THOUSAND ISLAND DRESSING

This is a healthy twist on an old American favourite. To be honest, I've never tried (non-vegan) Thousand island dressing, but looking at the ingredients, this comes unbelievably close to what I imagine it would taste like! It's sort of like a tomato-ish mayonnaise. Like most raw dressings it's incredibly easy to make. Pour it on salads, zoodles, or other raw veggie dishes to create a creamy, crunchy, delicious raw meal!

Recipe
2 tomatoes
1 small carrot, peeled
2 tbs tahini
2 tbs chopped spring onion (green part only)
1 tsp sauerkraut (optional)
2 medjool dates
1 tsp paprika

- Blend all ingredients together and you're done! I sprinkled some dill & spring onion and juiced a bit of lime on top too.

Zesty Pasta & Kale Salad

This pasta was a bit of an experiment- and it turned out to be delicious! Orange may seem like a very traditional breakfast food, but it works well in this savoury dish :) I kept the salad and pasta separate for the photo but they tasted goooood mixed together. The kale salad is one I make regularly- If you're like me and don't like the bitter taste of raw kale, this is a super easy way to get rid of the bitterness and make it tasty!

Kale Salad

Big bunch of curly kale (about 15-20 stalks)

1/2 an avocado

1 tsp lime juice

Zesty Pasta

3 zucchinis

1 punnet cherry tomatoes

1/2 an avocado

1 tsp lime juice

1/4 cup orange juice

1 tsp chopped spring onion

1/2 tsp chopped dill

Pinch of tumeric

For the salad, remove the stems from the kale leaves and rip or chop the leaves into small pieces. Using a fork, mash the avocado with the lime juice until smooth. Pour the dressing over the kale and massage with your hands for a few minutes or until the leaves have started to wilt.

For the pasta, spiralize or peel the zucchinis into thin strips. Thinly slice the tomatoes. Blend the rest of the ingredients until smooth. Combine the zucchini, tomatoes and sauce together.

This makes a biiiig serving, so you might want to share it... Maybe ;)

Marinara Sauce with Zucchini Pasta & Veggieballs

This is definitely a recipe to try if you're after a raw, vegan, or maybe just healthy alternative to meatballs and pasta! It's super delicious & the 3 components work really well together :)

Recipe...

Marinara sauce

6 med tomatoes

6 dehydrated tomatoes

1 tbs chopped spring onion

1 tsp dried oregano

Big handful of basil leaves

3 Zucchinis

Veggieballs (see previous post!)

For the sauce, blend all ingredients until smooth. For the pasta, use a spiralizer* to cut the zucchini. Pour sauce over the pasta and top with veggieballs, leftover dehydrated tomatoes and basil leaves. That's it- so simple! If you've tried this, and if you have any additions/substitutions, please let us know how it went :)

*If you don't have a spiralizer, no worries! You can easily achieve a similar result just by peeling thin strips off of the zucchinis