Raw Day 21
Leftovers for lunch today -- it's great having ready made salad in the fridge and keeps me away from the temptation of endless slices of toast with honey, especially when I am working at my computer all day.
I felt like a bit of a cheat with tonight's meal -- besides it being so easy, I did use three non-raw elements: chickpeas for some extra protein, beetroot (because Isla will eat anything if there's beetroot in it) and the wraps, simply to hold it all together. Isla ate the same as us this evening, minus the jalepenos. She didn't even suspect it was full of raw goodies.
Mexi-Wraps
Wrap bread or tortillas
(Struggling to buy a decent wrap or tortilla, without preservatives, that won't fall apart. If anyone has any recommendations, please share!)
In a large bowl mix the following:
Chopped avocado
Chopped tomato (omitting the fleshy, seedy bit)
Corn from one cob
Finely chopped red or yelllow capsicum (or both)
Fresh coriander - as much as you like
Something green and leafy, finely chopped (we used some silverbeet, but spinach or lettuce would be good too)
About 1/2 a grated carrot
1/3 can of organic chickpeas
Jalepeno peppers
Plus:
Juice from 1 lime
Season with some Herbamare (a herbal seasoning salt, prepared from 12 fresh organically grown herbs and vegetables)
Simply wrap up with some beetroot (grated raw beetroot would have been a better option than tinned...)
If you're having trouble with the thought of going raw, do try something like this -- it's a great way to get started by combining some non-raw elements into the meal. Perfect for lunch or dinner, these flavours are always yummy.
Next time I'd probably use kidney beans instead of chickpeas (I didn't have any) and if you wanted to, some soy sour cream would be delicious too.
I felt like a bit of a cheat with tonight's meal -- besides it being so easy, I did use three non-raw elements: chickpeas for some extra protein, beetroot (because Isla will eat anything if there's beetroot in it) and the wraps, simply to hold it all together. Isla ate the same as us this evening, minus the jalepenos. She didn't even suspect it was full of raw goodies.
Mexi-Wraps
Wrap bread or tortillas
(Struggling to buy a decent wrap or tortilla, without preservatives, that won't fall apart. If anyone has any recommendations, please share!)
In a large bowl mix the following:
Chopped avocado
Chopped tomato (omitting the fleshy, seedy bit)
Corn from one cob
Finely chopped red or yelllow capsicum (or both)
Fresh coriander - as much as you like
Something green and leafy, finely chopped (we used some silverbeet, but spinach or lettuce would be good too)
About 1/2 a grated carrot
1/3 can of organic chickpeas
Jalepeno peppers
Plus:
Juice from 1 lime
Season with some Herbamare (a herbal seasoning salt, prepared from 12 fresh organically grown herbs and vegetables)
Simply wrap up with some beetroot (grated raw beetroot would have been a better option than tinned...)
If you're having trouble with the thought of going raw, do try something like this -- it's a great way to get started by combining some non-raw elements into the meal. Perfect for lunch or dinner, these flavours are always yummy.
Next time I'd probably use kidney beans instead of chickpeas (I didn't have any) and if you wanted to, some soy sour cream would be delicious too.