Hot and Sour Soup~A Raw Foods Treat

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Well, before I leave off this little spew about coconuts, I will throw in another delightful raw foods idea that I threw together a week ago or so.

I love hot and sour soup, so I went online looking at some raw foods recipes to make some, but in the end, I wound up just throwing some things together like I always do. I'm not much for recipes - even when I was cooking all the time, I was always one to throw in some of this and some of that.

In this case, I took some red and green peppers, some mild, some hot, and some green cabbage and green onions, and I put them through the food processor to chop, then I added them to some young coconut water and cut some strips from the fairly firm coconut flesh for noodles, tossed in some sea salt and a tiny bit of balsamic vinegar (mostly for a little color), and there it was. (The next day, I had some leftovers and added some little strips of mushrooms, and that was good too.) I was afraid it would taste too "coconut-y", but it was amazingly similar to a light chicken broth.

I ate this at room temperature, but it was still very satisfying. I was amazed at how filling it was! And even a little warming, since the high good fat content of coconuts and coconut water is always very warming to me anyway. I'm sure it will be a favorite of mine in any season.

Rawsome "Spaghetti" with Sauce

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This is really too scrumptious to pass up! A plate of "spaghetti" and marinara sauce made from all raw ingredients. Start by soaking some sun-dried tomatoes. When they are soft, cut up a few sweet red peppers, some onion, and throw it all in the food processor with a little garlic and fresh basil, oregano, and sea salt. The flavors are so much more intense than the cooked variety.

If you want some meatless ground meat with your sauce, soak some walnuts for several hours, then drain and grind them in the food processor. Add to the sauce. 

For the "spaghetti," thin-slice some zucchini and then slice the slices into long slivers. Throw it in a bowl with some sea salt and mix it up.

For the "parmesan cheese," I just grind some pine nuts with a little sea salt.

Awesome!