Raw Borsch (version nr 2)

Since, I am into my Russian nostalgia this couple of days, I made another version of raw Borsch soup. It is with less ingredients, than previous recipe & guess what - it tastes as it is the real one!!!!!

Raw Borsch

Juice:

- 2 small red beets
- 3 middle carrots
- 2 stalk of celery
- 1/2 lemon

Make a juice out of the above ingredients in your juicer.

The soup (the "broth"):

- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1tsp minced ginger
- 1 Tbsp dill (I use a bit more since I love dill)
- 1 Tbsp spring onions
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1/4 himalaya salt

Put all the ingredients in your blender & add the juice which you have prepared earlier.
Mix all together in the blender until all is well combined.

Soup ingredients:

- 1/2 cup grated white cabbage
- 1/4 cup grated carrot
- 1/2 avocado cut into big chunks

Put all the veggies in the soup bowl. Add the mixture the "broth" and stir carefully because we wouldn't  like to mash the avocado.
Sit down and enjoy your raw Borsch!!!

RAW VERSION OF "OLIVIE" or "RUSSIAN SALAD"

Since I am half Russian, I do really sometimes miss all this traditional Russian dishes. Then I found in a one raw-recipe-book, which I bought couple years ago, Borsch (this recipe I have posted earlier) and now I found a recipe of this salad on the blog of one Russian raw food girl.  I adapted few more things to this recipe and it turned out to be grate!!!
One ingredient which I added was Indian black salt, which smells a lot like eggs. Can you imagine that!!! I was amazed!
It is called Kala Namak and the smell is due to its sulphur content. It really smells do not be surprised when you open it for the first time! :-)

So, that is why my Russian salad tastes exactly as "Olivie" since the original salad contains eggs. Now, I have the smell and taste of the eggs.

Raw Olivie Salad

Salad ingredients:

- 1/2 Green apple almost minced
- 1/8 cup Pickled cucumbers (see my previous recipe) into small peaces (almost minced)
- 1 small zucchini cut into medium cubes
- 1 cup green peas
- 1/8 cup spring onions (I use the white part)

Mayonaise:

- 1 cup macadamia nuts (or cashews) soaked for at least 2 h
- 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 to 1 tsp indian black salt
- 1 tsp raw mustard (see my previous recipe)
- 1 Tbsp called pressed olive oil
- 3/4 cup water
- pinch of turmeric powder

Preparation:

1. Cut all the salad ingredients and put it into medium bowl.
2. Put all the mayonnaise ingredients into blender and blend until it is smooth in consistence.
3. Pour the mixture "mayonnaise" over the veggies and mix by hand until it is all well combined.
ENJOY!!!

RAW CUCUMBER PICLES

Here is another recepie which is soooo easy as well!
I am wondering why I have´t done this before?!

Cucumber Picles

4 cups cucumber (3mm thick slices)
1/2 white onion, sliced
1 cup raw apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup raw agave nectar (or other equal sweeter)
2 Tbsp brown rice vineger
1 Tbsp mustard seeds

Preparation:

1. Wash & dry cucumber.  Cut the slices with mandolin. Place in the medium bowl.
2. Cut half of the onion with mandolin. Add to cucumber slices & toss together.
3. Pack two jars with equal amounts of pickles.
4. In a small bowl, combine the vinegar, water, sweetener, brown rice vinegar and mustard seeds. Whisk together.
5. Pour the brine over cucumbers & onions, place the lid over the jar & give it a gentle shake.
6. Keep in the fridge, after 24h it is ready to eat, & will keep in the fridge for couple of weeks.

RAW MUSTARD

I was totally amazed when I did mustard for the first time, how easy it was. Here is the recipe which I used for this raw mustard. I am using this some other recipes as well and in making dressing to different salads.

Raw Mustard

3/4 cup mustard seeds (I mixed colors) soaked in 1 cup of water
1/2 cup lemon juice
5 medjool dates, pitted
2 Tbsp tamari

Preparation:

- Soak the mustard seeds in the water for 4-8h. Do not drain off any water - since there would not be any due to the seeds smoking it up.
- Place the soaked seeds together with lemon juice, dates and tamari in the blender and bled for approximately 10 seconds on high.
- Store in the glass jar in the fridge for up to 2 months.  

Raw Bagels

 RAW BAGELS

This is very easy recipy of raw bagels and guess what: THEY ARE MY FAVORITE!!!! 

You can add any other ingredient you like for example garlic powder, or onion powder or let your imagination flow! :-) 

To make raw bagels you need following ingredients:

0,5 cup buckwheat (soaked for 30 min)

1/8 cup of flex-seeds (soaked for at least 4h)

6 sun-dried tomatoes (soaked for at least 1h)

10 almonds

3 pinches of fennel seeds

2 pinches of salt

pinch of chili powder (optional)

black sesame seeds for garnish (optional)

Preparation:

Rinse buckwheat well and combine with soaked flex seeds in your mixer or blender if you have a strong one. Add the rest of ingrediats and mix well until everything is incorporated. You can add a bit of chili powder to enhance the flavor.  

Make smal buns approximately 8 and scoop out a small hole in the middle. 

Cover dehydrator trays with parchment paper, and put your bagels. Sprinkle the top with sesame seeds lightly pressing them in. Dehydrate at 43 degrees for 20 hours or until they are ready.

Cut in the middle and fill with avocado butter and some vegetables or whatever you like! Enjoy!!! 

RAW PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE BITES

This raw pumpkin chocolate bites were made by me experimenting in the kitchen and they turned out so delicious that as soon as I made them my family ate up everything in a few minutes!!!!!

Ingredients in tis recipe is approximately because I don't use here any measurments so try to have a feeling and taste along the way as you are making them.

 Raw pumpkin chocolate bites

- 1 cup of pumpkin seeds which are soaked for 2-4 h and deydrated util they are dry
- 1 1/2 cup (approximately) raw cacao butter
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar and 2 Tbs organic maple syrap (or you can use here whatever sweetener choice you like)
- 1/2 raw cacao powder (more or less depends on your taste)
- pinch of salt
- some vanilla bean seeds (optional)

Preparation:

Make a first step by soaking pumpkin seeds and dehydrating them for 1-2 h. (To soak the seeds is optional - but in that way you will increase beneficial enzyms and vitamins).

In the warm bath melt the cacao butter, than add cacao powder, sweetener, pinch of salt and vanilla.

Mix everything well by your hand with a spoon (I use wooden spoon). It should look like thick runny chocolate and in the and add your dehydrated pumpkin seeds, mix with your spoon again.

Take a parchment paper and put it on the plate for example or any dish you have. Take out small balls out of mixture with a help of a bigger tea spoon and put them on the paper. When ready, put your sweets in the refrigerator and wait for approximately 30 minute.
Done! Enjoy!!!

RAW DELICIOUS HEMP BURGERS

HEMP BURGERS:


Ingredients:

200g carrot pulp
100g shelled hemp seeds
100g raw almonds
1 red pepper
1 clove of garlic
2 sun-dried tomatoes soaked for 20 minutes
1 tsp dried mixed herbs
1 tsp mild paprika
Pinch of sea salt/Himalayan salt
Optional: extra shelled hemp for rolling in your burgers

Preparation:

Blend everything apart from the pulp in a food processor until well mixed. Add it to a large bowl and add carrot pulp. Mix everything together by hand.
Make burgers in size which you preffere place them on dehydrator tray and dehydrate for at 43°C for about six or eight hours.

Enjoy!