Following a Raw Foods, vegan, vegetarian, gluten/dairy free or Paleo/Primal Blueprint diet?

Luckily there are plenty of options for you these days! 

A friend passed this recipe along which she found on WholeFoodsMarket’s site; I haven’t yet tried it but am excited to give it a shot, so I’m getting it up on the site to have it ready when we test it out this weekend. 

Enjoy! 

Mock Tuna Salad (Paleo, GF, Vegan)

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Yield: 3.5 cups

Mock Tuna Salad (Paleo, GF, Vegan)

Per serving (about 1/2 cup): 400 calories (290 from fat), 32g total fat, 2.5g saturated fat, 0mg cholesterol, 370mg sodium, 22g total carbohydrate (7g dietary fiber, 8g sugar), 14g protein Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sunflower seeds
  • 1 cup raw almonds
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped celery
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped pickles
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup or agave nectar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon kelp granules
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

  1. Put sunflower seeds and almonds into a large bowl, cover by 2 inches with water, cover and set aside at room temperature to let soak for 10 to 12 hours; drain well.
  2. Pulse sunflower seeds and almonds in a food processor until very finely chopped, scraping down the sides of the bowl as you go. Transfer to a large bowl and stir in celery, pickles, onions, dill, maple syrup, lemon juice, kelp, pepper and salt. Serve immediately, or cover and chill until ready to serve.

Notes

Serve this tasty nut- and seed-based salad on its own, or spread onto wraps or nori with assorted veggies.

http://inspiredeats.net/mock-tuna-salad-paleo-gf-vegan/

 

Note: photo and recipe originally submitted on Whole Foods’s site. Click here for recipe.

Bring on the hot summers, not so cool nights (gotta love our Texas weather!) and we start craving somethin’ sweet!  In an effort to avoid the abundance of uber-sweet, sugary ice cone places all around Austin, we prefer to make our own goodies around here.  And this is one of our new faves. 

This is a delicious, refreshing dessert packed with flavor and natural sweetness from the ripe peaches, and with the use of coconut milk and grape juice rather than cow’s milk, it remains gluten free, dairy free, vegan and 100% delish! 

 

Peach Coconut Freeze Dessert (GF, DF)

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

Serving Size: 1 cup

Calories per serving: 180 calories

Fat per serving: 10g total fat (8g sat fat)

Peach Coconut Freeze Dessert (GF, DF)

Ingredients

  • 4 large ripe peaches, peeled and finely diced
  • 1/2 cup canned or fresh, coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened peach or white grape juice
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened dried or frozen coconut flakes

Instructions

  1. Place diced peached in an airtight container and freeze until solid, at least 4 hours.
  2. Break up any big chunks and transfer peaches to a food processor.
  3. Add coconut milk and juice and process until fairly smooth (a few chunks of peach for textruse is nice).
  4. Spoon into bowls and sprinkle with coconut flakes.
  5. Enjoy!
http://inspiredeats.net/peach-coconut-freeze-dessert-gf-df/

A friend sent me this recipe from Kitchen Addiction as a great idea for a sweet/salty treat, and suggested they would make nice home-made gifts too, and I have to admit that home-made gifts have that special touch store-bought gifts can lack and I personally love a home-made gift.  You can wrap them in some cellophane and use a simple ribbon to tie them, or give them in decorative tins, but whatever you do, be sure to share these and you’ll win big points as these are DELISH! 

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