Baba Ghanoush
Recipe Author: Beautiful on Raw
The Middle Eastern dip and spread Baba Ghanoush is traditionally made with baked or roasted eggplant, garlic and olive oil. Many countries have their own variations of this dish. Here’s the raw food version, with the eggplant uncooked, of course.
Spicy Collard Greens Vegetable “Sushi”
Recipe Author: Beautiful on Raw
Dark leafy greens are a very important piece of a well-balanced raw food diet due to their un-paralleled nutritional profile. This appetizer offers a pleasant way to consume them.
Stuffed Crepes with Cashew Vanilla Cream and Berry Sauce
Recipe Author: Beautiful on Raw
These crepes take some time to prepare but the taste is heavenly!
Cilantro Pesto
Recipe Author: Beautiful on Raw
Serve this versatile pesto with dehydrated crackers, slices of cucumber, zucchini, carrot sticks and celery stalks, or use as a sauce for zucchini spaghetti.
Stuffed Mushrooms
Recipe Author: Beautiful on Raw
These petite stuffed mushrooms can be served as an appetizer, or become part of the main course when accompanied by a salad. Either way, they are filling and delicious.
Festive Tomatillos and Daikon Salsa
Recipe Author: Beautiful on Raw
Spicy and sweet blend well in this crunchy salsa.
Sweet Sesame Crackers
Recipe Author: Beautiful on Raw
Here’s the way to make the famous sesame crunch candy much healthier – make them yourself and make them raw!
Buckwheat Crisp Breads
Recipe Author: Beautiful on Raw
Here’s the way to use up the pulp left over from your morning green juice by using it to prepare crisp breads. Sharing it with the microorganisms in your compost pile is the second best option.
Russian Pickled Tomatoes
Recipe Author: Beautiful on Raw
This is an old favorite from my motherland. These raw cultured vegetables can be a good addition to your menu as you are transitioning to the raw food diet. The enzymes in cultured vegetables also help digest other foods eaten with them. And best of all: it’s very easy to make and you will not have to use your stove!
Zesty Radish Greens
Recipe Author: Beautiful on Raw
I’m all excited about eating radish greens. Radish greens are edible, tasty, and nutritious! But the flavor can be strong, so use them VERY sparingly at first. You may substitute them for arugula or mustard greens in recipes. Learn more about the benefits of radish greens here.