Salmonella free COOKIE DOUGH!!! :)

I got the inspiration for this from the awesome vegan dessert blog, Chocolate-Covered Katie's most popular post. However, her recipe wasn't working out for me for some reason, so I completely reinvented it working around a couple of same base ingredients.

1 Can of Chickpeas, Drained (Yes, you read that right. Chickpeas. Garbanzo beans.)
2 1/2 Tablespoons Nut Butter of your choosing
2 Tbsp Sunflower Oil
About 120 Ml (1/2 Cup) Sweetener-I used a combination of Agave & Maple Syrup
145 Ml (or a little over half a cup) Rolled Porridge Oats (Oatmeal)
1 Sun-Dried Vanilla Bean
1-2 Tbsp Rice Milk
1 Tbsp Gluten Substitute (I used Orgrans' G-F Gluten Substitute)
1 Tbsp Cornflour
1 Tbsp Arrowroot
1/2 Tbsp Date Sugar (Optional)
1/8 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/8 tsp Fleur De Sel/Sea Salt

Everything goes into the food processor at high speed. Leave it on for a few minutes, stir periodically. You may do what I did and add some vegan chocolate chunks, or you can stir in some cinnamon. Freeze for 20-30 minutes if you want it a bit thicker.
Makes a huge bowl of cookie dough-divide between 2-4 people. Yum!!

Char-grilled Mushroom Burgers (Not Raw)

These...are not raw. HOWEVER. They are DELICIOUS (they taste JUST like real burgers!!), totally fat-free and jam packed with good nutrients. I got the inspiration for them from a mushroom burger recipe that I found at vegalicious.com. Note, I hate mushrooms normally...but I LOVE these!                          

240 Ml/1 Cup Brown Rice
480 Ml/2 Cups Oat Flour (I will teach you how to make your own below if you don't have any on hand)
200g Mushrooms (I used chestnut, but you may use portabello or other if you like)
3 Cloves Garlic (raw)
5 Cherry Tomatoes, rinsed
2 Tbsp Tomato Paste (or pasta sauce will do fine)
1 Tbsp Nutritional Yeast
Seasonings...I use:
1/2 tsp Fleur De Sel/sea salt
1/4 tsp Onion Granules (/Onion powder)
1/4 tsp Chipotle Powder
1/4 tsp Thyme
1/4 tsp Ground Mustardseed
1/4 tsp Black Pepper

Set the rice to cook. Rinse your veggies & put them in the food processor at high speed. Blend thoroughly. Make some oat flour if needed by putting 480 Ml or 2 Cups of oats in a blender, blending and stirring until you have something that is majoratively powder. Strain your rice and put it and the spices/seasonings in the food processor with the mushroom mix, allow it to be a bit bitty/chunky the way ground beef is. Now put the mushroom mixture in a large bowl and stir in the oat flour. Form into balls and put straight on a grill (George Foreman works great for this) or, alternatively, a lightly oiled frying pan. Cook until golden & crispy on both sides. Enjoy however way you will-add some raw by eating them with greens leaves in place of a bun, or alternatively you may eat them in a tortilla or with some rye bread. Whatever suits your fancy.

                                                                                             

Smokey BBQ Sauce

I gotta say-I like this BETTER than SAD (Standard American Diet) type BBQ!

240 Ml(1 Cup) Chopped Tomatoes or Cherry tomatoes
9 Sundried Tomatoes
7-8 Dried Pitted Dates
2 Tbsp Sunflower Oil
1 Large Clove Garlic
1/2 Tbsp Water
1/4 Tbsp Agave Nectar
1/4 Tsp Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar
1 tsp Chipotle Powder
1 tsp Mixed Herbs; or Thyme
1 tsp Nutritional Yeast
1/2 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Cayenne Powder
1/4 tsp Ground Mustard Seed
Pinch of Cumin (optional)
Pinch of Onion Powder/granules (optional)

Everything goes in the blender @ high speed until well mixed. This may take a while. This recipe will be easier if you double it, however I didn't have enough ingredients on hand to make a larger batch.

Rawkin' Raw Ranch Dip

JUST like the real thing! I got the inspiration for this fromThe Rawtarian's Raw Ranch Dressing Recipe, but I made it my own because I prefer my ranch a little bit thicker, peppery and less "tart"/sour (or more sweet, whatever). So here is my version, which I hope you will like:

300 ml (1 1/4 cup) Cashews
180 ml (About 3/4 Cup) Water
2 1/2-3 Tbsp Lemon Juice
40 ml (1/6 Cup) Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar
80 ml (1/3 Cup) EVOO
3 Tbsp Agave nectar
3 Large Cloves Garlic
3 Tsp Onion Granules
1 Tsp Dill
1 Tsp Fleur De Sel
1/2 Tsp Black Pepperhh

Throw it all in the blender & mix on high speed. Add a little more water if you want it to be more of a salad dressing and less of a dip. Keep in the fridge in old syrup containers or hummous tubs (ect)-tastes fantastic with fresh veggies...cherry tomatoes & carrots...mmmm

Rawnnaise

Time for a sauce. A sauce which is admittedly, not my favourite. Why? Because mayonnaise DISGUSTS me and I mean REALLY, REALLY disgusts me. However, my husband LOOOOOVED the stuff. He could have eaten a mayonnaise sandwich (hmm, not unlike my brother...if only I lived close enough to convince him to try this)! So I like a lot of the "raw" versions of things, but this one tastes exactly like mayonnaise. Wow. I have offended myself. Paul, on the other hand, I have made a happy man. So if you are like Paul, and you love mayonnaise, try my recipe:

175ml (3/4 cup) Macadamia Nuts
175 ml (3/4 cup) Cashews
120 ml (1/2 cup) Water-Add a little bit more if you want this to be more of a "salad dressing" type mayo.
2-3 Tbsp Olive Oil
2 Tbsp Raw, Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar
1 Clove of Garlic
1/4 to 1/3 tsp Fleur De Sel
1/4 tsp ground Mustard seed/Mustard powder
Pinch of Basil
Pinch of Cayenne powder

Blend it up, and there ya go!