VIDEO // Raw Foods with F + N
Our raw foods feast made by Lacy of Free + Native was not only stunning but made with so much love and care! Take a look for yourself, and find the recipes as well...
Raw Foods with F + N from How You Glow.
Raw Herb Garlic Dressing
2 tbls fresh oregano ½ tsp high grade sea salt 1 garlic clove ½ c cold pressed olive oil 2 tbls fresh squeezed lemon juice
PROCESS Place the oregano in mortar + pestle with salt and grind together until creating a bit of a pulp. Add garlic and grind. Add olive oil slowly while continuing to mix—then the lemon juice. Voila.
SALAD
lettuce | shallots | soledad farm’s goat cheese | dill | avocado
BENEFITS | kills bad bacteria | immune boosting | high in good fats | pH balancing | alkalizing | vitamin K + C | antioxidant rich
PERSIMMON TART
CRUST 2 c walnuts 1c pecans 3 T maple syrup 1 T coconut oil 1/2 t salt
For the crust, place the walnuts in the food processor and blend for about 10 seconds. Add remaining ingredients and blend again, but keep the crust a bit chunky. Press the crust into a tart pan.
DEHYDRATOR | overnight at 115 or BAKE | at lowest heat (200 degrees) in your oven for two hours
FILLING 3 c walnuts | soaked 6 hours 3/4 c lemon juice 3/4 c maple syrup 3/4 c coconut oil 1.5 t salt 1 t cinnamon 1/2 t nutmeg 1 T vanilla extract
For the filling, place the soaked walnuts in the food processor and blend first. Then add the liquid ingredients. Lastly adding salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg at the end. Pour the filling into the prepared crust, and place in the freezer for 20-30 minutes to set up.
TOPPING 2-3 persimmons | sliced thin
Top the tart with persimmons, and place in the freezer until ready to serve.
B E N E F I T S Most traditional desserts, this season, are high in dairy, processed sugar and processed flours lowering the immune system, taxing your adrenals, unbalancing your hormones, and secretly disrupting your quality of sleep. This dessert, on the other hand, is high in Omega-3, zinc, vitamin C, and blood stabilizing cinnamon.
LAVENDER TRUFFLES
3 tbls raw cacao 2 tbls virgin coconut oil 2 tbls raw honey 1 spring of lavender
Place cacao, coconut oil, and honey in a bowl and mix together until the texture is even, smooth, and creamy chocolate-like. Roll into balls, or simply use a spoon to drizzle them onto a sheet of parchment paper. Place in freezer for 15 minutes to set.
+ The texture will depend on the consistency of the coconut oil. If melted, the texture will be runnier and smooth. If hardened, the texture can be rolled into balls like proper truffles. I chose to make these with melted coconut oil while leaving one in the middle (from last night) that was from hardened coconut oil.
INFUSION OPTIONS Sea Salt | place a pinch of sea salt on top each truffle Lavender | place a flower on top each truffle Mint | place two drops peppermint extract in bowl and mix with other ingredients Espresso | place a pinch of ground espresso beans in bowl and mix with other ingredients Chili | place a pinch of desired ground chili in bowl and mix with other ingredients
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Video shot by: Brian Charles Lehrer Video edited by: Sasha Young