Raw Corn Salad/Salsa

This past week in my CSA share I received 12 ears of corn.  Some of my family enjoys their corn on the cob the traditional way.  Heated up on the stove, which is fine.  I like to try to consume much of my food intake RAW.  Most people are totally unaware that you can eat corn raw..but you can.  I like to shave it right off the cob after cleaning it.   You can toss it into a salad, in a roll up or eat it out of the hand...you can even leave it on the cob and eat it that way!

I decided to make one of my favorite ways to eat it!

Raw Corn Salad/Salsa

6 ears of corn~cleaned and shaved off the cob

1/2 of a red onion corsely chopped

1/4-1/3 c. jalapeno's diced

splash of lemon juice

cilantro to taste

Mix and let marinate to allow the flavors to mingle

you could also add a dash of salt

other optional ingredients~diced red sweet peppers, diced celery or any other veggie you have on hand

you could leave out the jalapeno's and add the other veggies plus a bit of olive oil so that it is more like a  salad  rather than hot salsa

You might want to make a corn soup or chowder...

place it in the Vita-Mix and add water, salt, garlic, jalapeno, avocado, a little lime juice and blend

Be creatvive and Enjoy!

Kitchen Duty and Lots of Recipes!

My young daughter is not feeling well today and wanted  a Banana Split Cacao Chip Smoothie this morning.

Banana Split Cacao Chip Smoothie~

1 can of organic unsweetened coconut milk
4 banana's (small -med)
2 c. frozen strawberries (you might want more)
2-3 T. cacao nibs
2 T. honey
1 scoop of. vanilla protein powder

blend until smooth.  You want it to be a nice pink color. I didn't measure my ingreds.  these are approx. measurements.

For lunch she wanted some un chicken noodle soup~so I threw this together



Un-Chicken Noodle Soup

4 c. water
2 heaping T. of Seitenbacher Veggie Broth Powder
1 T. of parsley
small handful of shredded cabbage (I already had this on the counter~thot it was a good addition)
dash of poultry seasoning
brought this to a boil~then simmered until cabbage was al dente
then I added
1/2 c. of cooked spaghetti noodles I already had on hand (leftover peanut noodles in the fridge)

This veggie broth is available thru subscribe and save for an additional 15% off.  This is an item I keep hand for quick seasoning for all kinds of soups, salads and roll ups and seasoning salt.

For some reason the picture didn't take well???...anyway, my daughter was happy.

Lately I have been neglecting my kitchen duties...we have plenty of raw foods...fruits, veggies etc.  But as the week went on I have not really been preparing dishes.  We have been eating all the leftover soups and salads...so when my hubby got home last night he was ready for something different.  I didn't have anything new....so today is kitchen duty

I am thankful for my hardworking husband who provides the $$$ so that we can eat this way.  BTW~He is still high raw, looking good and maintaining his weight loss.

Raw Corn Salad

4 small ears of yellow/white corn-cut from cob and raw

1 red bell pepper corsely chopped

1/2 of a red onion diced

cilantro

real salt & pepper to taste

balsamic vinegar

mix together and let marinate in fridge

This is one of my family's favorite recipes of mine. The type of potatoes I use vary depending on what I have on hand.  But the favorite around here is Yukon Gold. Today I used the taters I received from my CSA share

Warm Mustard Potato Salad

8 small red potatoes with skin ~cooked & diced in med chunks

8 small white potatoes with skin~ cooked and diced in med chunks 

1/2 small red onion chopped

10 baby carrots sliced in salad shooter

1/2 c. Dijon mustard

Vegenaise to make a smooth consistency or you can use a Raw almond mayo

salt to taste

1 T. dried Dill~key ingredient!!!

1 t. onion powder

mix together eat it warm and put leftovers in fridge for a cold potato salad

Raw Almond Mayo Recipes

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BLACK BEAN SOUP

BLACK BEANS 

(I forgot to soak them so I par-boiled them in the pressure cooker~drained them and added enough water to cover.. placed them in the crock pot

in the Vita-mix set on #2

I placed:

1 yellow onion quartered

7 cloves of fresh garlic

ran it til it was chopped nicely and added it to the crock

added:

1 piece of Wakame

Cook until done.  These will last for a few days.  Each day I usually change them up a bit by adding a new spice or other ingred...like tomatos, rice, taco seasoning..etc

My Lunch

After a morning in the Kitchen I decided to sit down and eat some of my making's

Pictured is a plate of Kale Salad topped with Raw Corn Salad and a side of Dilly Garbanzo Mash~I spinkled Dulse all over it after I took the picture.

Dilly Garbanzo Mash

2 c. Garbanzo's cooked and drained

~I season mine with onion and garlic while cooking

celery diced

dill~very important

dried onions

real salt to taste

a bit of Vegenaise to moisten ~or Almond Mayo

I have one more salad to make for dinner...but it cannot be made ahead....Avocado is a key ingred...don't want a brown salad

Spicy Cabbage Salad

This picture was taken the a couple weeks ago...the cabbage salad is in the top right