Are you looking for easy raw food recipes? Well here are a few really quick and easy raw food recipes with 5 ingredients or less for the raw food beginner.
The raw food diet is a type of diet where people eat the majority of their foods in their natural whole state without cooking them. Many people are adopting this lifestyle to eat a natural whole foods diet and to get the benefits of all the nutrients available in fresh raw fruits and vegetables.
Most raw food recipes available on the web or in recipe books are complicated, time consuming, and require a lot of fancy kitchen equipment. This unfortunately turns a lot of people off to the diet because they think it is too hard and time consuming to fit into their busy lifestyle. In this article I'm going to offer a few easy recipes that don't require any fancy equipment or exotic ingredients.
*Most people already have a blender so some of these recipes require a blender.
Easy Green Smoothie Recipe
2 bananas 4 kale leaves chopped with stems removed 1/2 of an apple 1 cup water
Blend in a blender until smooth. This nutritious green smoothie can be eaten for breakfast or as a mid afternoon snack. By blending the kale you are making all the nutrients in the kale leaves such as A,K,C, Iron and calcium easy for your body to absorb and digest. The sweetness from the bananas makes the kale leaves palatable, you'll be surprised by how good it tastes! Serves 2.
Easy Cucumber Salad
2 cucumbers chopped 2 ripe tomatoes chopped 1 red bell pepper chopped 1 bunch cilantro chopped 1 avocado chopped pinch sea salt
Mix all ingredients in a bowl and enjoy as a simple and delicious side salad. The juices of the tomato and bell pepper will marinate with the cilantro to dress the cucumbers. The flesh of a cucumber is a very good source of vitamins A, C, and folic acid. The hard skin is rich in fiber and a variety of minerals including magnesium, silica, molybdenum, and potassium. Serves 4.
Easy Avocado Salad Dressing
1/2 an avocado 1 cup orange juice 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon chives pinch cayenne pepper pinch salt
Blend all ingredients except for the chives in the blender until smooth and then mix in the chives. If you don't have a blender mash the avocado and then whisk the ingredients in a bowl until smooth. Avocados provide nearly 20 essential nutrients, including fiber, potassium, Vitamin E, B-vitamins and folic acid. Serves 2-4.
Easy Mango Pudding
2 mangoes peeled and diced 1 teaspoon honey 1/2 cup raspberries 1/4 cup water
Blend all ingredients except for the raspberries in the blender. Put the mango pudding in a bowl and then garnish with the raspberries or layer the mango pudding with the raspberries in little dessert dishes to make a healthy parfait. Serves 2.
I hope you enjoyed these recipes and are encouraged to try making them at home. For more free easy raw food recipes please check out the resources below:
