Spirulina Banana Coconut Smoothie
A teaspoon of spirulina turns a creamy banana and fresh coconut meat smoothie a vivid green, served in a mug for slow sipping with a spoon.
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A raw vegan recipe book built for real weeknights: bright bowls, cashew cheesecakes, crisp crackers and cold soups, each tested in our Miami kitchen and written so the first attempt works.
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Smoothies, soups, nut milks and cold juices - the blender does the cooking.
A teaspoon of spirulina turns a creamy banana and fresh coconut meat smoothie a vivid green, served in a mug for slow sipping with a spoon.
Three cold-pressed juices in one session: carrot ginger orange, spinach cucumber apple and berry beet, bottled together for a colorful week-starting juice lineup.
Cool, pale green cucumber soup blended with avocado and mint, garnished with sweet galia melon balls for a refreshing contrast in every spoonful.
Freshly squeezed orange juice gets a cool lift from mint leaves muddled in the bottom of the glass, served on dark wood with a halved orange.
Knife-work plates: big salads, spiralized mains, maki and dips.
Hand-diced roma tomatoes, onion, cilantro and serrano come together in a chunky salsa fresca that tastes best within an hour of mixing.
Rice paper tinted a vivid violet with butterfly pea flower tea, rolled around mango, cucumber, purple cabbage and basil, and displayed upright on a wooden stand.
Tender homemade coconut wraps rolled around crisp lettuce, red and yellow pepper strips and a creamy cashew spread, then cut in half to show off the colors.
Rustic blended tomato salsa served in an earthenware bowl and fanned with avocado slices, with dehydrated flax-corn chips tucked alongside.
Overnight chia, soaked groats and no-bake bites that set while you sleep.
Crunchy walnuts glazed in cinnamon and coconut nectar, dried until lightly candied, then mixed with plump medjool dates in a pretty glass bowl.
Crisp round discs of pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and chopped almonds held together with psyllium and coconut nectar, each crowned with a whole almond.
Soft peach and mango smoothie bowls scattered with mixed berries, served among fresh orange, grapefruit and mango slices for a sunny brunch table.
Raw jungle peanuts bound with coconut nectar and peanut butter dry into a snappy, salty-sweet slab you can break into rough shards for snacking.
Cashew cheesecakes, cacao tarts, nice cream and fruit pops.
Bite-sized pecan tartlet shells filled with whipped avocado cacao cream, piped into tall rosettes with a star tip and served on a lace doily.
A striking two-tone slush of frozen yellow mango and magenta dragon fruit, spooned in layers into a tall glass and eaten with a spoon or straw.
Frozen strawberries and banana blended into soft pink nice cream, then folded with chopped fresh strawberries for juicy pieces in every spoonful.
A tropical cashew slice layered with golden mango cream and a tangy passion fruit glaze, each square topped with a papery physalis berry.
Low and slow at 115F: crackers, chips and chewy dried fruit.
A white plate of chewy dried mango, crisp apple chips, orange wheels and papaya strips, a colorful sweet snack dried with nothing added.
Wafer-thin ruby beet and orange sweet potato slices brushed with rosemary oil and dried slowly into crunchy vegetable crisps for snacking.
A mixed stash of dehydrated apricots, cinnamon apple rings, plums dried into prunes and halved figs, all naturally sweet and free of sulfites.
Turmeric-tinted golden flax and sunflower cracker squares speckled with black nigella seeds, served beside a tangy cultured cashew cheese spread.
Recipe aisles
Smoothies
24 recipes
Juices & Elixirs
20 recipes
Smoothie Bowls
22 recipes
Chia, Oats & Parfaits
22 recipes
Big Raw Salads
24 recipes
Chilled Soups
22 recipes
Zoodles & Raw Mains
17 recipes
Rolls, Wraps & Maki
21 recipes
Dips, Pates & Pestos
22 recipes
Nut Milks & Lattes
22 recipes
Raw Cakes, Tarts & Mousses
30 recipes
Bliss Balls & Bars
24 recipes
Nice Cream & Pops
22 recipes
Crackers, Chips & Dried Fruit
18 recipes
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Icy, pale green and barely sweet, this cucumber mint slush blends peeled cucumber, lime, fresh mint and frozen green grapes into a spoonable, thirst-quenching summer cooler.
Rough-mashed guacamole studded with cherry tomatoes and sweet pepper, crowned with crisp dehydrated flax and corn chips for scooping.
Paper-thin rings of red, yellow and orange sweet peppers fanned over a blue platter with parsley, chives and a sharp garlic-lemon oil.
An intensely green blend of spinach, parsley, basil and chives made creamy with soaked cashews and topped with fine ribbons of fresh herbs.
Concentric rings of strawberries, papaya, kiwi and blueberries sit on a vanilla macadamia cream inside a pecan-date crust, making a colorful centerpiece for summer tables.
Cubes of speckled white dragon fruit and golden pineapple tossed with lime and mint, piled high in a coconut shell for a fresh, juicy breakfast.
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Half an avocado and a handful of spinach blend with homemade almond milk and dates into a thick, velvety green smoothie served in a glass milk bottle.
Fudgy date and cashew centers dipped in homemade cacao butter chocolate, lined up in a dish and chilled until the glossy dark shells snap.
Three cold-pressed juices in one session: carrot ginger orange, spinach cucumber apple and berry beet, bottled together for a colorful week-starting juice lineup.
A playful sectioned bowl of green kiwi, crunchy apple and sweet strawberries, served with a quick lemon-date drizzle so everyone can pick favorites.
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