Raw Day 22
Another seaweed salad and sushi lunch today - so, so good. I do have to guard my sushi carefully when Isla is around, she has a tendancy to eat hers then take mine too! She loves it, salmon being her favourite. I don't like giving her too much though, mercury levels etc ... but as a treat I don't think it's a problem.
So again, I just report on dinner.
Dinner
Savoury Balls & Italian Salad
(a better name for savoury balls is in order I think....)
For the balls...
1/2 cup pepitas
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup sesame seeds
1-2 tbs minced onion
1 tsp tamari or soy
1 cup of grated pumpkin or carrot (I used pumpkin with about a 1/3 carrot)
1 big handful of fresh herbs - parsley and coriander
1 tbs lemon juice
Optional: a handful of chickpeas (they were there, so I threw them in) as well as some alfalfa sprouts
Process the seeds first, then add the remaining ingredients and pulse until well mixed. The recipe says to make this 24 hours in advance and keep in the fridge overnight - but reading that at 5:30pm is a litte too late... it wasn't really a problem. Mine had about 20 mins fridge time and the rest I will keep for Isla tomorrow - I'll make her a burger and simmer it lightly.
Roll into balls.
Salad:
No need to explain anything here - the usual, simple Italian salad of greens, tomato, cucumber, olives, red capsicum, red onion -- dressed in olive oil and balsamic vinegar. I also threw in generous amount of macadamia nuts which I roughly crushed first.
The verdict: The balls seem like they'd be kinda weird - which is why I made them. I put a small teaspoon of sweet chilli sauce on them as it seemed so odd to be eating a raw burger. But I needn't have worried too much. I really enjoyed the taste and the texture and mixed with a leafy salad they are delicious. I'd do this meal again. I am sure you could do it with a variety of veg as well - zucchini would work well and cauliflower would be great too.
Overall, pleasantly surprised.
So again, I just report on dinner.
Dinner
Savoury Balls & Italian Salad
(a better name for savoury balls is in order I think....)
For the balls...
1/2 cup pepitas
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup sesame seeds
1-2 tbs minced onion
1 tsp tamari or soy
1 cup of grated pumpkin or carrot (I used pumpkin with about a 1/3 carrot)
1 big handful of fresh herbs - parsley and coriander
1 tbs lemon juice
Optional: a handful of chickpeas (they were there, so I threw them in) as well as some alfalfa sprouts
Process the seeds first, then add the remaining ingredients and pulse until well mixed. The recipe says to make this 24 hours in advance and keep in the fridge overnight - but reading that at 5:30pm is a litte too late... it wasn't really a problem. Mine had about 20 mins fridge time and the rest I will keep for Isla tomorrow - I'll make her a burger and simmer it lightly.
Roll into balls.
Salad:
No need to explain anything here - the usual, simple Italian salad of greens, tomato, cucumber, olives, red capsicum, red onion -- dressed in olive oil and balsamic vinegar. I also threw in generous amount of macadamia nuts which I roughly crushed first.
The verdict: The balls seem like they'd be kinda weird - which is why I made them. I put a small teaspoon of sweet chilli sauce on them as it seemed so odd to be eating a raw burger. But I needn't have worried too much. I really enjoyed the taste and the texture and mixed with a leafy salad they are delicious. I'd do this meal again. I am sure you could do it with a variety of veg as well - zucchini would work well and cauliflower would be great too.
Overall, pleasantly surprised.