How to Make Raw Food Lasagna

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Overview

A raw food diet is a plant-based diet that promotes uncooked and unprocessed foods, such as organic fruits, vegetables and nuts. Raw food lasagna made from fresh Italian herbs, vegetables, nuts and prepared without heat, is a delicious and nutritious meal that can be eaten for lunch or dinner.

Step 1

Make the nut cheese by processing all ingredients in food processor with S blade. Add water as needed until the mixture is creamy. Place the nut cheese in medium size bowl.

Step 2

Add walnut meat ingredients to food processor and grind until mixture is slightly chunky. Place in a separate medium size bowl.

Step 3

Add tomato sauce ingredients to food processor and process until smooth. Place in a separate medium size bowl.

Step 4

Place spinach in a bowl and marinate in olive oil, oregano and salt for 1 hour.

Step 5

Cut zucchini lengthwise and marinate for 15 minutes in sea salt and olive oil. Add a pinch of black pepper

Step 6

Place a layer of zucchini flat in lasagna dish. Add a layer of the walnut meat, nut cheese, and then tomato sauce. Add spinach on top of tomato sauce. Start again with a layer of zucchini which should slightly overlap. Repeat the process, adding walnut meat, then nut cheese, then tomato sauce.

Step 7

Refrigerate dish for 3 hours or until firm. Serve at room temperature or place in dehydrator for 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Things You'll Need

Food processor
4 medium bowls
Spatula
Medium lasagna dish (33 x 27cm)
Nut Cheese
2 cups macadamias
1 cup pine nuts
2 tbsp. nutritional yeast
2 organic yellow peppers
2 tbsp. fresh parsley
2 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tbsp. fresh thyme
Pinch salt (sea salt)
1/2 cup of water (as needed)
Walnut Meat
1 1/2 cup walnuts
1 cup sun-dried tomatoes
1 tbsp. miso
1 tbsp. nama shoyu
2 tbsp. dried oregano
2 tbsp. dried sage
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp. agave nectar
Tomato Sauce
1 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes (soaked for 20 minutes in 1 cup water)
2 dates
2 cloves garlic
1 1/2 tbsp. dried oregano
1/3 cup olive oil
2 cups organic tomato (chopped and seeded)
2 tbsp. lemon juice
Spinach Layer
5 cups organic spinach
3 tbsp. olive oil
5 tbsp. dried oregano
Pinch of sea salt
5 medium zucchini
1 tbsp. of salt (sea salt)
3 tbsp. olive oil

References

Entrees and Main Dishes
The Raw Food Diet

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About this Author

Pamela Gray has served as a newspaper reporter, feature and freelance writer on health-wellness, vegetarianism and raw foods topics. Gray has been a frequent contributor for eHow, Internet Brands and Associated Content. She is a certified vegan-raw food chef, nutrition consultant and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in creative writing from New York University.

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