundae dish, top with fresh fruit as desired and enjoy!

RAW COACH'S TOP TIPS:
* You can save any leftovers by pouring it into a Tupperware and putting into the freezer.

* Turn into something a bit more decadent by making and swirling raw chocolate sauce over the top. Mmm!

© 2010 Karen Knowler WOULD YOU LIKE TO USE THIS RECIPE IN YOUR EZINE OR ON YOUR WEB SITE? You can, as long as you include this complete blurb with it: Karen Knowler, The Raw Food Coach publishes "Successfully Raw" - a free weekly eZine for raw food lovers everywhere. If you're ready to look good, feel great and create a raw life you love get your FREE tips, tools and recipes now at www.TheRawFoodCoach.com.

So You Want to Go Raw? Part 5: Create A Menu to Live For

Well done and congratulations on getting to Day 5!

Today is a great day indeed because today you get to pull all of the pieces together and have a ball imagining all of the great foods and meals you're going to be moving forward with. You also get a FREE mini e-book about menu planning that is well worth persevering for!

Today's assignment is going to be pretty lengthy - there's simply no way around that - however, I know that you're going to love it, thank me for it and be sooo glad you carried on even though you might feel a very strong pull to distract yourself and not go the final mile.

I don't want you to leave now, and I'll tell you why: You're a winner already. You're here and you're game. If you've completed Days 1-4 then you're ready, willing and able, and this means it's your time. Why stop now? It's Day 5 of 5, the weekend is almost here, this is the best bit so far, and if you're in the UK then you have Bank Holiday Monday to look forward to as well as the next two days off!

That said, I have a feeling that it's going to take you today and the weekend to really get to grips with this one, but what's 3 days out of your life (and only fractions of them at that), when you're going to come away with a winning plan that will get your eating habits bang on track and have you all set for Phase 2 of the big journey?

As tempting as it may be to drop the baton now, I urge you not to listen to that voice of self-sabotage! Taking this step now, fully and completely, will make ALL the difference between you playing at this and you really making it happen. Trust me!

Besides, as mentioned earlier I have a really cool freebie waiting for you ; )

So if you're ready for the final frontier of this particular leg of the journey, then follow me...