Dining in the RAW

Tonight's dinner: Raw Ginger Kale Chip & Sunflower Pate. In my last post i wrote about recalibrating my meal size and eating smaller portions with the idea of establishing a better food discipline. So far i'm off to a good start -again. The truth is, i've lost count on how many times i've had to hit the reset button on this project. There, i told on myself. But today was a good one. Arugula & fruit smoothie for breakfast, salad for lunch, and another raw plate for dinner. As with before, after eating dinner, i felt satisfied, even, balanced. The only reason why i would go for more is because my food tastes good!!! Therein lies the problem or rather the challenge. Consume less even when the food created tastes so damn good you'd rather be a pig. Excuse me, i digress. I am just here to report on myself. My prognosis is steady. Good intention. Good food. Good discipline. So if you want to try this at home, here's what you'll need:

Pate:

2 cups raw sunflower seeds (soaked for 1 hr)

2 tsp fresh lemon juice

1 tsp sea salt (Pink Himalayan)

1 tsp cayenne pepper

2 tbsp red onion (finely chopped)

1 stalk scallions

1/2 cup nutritional yeast

1 tbsp of finely minced fresh garlic

1/2 tsp of cumin

Instruction: combine all above ingredients into a food processor and mix until mixture resembles a paste. make into patties to your desired size.

*NOTE* may have to adjust taste to your liking by adding either a bit more salt or other spice. just remember to add a little at a time.

Ginger vinaigrette:

2 tbsp of red wine vinegar

1 tbsp of minced ginger

1 tbsp of cold pressed flax oil

1 tbsp of raw honey (or raw agave nectar)

dash of your favorite spicy seasoning

Instruction: combine the vinaigrette ingredients and whisk. use it on the side or to drizzle over completed dish.

Raw kale chip:

1 kale leaf massaged very very gently under luke warm water for about 5 min. simple. oh and it helps if you sing to the kale while massaging it to infuse loving energy into the food :).

*****dress the plate however way you desire*****