This beautiful salad appetizer from PCRM.org is one of the best ways to enjoy the juicy vine-ripened tomatoes of summertime. Take advantage of tomatoes being in season and pick up many different kinds to taste and use in this recipe. Heirloom, Green Zebra, and Hawaiian Pineapple are a few of the many available out there. Ingredients, Makes 6 servings 2 – [...]

Tennis star Venus Williams, who recently won the 2012 Wimbledon women’s doubles title with her sister Serena, has been following a raw vegan diet since being diagnosed with Sjogren’s syndrome last fall. Sjogren’s syndrome is an autoimmune disease that causes fatigue and joint pain and affects some 4 million Americans. Venus, 32, dramatically overhauled her diet to deal with the [...]

Creamy, delicious and yet so simple! This guilt-free dessert or snack is full of nutrients and so satisfying. Change it up by substituting your favorite type of berry or use a frozen berry mixture of raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and strawberries. Ingredients, Makes 2 servings 1 cup frozen strawberries 1 medium to large frozen ripe banana, sliced into 1-inch pieces 1/4 to 1/2 [...]

Ingredients 1/2 cup spinach 1 mango 1 avocado 4 romaine lettuce leaves Preparation Mash up the avocado; add a little sea salt if you like. Cut up the spinach into thin slices. Take your romaine leaves and put the spinach on first, followed by avocado mash and sliced mangoes Source: Raw Food Passion, http://rawfoodpassion.blogspot.com/2010/01/mango-avocado-spinach-wraps-for-lunch.html

Green Goddess dressings have been around for ages. The bright herbs in them make them delicious on salads or as a dip for raw veggies. They are usually very creamy and heavy. This one is simple, delicious and best of all has nothing in it that will make you feel un-goddess like! Ingredients ½ a ripe avocado 1 cup parsley [...]

This salad from SaraJaneMercer.com is best made in late spring/early summer when radishes are at their crisp, spicy best. Massaging the basil into the radishes allows the full flavor of the basil to be released. Ingredients 2 bunches radishes 1 handful fresh basil torn into small pieces 1 T olive oil 2 T fresh squeezed lemon juice 2 cups arugula sea [...]

Ingredients 1 cup mango, diced 1 cup strawberry, diced 1 cup kiwi, diced 1 cup pineapple, diced 1 cup blackberries, quartered 1 /2 cup red onion, diced 2 tablespoons agave or liquid sweetener of choice 1 tablespoon rosemary, finely chopped Preparation 1. Mix all ingredients together. A fine dice is best for this salsa. 2. Chill and serve with your [...]

Servings: Makes 13 cupcakes Carrot Cake • 3 pounds carrots • 1 pound pitted dates (or 1/2 if you’d like it less sweet). • Cupcake papers Put the carrots through the food processor with the shredder blade attached. This will shred the carrots makes it easier to blend,, as they aren’t as compact. Place the shredded carrots and dates into [...]

Cherie Soria, founder and director of Living Light Culinary Institute and author of The Raw Food Revolution Diet, is taking the “Raw Food Revolution Tour” to the eastern United States, teaching the school’s flagship one-day intensive raw food course, FUNdamentals of Raw Living Foods in several cities including Reston, Virginia and Royersford, Pennsylvania. She will also be a featured presenter [...]

(Makes 4 servings; recipe created by Kalyn, probably with inspiration from this Kale and Apple Salad.) Salad Ingredients: 5 oz. mixed baby kale leaves (or use Red Russian Kale leaves, chopped; I used Earthbound Farm Baby Kale Mix) 1 large apple (I used Honeycrisp, but any flavorful apple will work. Red apples will look prettier!) 1/4 cup dry-roasted sunflower seeds [...]