Raw Food Diet – Free recipes and tips by The Rawtarian

Raw vegetable cream cheese recipe -  OK, you’re coming home for dinner. What are you going to eat?? Have a batch of this raw vegetable cream cheese recipe on hand and your tastebuds will thank you. Smooth and salty, it tastes divine paired with cucumber rounds. It keeps in the fridge very well–if this raw [...]

Raw corn chip recipes are, of course, a necessity if you’re going to be serving raw guacamole (delicious recipe for raw guac here)!
This raw corn chip recipe is simple enough to make, although you will require a food processor and a dehydrator (see my article with tips re: the appliances required for raw food recipes).
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Raw guacamole recipe that’s simple and delicious? Try this raw guacamole recipe on for size. It’s beautiful in its simplicity. Only four or five pure ingredients and this guac can be made in only a few minutes…
Serve this raw guacamole recipe with your favourite raw corn chips recipe and even your SAD friends will awaken [...]

Raw almond butter recipes are something of a myth in the raw food world. Why won’t they blend well? What’s the deal with all these bad raw almond butter recipes?
But I’ve got a raw almond buter recipe that does the trick.
Make this raw almond butter recipe in your food processor, not your blender, not your [...]

These buttery raw walnut zucchini crackers are to die for. Warning: Once you make these crackers you’ll never be able to go back to normal raw crackers. Consider yourself warned.
I’ve heard these crackers described ad raw foods’ alternative to the “Ritz Cracker.” Well, perhaps they don’t taste exactly like raw Ritz Crackers, but they sure [...]

Raw tuna salad recipes are integral to my raw food recipe arsenal.
Here is my favourite raw food tuna salad recipe.
I like to eat it with a crisp apple, or this mock tuna pate is great as a salad topper, too. Or how about eating it in a nori roll? The possibilities are endless for this [...]

Having a basic raw cracker recipe at your disposal is integral. Make sure to always have a batch of basic raw crackers on hand at all times. Crackers are very helpful when you need to throw together a quick raw meal or snack. Raw crackers are integral to helping you keep with the raw food [...]

I miss cheese, I really do. But I tell ya, this raw alfredo sauce recipe has a cheesy, creamy texture that is oh, so alfredoey.
I can honestly say that I like this alfredo sauce more than SAD (standard American diet) alfredo sauce. HONEST!
If you’ve tried my raw mayonnaise recipe the taste is quite similar, [...]

Raw ketchup recipes that have the right ketchupy texture aren’t that easy to find.
I really like this raw vegan ketchup recipe, from Ani’s Raw Food Kitchen, which is my new favourite book.
Once again, it’s pretty easy and can be made instantly without any soaking or prepping. All you need is a blender.
Of course, you can [...]

I have been a vegetarian since 2001. Once I went vegetarian I immediately replaced meat with soy products.
One of the most difficult parts of my transition to the raw lifestyle has been to give up the soy and tofu products that were staples in my husband’s and my diet.
As you can tell by the ingredients, [...]

Raw veggie burger recipe? Wondering how can you have a raw veggie burger without meat or bread, etc?
Just get raw-creative!
First, the patty.
Raw veggie burger patties are usually made from a savory concoction of vegetables and a binding agent (like flax seed, for example). The mixture is molded into patties and  dehydrated in a dehydrator, which [...]

This is a handy, savory dressing that keeps in the fridge nicely for four or five days. It tastes best on the second day, because it’s a lot thicker and almost creamy.
Beware: garlicky!
When not in a garlicky mood, I love to use a simple apple cider vinegar and olive oil dressing. But when I’m [...]

I don’t make recipes with macadamia nuts very often because they are rather expensive, but this raw mayo is totally worth it.
It’s light, fluffy, and subtly tangy. It’s also very rich. Mmm!
My husband is a purist type, and he doesn’t even like this raw mayonnaise recipe because it tastes “too much like mayo.” But I [...]