Coconut Ice Cream

Believe it or not this is actually an alkaline diet recipe!!! It’s not just beans and greens 😀 😀 😀

Coconut Ice Cream

Ingredients

1 ½ cups coconut meat
1 ½ cups coconut water
¼ cup (or less) of agave syrup
3 tablespoons coconut butter
½ teaspoon lemon or lime juice
Seeds from ½ vanilla bean (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

Purée all the ingredients in a blender, until smooth. Place the mixture in a covered serving bowl in the freezer. (If you have an ice cream maker, chill the mixture from the blender then process according to manufacturer’s instructions, before placing in freezer).

From “Raw food, Real World”

Raw and Vegan – Mango Raspberry Tart

I found this great website called Sweetly Raw she’s got all kinds of yummy good for you vegan deserts.  I love mango and of course raspberries, I can’t wait to make this!!!

Mango Raspberry Tart

Crust:

2 cups nuts of choice

3/4 cup pitted, packed dates

Grind the nuts and dates together in a food processor. Add 1-2 teaspoons of water if the mixture is too dry and crumbly.

Press the mixture into an 8″ tart pan, or use mini tart pans.

Filling:

2 cups diced mango

1 1/2 cups cashews

1/4 cup agave

2 tablespoons melted coconut oil

1-2 tbs lemon juice

1/3 cup melted cacao butter

2 cups raspberries

Blend all but the cacao butter, coconut oil, and berries, until smooth and creamy.
Add the cacao butter/oil and blend until completely mixed.

Evenly spread some of the raspberries over the crust and then smash them down with a fork.

Spread the mango filling over top.

Garnish with the remaining raspberries (and more if needed).

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Meatless Monday – Dandelion Salad

We have gone straight from winter to summer and with that comes DANDELIONS!!

For all the amazing health benefits of dandelions check out the Leaf Ladys website lots and lots of great info….

Best when young and tender, dandelion greens make a great salad! If you’re wary about using the greens growing in the yard, you may often find them in the produce section of food specialty shops.

This is just a basic recipe, add cucumber, asparagus,spinach and radish

1/2 pound torn dandelion greens

1/2 red onion, chopped

2 tomatoes, chopped

1/2 tsp. dried basil

salt and pepper to taste

Directions

In a medium bowl, toss together dandelion greens, red onion, and tomatoes.  Season with basil, salt, and pepper.

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