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Mediterranean Tuna Salad
- 2 small cans tuna, drained, pole caught small-size Albacore is a good choice.
- ½ 14 ounce can artichoke hearts, packed in water, drained, chopped
- 1/4 cup red bell pepper, finely chopped
- 1/3 cup Kalamata olives, sliced
- 1/4 cup red onion, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 ½ tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
Raw One Nut Paté
- ½ c Pumpkin Seeds (soak for 4 hrs or overnight)
- ½ c Sunflower Seeds (soak for 4 hrs or overnight)
- 1c Brazil Nuts (soak over night)
- ¼ c Cold Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 1 TB Nama Shoyu
- 1 tsp raw Honey
- 3 TB Liquid Aminos
- juice from 1 organic lemon
- Generous grinding of fresh black pepper
- ½ tsp sea salt (or less, to taste)
- 3 sprigs of parsley with stems (optional)
- ½ tsp of fresh thyme
Mediterranean Tuna Salad
Don't you love delicious, healthy recipes that have one line of directions?
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 2 small cans tuna, drained, pole caught small-size Albacore is a good choice.
- ½ 14 ounce can artichoke hearts, packed in water, drained, chopped
- 1/4 cup red bell pepper, finely chopped
- 1/3 cup Kalamata olives, sliced
- 1/4 cup red onion, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 ½ tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
Directions
- Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl; mix together well.
Serving suggestions
Place a lettuce leaf on a plate and mound the tuna salad on top. Try stuffing in pita bread or inside a hollowed out tomato.
Raw One Nut Paté
Ingredients
- ½ c Pumpkin Seeds (soak for 4 hrs or overnight)
- ½ c Sunflower Seeds (soak for 4 hrs or overnight)
- 1c Brazil Nuts (soak over night)
- ¼ c Cold Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 1 TB Nama Shoyu
- 1 tsp raw Honey
- 3 TB Liquid Aminos
- juice from 1 organic lemon
- Generous grinding of fresh black pepper
- ½ tsp sea salt (or less, to taste)
- 3 sprigs of parsley with stems (optional)
- ½ tsp of fresh thyme
Directions
- Blend all ingredients in Vita Mix, use the tamper to push everything down, process until smooth, including parsley.
- Remove from Vitamix pitcher, add fresh thyme.
Serving suggestions
Try serving with Raw One Rosemary Sun Dried Tomato Flax Crackers.
Sunshine Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1 cup dried apricots
- ½ cup honey
- ½ cup walnut oil
- 1 ½ cups rolled oats
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- ½ cup wheat germ
- 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup raisins
- 2/3 cup almond meal (finely ground almonds)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a 9X9 inch baking dish with walnut oil.
- In a small saucepan heat orange juice to a boil. Add dried apricots.
- Bring to a boil again and turn off heat. Cover pan and let apricots absorb juice for 10 minutes. Drain and cut into small pieces with kitchen scissors or a sharp knife.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl cream together honey and walnut oil. Add apricots and raisins and stir together.
- In a large mixing bowl stir together oats, flour, wheat germ, cinnamon, and sea salt.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well. Press dough into the baking dish. Bake for about 25 minutes.
- Allow to cool completely before cutting.
Makes about 3 dozen 1 1/2 inch bars
Note: You may substitute agave for the honey if you are vegan
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