Raw Spicy Quinoa Curry Recipe

I didn't plan today's evening meal and so it was very much a case of making do with whatever I could find in the fridge. The result was actually very good :)

Raw Spicy Quinoa Curry Recipe
1 cup of quinoa (soaked overnight and then sprouted for 24 hours)
1 red pepper
2 carrots
4 leaves of spring greens
1 small beetroot
6 runner beans
(alternatively use similar quantities of whatever veg you have available)

4 small tomatoes
1/2 onion
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp ground coriander
A small piece of red chilli (finely chopped) or to taste
1 tbsp tahini
1/2 tbsp brown rice miso
1 tbsp tamari


Finely slice the red pepper, greens and beans, and grate the carrots and beetroot (or use a food processor with a slicing and grating disc for ease). Add to a bowl with the quinoa sprouts.
Put all of the other ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Add to the vegetables and quinoa, mix well and serve immediately.

I think it would also be good with some chickpea sprouts added to the vegetables, for added texture.

Raw Carob 'ice cream' recipe

Another adaptation from a recipe in Kate Wood's Eat Smart, Eat Raw is a delicious carob ice-cream recipe. I used my Matstone 6 in 1 juicer for this recipe, but it could be adapted and made in a food processor.

Raw Carob Ice Cream Recipe
Serves 2
2 tbsp almonds (soaked overnight)
2 tbsp carob powder
4 bananas (peeled, chopped into small pieces and frozen, ideally overnight)

Start this recipe the night before by peeling, chopping and open freezing your bananas and putting your almonds in water to soak. The next day, drain and rinse your almonds and then chop finely (either by hand or in a mini-chopper device). Then with the mincing cone on your Matstone juicer, start putting the almonds through the juicer, about 1/2 tsp at a time. Repeat several times until the almonds are paste like. Alternatively either grind the almonds well in a small mini chopper until they start to come together in a 'paste/butter' or use 1 1/2 tbsp almond butter or tahni instead of the almonds.
Transfer the almond paste to a food processor, along with the carob powder.
Then gradually add the frozen chopped banana into the Matsone juicer (again with the mincing cone). (Alternatively, chop until blended in a food processor). Once the juicer has finished processing all of the banana pieces, add the banana to the food processor and blitz until well mixed. Either eat straight away or transfer into a freezable container and freeze until needed. Perfect on its own or served with fresh raspberries.