Collard Wraps

Sorry for the LONG hiatus. I've traveled, been without internet, etc. But I'm back! And here's a recipe. As soon as I get a picture I'll post the dip that I eat with these. Enjoy!


Ingredients:

- Several collard leaves, the bigger the better.
- veggies of choice (I used carrots, bell pepper, cucumber, grape tomatoes cut in half, and spring mix)

Directions:

1. Cut the stem out of the collards, cutting the leaf in 2.
2. Julienne all veggies (cut into long thin strips)
3. Lay collard leaf bottom side up with one of the short sides closest to you
4. Place all veggies at the edge of the leaf close to you and roll.
5. EAT!! YUMMY!

Cucumber wraps

This is similar to another recipe I have, but simpler and better! Again, no pictures...I've lost the little adapter thing for my camera card to go in the computer...:(

Ingredients:

- cucumber
- Spring mix
- Sprouts of choice (my favorite is homegrown sunflower sprouts)
- Cilantro, green onion, or basil or all three

Directions:

1. With a vegetable peeler, peel the cucumber

2. With the veggie peeler, create long strips with the cucumber until you get down to the seeds.

3. Eat the seeds

4. Lay 2 strips next to each other overlapping on the long side

5. Place a bit of greens and herbs on the side of strips closest to you.

6. Roll them up and eat.

Tahini Zucchini (say that 5x fast!)

Ingredients:

- 2 medium zucchinis
- 1 tsp tahini
- juice of 1 juicy orange

Directions:

1. Shred zucchini into a bowl
2. In a small bowl, mix zucchini and orange juice
3. Pour orange tahini dressing over zucchini and mix.
4. Eat as is or serve over lettuce and veggies. Or use it as a filling for lettuce wraps.

** If you don't want the fat, you can just use the orange juice...still yummy!

Strawberry Red Pepper Dressing

This is a recipe from The 80/10/10 Diet by Dr. Doug Graham. It's really simple and really delicious!

Ingredients

- 1 part strawberries
- 1 part red bell pepper
- a little hot pepper if you want some heat
- a little basil or cilantro to taste if you wish

Directions

1. Blend everything in blender
2. Use as a sauce or salad dressing.

I ate it on a salad made of arugula, sunflower sprouts, alfalfa sprouts, and raw sweet corn. VERY YUMMY!

Sorry for the lack of pictures...for some reason I can't upload any lately...I'll keep trying.

Fruity Salsa

Ingredients:

- 1 large bell pepper
- any amount of hot pepper, if you want some heat
- 1 medium size orange
- 1 big ole tomato
- small handful of cilantro, more or less to taste
- 1 stalk celery

Directions:

1. Chop all ingredients
2. Mash them up in a mocahete if you have one or just mix them in a bowl.
3. Serve with sliced veggies for dipping or use as a dressing for zucchini noodles or salad.

I'll add a picture soon. I've moved and don't have internet at my house and don't have my camera with me at the moment.

Enjoy!

Tomato Wraps

Sorry I haven't posted in so long. I've been very anti computer lately. Mostly enjoying the nice weather. Anyway...here's my latest recipe. Super simple yet super delicious. My computer is being very temperamental lately and won't let me upload the picture, so I'll get it up as soon as I can.

Ingredients

- 3 medium size tomatoes
- 1/2 head iceberg lettuce (or any other green will work)

Directions

1. Slice the tomatoes about 1/4" thick. Cut the slices in half.
2. Wrap up a few slices in each lettuce leaf.

Italian Veggie Medley 3 ways

Ingredients:

- 2 medium tomatoes
- 1 zucchini
- 1 ataulfo mango
- 1 stalk celery
- Any pepper, sweet or hot, to taste
- 1 handful basil, or more to taste

Directions:

- Dice tomato, zucchini, mango, celery, and pepper, very small
- Chop basil
- Combine all together
- Pound in a large mortar and pestle, optional

Eat as is, in lettuce wraps, over zucchini noodles, or on a salad.