Raw pasta: bring on the garlic

Cindy's recent dinner sounds miserable, which is a drag. She should try what I had last night: Pasta with marinara sauce, all of it raw.

This was by far the best meal I've had yet on this diet (thank you, SJB, for the yeoman's work here), and it's reasonably easy to do.

The ingredients: three vine tomatoes, two zucchini, 1/2 cup of sun-dried tomatoes, 1/2 cup of fresh basil, a clove (or two) of garlic (chopped), three tablespoons of olive oil, sea salt to taste and dried portobello mushrooms and pine nuts for a garnish.

Combine the fresh and sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, basil and salt in a blender or food processor and blend until it turns into a puree. Julienne the zucchini (that's cutting them into really thin, spaghetti-like strips, for those not down with the fancy food talk), pour your pureed sauce on top of the zucchini strands and garnish with mushrooms and pine nuts.

Not only is this dish something I'd eat even while not on a raw foods diet, it was a tasty way to finish off a much easier Day 3. With the caffeine situation back under control (thank you, organic fair-trade coffee), I found my various meals kept me from feeling hungry: Smoothie for breakfast, raw mock-salmon pate with flax-seed crackers, with a raw chocolate truffle and a raw macaroon, from Alchemy for lunch and the "pasta" for dinner.

In other exciting news, my chick peas are starting to sprout. Hello, hummus.

Comments

[Nadia Humphries]

Ive always excercised and eated lots of fruit. I read fit for life many years ago and It changed my life. Natalia's book has been the missing link and since Ive read it I couldnt be happier. I cant thank you enough Natalia. Like you say in your book your body tells you instinctivly what it needs and for so many of us we havnt been listening and have been blind to the truth. Thank you for the truth and I only wish you lived in Australia so I could come to one of your seminars. Thank you so so very much, its how God made us to eat, fruit salad and veggies.

[sjb]

Point of information: we soaked the sun-dried tomatoes and mushrooms in warm water for about 10 minutes before adding them to the sauce.

[Jane]

Have you all checked out Natalia Rose? http://www.therawfooddetoxdiet.com/
She touts a very sensible version of raw fooding life; it isn't extreme.

The Green Lemonade recipe is absolutely delicious and when I drink it regularly I feel light and happy.

Unfortunately, we have been renovating our kitchen since October and doing too much over-salted take-out has left me feeling sloggy, bloated and ready to to juice again. I'm following your stories with interest...good luck!

[dl004d]

Raw pasta? Really?

Eric replies: Yes, but "pasta."