Posts Tagged by raw food
WIAW: Spring Eats, Juice and Chickpeas
| May 16, 2012 | Posted by Nada under WIAW |
What? Posting two days in a row? I’m far too kind, I know. I kid, but in all seriousness I’ve had an extremely productive day of studying, freelance work, and working out (a bootcamp fitness class and yoga, thank you very much) so I’ve decided to round it all out with a short and sweet… Read more
WIAW: Crunch Time
| May 1, 2012 | Posted by Nada under Food, WIAW |
As of late, I’ve been on a little raw foods bender. It started out of convenience more than anything – it’s crunch time so pretty much every waking moment has been spent working on my final assignments recently and at the end of my long days on campus I had neither the energy nor the… Read more
WIAW# 17 – Raw Food Lovin’
| February 1, 2012 | Posted by Nada under Uncategorized, WIAW |
Wednesday, already? I’m not complaining – this week can’t be over quick enough! Anyways, on to some eats. I was oh-so-lucky to be the recipient of this beast last week: After getting over the initial shock of how insanely ginormous it was (anyone else experience this? In my defense it does NOT look that big… Read more
Why Vegan? – My Journey Towards a Plant-Based Diet
| December 27, 2011 | Posted by Nada under Health and Wellness |
Since I’ve been back home, I’ve had a lot of questions about my veganism from friends, family members and acquaintances alike. As it’s still a relatively new venture for me, many of them had only just found out about my lifestyle choices and were naturally intrigued. So I’ve decided to do a series of “Why Vegan?” posts… Read more
Just a Little Unwell
| December 9, 2011 | Posted by Nada under Health and Wellness, Recipes |
Does anyone remember that Matchbox 20 song? “I’m not crazy, I’m just a little unwell..” Wow, remember when Matchbox 20 were cool? Now that makes me feel old. Anyways, on to the topic at hand. Yesterday I woke up the crack of dawn to a the very unpleasant surprise of a raging throat infection. My… Read more
Spicy Red Pepper Gazpacho
(Adapted from the original “Gazpacho” recipe)
Serves 1-2
- 2 large plum tomatoes – roughly chopped
- 1/2 a red pepper – roughly chopped
- 1/2 a red onion – roughly chopped
- 1/4 of a large cucumber – roughly chopped
- 1/2 an avocado + extra to garnish
- 1 spring onion – finely chopped
- 1 large clove of garlic – finely chopped
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 tsp of sea salt
- Black pepper and cayenne pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp of olive oil
- 1 tsp of lemon juice
- Place all the ingredients in a food processor and process until liquid-y but still fairly chunky. You may have to stop and scrape down the sides from time to time.
- Taste and adjust seasonings as needed. I used about 1 tsp of cayenne pepper and added in a few shakes of garlic powder as well.
- Serve with slices of avocado and a tiny drizzle of olive oil.
If you’re skeptical about this tasting good, I challenge you to try it. Sure, it’s pretty much just a blended salad, but it tastes spectacular. The addition of avocado makes it perfectly creamy and the red pepper and parsley flavours marry beautifully with the spicy zing from the cayenne pepper.
What do you do when you’re feeling under the weather?
Any tried and tested home remedies?
Anyways I’m off to hand in my final assignment of the semester and attempt to sweet-talk my way out of some library fines, but as of 5 o clock today I am officially on winter break!
Have a great weekend all.
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