Simle Recipes of the Day

Today Im posting a few very simple recipes I've made lately....far from the lasagnas, pizza, and thai spring rolls, but sometimes its nice to enjoy things that can be put together in a matter of minutes and still taste good!

Creamy Pineapple Dip/Smoothie

Suuper creamy from the coconut! Drink as a smoothie or eat with celery sticks.

Blend:

pinapple, young coconut pulp, young coconut water

"Green is Great" Smoothie

Arugula, water, pineapple, banana, and goji berries

Weird combination, at least to me....but surprisingly light and tasty!

Hempy Tabouli - I love it because it's fresh and quick - perfect as a side dish, or entire meal!

Chop the following:

1 red bell pepper, 1 green bell pepper, 1 cucumber, 2 medium tomatoes

Toss with:

olive oil, lemon juice, minced fresh parsley, lots of hemp seeds!

Apple Pie

I made this last weekend for thanksgiving dinner with fresh apples that a friend picked and brought up from southern Ontario days prior! I swear the fresh apples make a world of difference. Anyway, we also had a cooked pumpkin pie and everyone tried both but only commented on how great the apple pie was. OOooh yeah! Raw is the best! One friend commented "this tastes just like the oatmeal I make with brown sugar and cinnamon - are there oats in here?" haha. I know there are a million raw apple pie recipes floating around, but I thought, hey, no harm in one more!

Crust: 2 cups pecans, 1/2 cup walnuts, 1/2 cup dates

Process ingredients together in a food processor until crumbly. Press into a 9" pie plate.

Filling:

6 medium apples, cored, peeled and separated

1/2 cup pitted medjool dates

1/4 cup raisins (or use a few more dates)

2 tsp cinnamon

Blend 2 apples, dates, raisins, cinnamon until smooth.

In food processor chop the other 4 apples.

Mix into the blended mixture.

Spread into pie crust. Chill.