Raw Mexican Class
Fun was had in my kitchen last Saturday afteroon as I held a small, mexican raw food class for 4 women. Our time began with a refreshing "lime rawgarita". A simple mixture of freshly squeezed apple juice, lime, frozen pineapple, and ice. Mmm-Mmm-Mmm! We all enjoyed this one. It was my goal to show the ladies, yet again, how easy it is to prepare raw food, no matter what flavour or texture the cooked version has. I chose recipes that only required the use of a food processor, blender, and knife. No dehydrators needed (although the women who don't have one, now have it on their wish list 😉
1 cup Pineapple, fresh or frozen
3-4 tbs Lime juice
1 cup Fresh apple juice
Blend all ingredients with some ice until smooth. Drink Up!
small red onion
Taco/Burrito Walnut Meat
1 ½ c walnuts, ground in a food processor
1½ tsp ground cumin
¾ tsp ground coriander
2 tbs nama shoyu or braggs
Stir all ingredients together to combine. Spread some of the mixture into a collard (burrito) or crunchy romaine leaf (taco) and roll up. Top with shredded lettuce, fresh salsa, guac, sour cream, and nacho cheese.
3-4 medium tomatoes
½ each green and red bell pepper, cut into big chunks
¼ medium red onion
Handful cilantro
Sea salt and lemon juice to taste
Refried beans is essential for any good burrito! This is a really simple recipe, and cost effective since it's made with sunflower seeds. Some of the women had never tasted refried beans before, so had no idea what these were supposed to taste like! lol
“Refried Beans”
2 cups soaked sunflower seeds (~1 ¼ cups before soaking)
2-3 Tbsp. raw tahini
1/3-1/2 cup pure water,
2 “ piece of white or yellow onion, chopped
2 tsp. chili powder
2 tsp. cumin powder
1 tsp. Celtic Sea Salt
In a food processor, puree all the ingredients until smooth. Note: Add more spices and some olive oil if needed. Add cayenne for spicy beans.
Guacamole - something everyone knows well, esp if they've ever had mexican food.
2 large, ripe avocados
1 small tomato, chopped
Cilantro and green onion, chopped, to taste
Sea salt and lemon juice to taste
Mash avocados and add other ingredients. Mix well.
Finally, a delicious pesto, perfect as a condiment on a taco/burrito, or as a dressing on salad! We had a little mishap here, as the recipe calls for 1 tsp jalapeno or a PINCH of cayenne. Someone read that as 1 tsp cayenne!!! The recipe also ended up with 2 tsp MINCED garlic, when I'm sure it probably meant chopped - but who knows. The recipe says 2 tsp. So it was the perfect opportunity to remind my class the importance of reading a recipe thoroughly, and then of course, adjusting according to preference. We doubled the other ingredients again....

12 Comments
Yummy. That's better than my layered dip. You had all the ingredients there to make it, and more. Oh, I wish we lived closer.
a raw Mexican class?!?!?! ¡Tan excitando! ;0)
What a great idea for a class! I love it.<br /><br />How long was your class? How much did you charge for it?
Shannon, Im definately trying your dip next time - and i totally wished we lived closer too! Btw, where do you live? Ill come visit some time :D
Looks like you girls had a real fiesta! You're making me hungry.<br /><br />I'll have to try your refried beans as I haven't found one I really like yet.
Thanks Carmi! Yeah it was a fun time for sure! Wish you had been here!
Heathy, <br /><br />I have been trying recipes from your and Carmella's blogs and I wanted to say THANK YOU for your endless inspiration!<br /><br />You are increadibly vibrant, talented, and fabulous! I am going to make some raw mexican appetizers this week for my nutrition group and we will definately be sipping on your mexi-live margaritas! I'll post pics later this week :)<br /><br />Thanks again and keep up the great work!
Hey Linda! Oh thank you! that is wonderful. Id really love to hear how your mexi appetizers and margaritas turn out!
I am so jealous.. wished I lived near you!!<br />Your blog is very inspirational and beautiful.<br />Keep up the good work!<br />debbie<br />debbiedoesraw.blogspot.com
Thank you debbie! Where do you live? I'll have to check our your raw blog!
I am fasting right now, but writing recipes down for next week! I am so excited to try them!<br />Sooooo Happy I found your blog!<br />Mandy<br />http://yogaddiction.blogspot.com/
Your recipes look amazing!! Thanks for sharing them with us...<br /><br />Is the cost of food included in your 70$?? Sounds impossible to me... How can you make it? :)