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<\n\nGannett News Service\nJuly 26, 2006\n\nRaw Meal is a Winner<\/strong>
\nby Liz Kohman<\/p>\n

Summer is a great time to experiment with a raw or living foods diet.<\/p>\n

People who choose to follow a raw diet don’t eat any foods that are cooked, but that doesn’t limit them to carrot sticks.<\/p>\n

Raw food eaters \u2014 a group that includes actress Gwyneth Paltrow \u2014 eat a vegan diet based on fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. Raw foods chefs have found ways to replicate pizza, burritos, burgers, lasagna and more.<\/p>\n

Many people on a raw food diet say their diet provides them with more energy and that foods even taste better.<\/p>\n

People interested in making raw food meals at home will find it useful to have a kitchen stocked with a food processor, juicer, mandolin slicer and grinder. The key to raw food preparation is finding the freshest ingredients possible.<\/p>\n

Take advantage of summer’s abundant produce \u2014 and the need to avoid cooking in the heat \u2014 and explore some raw foods recipes.<\/p>\n

Start with this taco recipe from the “RAWvolution: Gourmet Living Cuisine” by Matt Amsden (Regan, $32.50), a raw foods chef in California.<\/p>\n

Soft Taco with\u00a0Fresh Tomato Salsa<\/p>\n

For the taco:<\/p>\n

1 1\/2 cups raw walnuts, ground in a food processor<\/p>\n

1 1\/2 teaspoons ground cumin<\/p>\n

3\/4 teaspoon ground coriander<\/p>\n

2 tablespoons Nama Shoyu (Nama Shoyu is raw, unpasteurized soy sauce. It’s available for sale on many Web sites; can substitute regular soy sauce.)<\/p>\n

3-4 small or medium collard green leaves<\/p>\n

1 cup shredded romaine lettuce<\/p>\n

1 recipe fresh tomato salsa, see following recipe<\/p>\n

In a small mixing bowl, combine the walnuts, cumin and coriander, and mix well. Add the Nama Shoyu or soy sauce, and mix well. Spread approximately 1\/3 cup of the walnut mixture along the center stem of each collard green leaf, then add a layer of shredded lettuce. Top with approximately 1\/3 cup of the salsa just before serving.<\/p>\n

For the fresh tomato salsa:<\/p>\n

2 cups chopped tomatoes<\/p>\n

3\/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro<\/p>\n

1\/2 cup chopped yellow onions or scallions<\/p>\n

2 tablespoons fresh lemon or lime juice<\/p>\n

1 tablespoon olive oil<\/p>\n

4 cloves garlic, minced<\/p>\n

Rounded 1\/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper<\/p>\n

3\/4 teaspoon sea salt<\/p>\n

1 1\/2 teaspoons ground cumin<\/p>\n

3\/4 teaspoon ground coriander<\/p>\n

Combine all of the ingredients in a medium mixing bowl, mix well and serve.<\/p>\n

Makes three to four servings.<\/p>\n

Contact Liz Kohman at lkohman@stcloud.gannett.com<\/p>\n

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