Zucchini Spaghetti (V)

I try to incorporate raw meals into my clean eating lifestyle, but often find it difficult because you would probably think eating raw means no cooking so less meal preparation. Well it actually takes a lot of preparation due to all the chopping, slicing, grating, blending and waiting until flavors are absorbed. So I just don't always have the time to make a raw meal after work.

A raw meal basically consist solely of uncooked, unprocessed and organic foods. Depending on your level of dedication to eating raw, a raw food diet may include a selection of raw fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, eggs, raw fish (sashimi) and non-pasteurized/non-homogenized dairy products. The idea behind 'raw foodism' is that plant foods in their most natural state, so uncooked and unprocessed, are the most wholesome for the body. For the record, it's a lifestyle not a diet!

This zucchini spaghetti has been on my recipe wish list for a while now and I regret that I waited so long to make it because it was quick since you don't need to slice a lot of ingredients, and it tasted amazing!!!

Duration: 10 minutes

What you need for 1 serving:

• 1 zucchini
• 125 gr cherry tomatoes in different colors
• Handful arugula
• 50 gr soft goat cheese
• 1 garlic clove
• Handful unroasted and unsalted walnuts
• 1 tbs roasted pine nuts
• 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
• Pepper & Salt
• 1 tbs fresh basil leaves, torn

What you do:

1. In a bowl, combine the olive oil, crushed garlic clove, torn basil leaves, pepper and salt. Let it stand for 10 minutes.
2. Thinly slice the zucchini lengthwise and halve the tomatoes. 
3. Toss the zucchini, cherry tomatoes and arugula with the dressing and put on a plate. Crumble over the soft goat cheese and garnish with some fresh basil leaves, the walnuts and pine nuts. 

Eat right away because zucchini gets moist if you let it sit to long! 

Enjoy!

Snack Recipe: Raw food bar

When I first started eating clean I found it very difficult what type of snacks I could eat in the morning and afternoon at work and I noticed that many other people have the same problem! After a long search I now found the recipe of a great raw food bar thanks to one of my friends. I make this on sundays' when my homemade granola is in the oven!

 Scroll down for the Dutch recipe

English recipe:

Duration: 10 minutes

Amount of servings: 5-8 bars depending on the size you like

The ingredients:

• 250 gr seedless dates
• 70 gr unsalted and unroasted nuts (I use a handful of hazelnuts, pecans, almonds and walnuts but any nuts of your choice will also suffice)
• 1 tbs sunflower seeds
• 1 tbs pumpkin seeds
• 1 tbs flaxseeds
• 3 tbs coconut grater

Directions: 

1. Put the seedless dates into your food processor and mince.
2. Place all the nuts and the sunflower and pumpkin seeds in the middle of a clean tea-towel, fold and smash the nuts with a dough roller. Or use a mortar to crush them but this is more time consuming. 
3. Put the minced dates, smashed nuts and all seeds in a large bowl with 1 tablespoon of coconut grater and knead everything firmly together. 
4. Place some grease proof paper in a relatively small rectangular baking thin or baking dish. 
5. Put the mixture in the baking dish and make sure that the mixture covers the whole bottom of the dish. Use some extra grease proof paper to flatten the mixture so it doesn't stick to your hands. 
6. Then get the mixture out of the baking dish and cut into bars (5 large bars, or 8 smaller bars).
7. Drizzle each bar with the remaining coconut grater and wrap each bar separately in some aluminum foil.
8. Store them in your refrigerator until it's snack time!

Variation tip: add some cranberries for some sweetness or 2 figs!

Enjoy!

Follow Healthy Living in Heels on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Bloglovin or Google+! 

  Do you want to make me later or share me with your friends? “PIN” me to PINTEREST or “SHARE” me on FACEBOOK, using the social media icons below (in the gray frame)!

................................................................................................................

Nederlands recept:

Duur: 10 minuten

Porties: 5 tot 8 repen (afhankelijk van hoe groot je ze wilt)

De ingrediënten:

•    250 gram pitloze dadels
• 70 gram ongezouten en ongebrande noten (ik gebruik een handvol hazelnoten, pecan noten, amandelen en walnoten. Maar je kan ook andere gebruiken​​)
• 1 eetlepel zonnebloempitten
• 1 eetlepel pompoenpitten
• 1 eetlepel lijnzaad
• 3 eetlepels kokos rasp

Bereiding:

1. Doe de dadels in de keukenmachine en hak deze klein.
2. Plaats alle noten en de zonnebloem en pompoenpitten in het midden van een schone theedoek, vouw en sla de noten met een deegroller klein. Je kunt ook een vijzel gebruiken, maar dit neemt meer tijd in beslag, of in de keukenmachine, maar niet alle keukenmachines vinden dit fijn.
3. Doe de gehakte dadels, gebroken noten en alle zaden in een grote kom met 1 eetlepel kokos rasp en kneed alles stevig in elkaar.
4. Doe een stuk bakpapier in een relatief kleine rechthoekige ovenschaal of brownievorm. Doe het dadel-noten mengsel in de ovenschaal op het bakpapier en zorg ervoor dat het over de gehele bodem verdeeld is. Gebruik het bakpapier dat nog buiten de schaal ‘hangt’ om het aan te drukken zodat het niet aan je handen plakt.
5. Haal het dan weer uit de schaal en maak er repen van in de gewenste grootte. Besprenkel elke reep met de rest van de kokosrasp en wikkel de bars afzonderlijk van elkaar in aluminiumfolie. Bewaar ze in de koelkast.
   

Eet smakelijk!

Volg Healthy Living in Heels ook op Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Bloglovin of Google+

Wil je dit recept later maken of delen met je vrienden? “PIN” me dan op PINTEREST of “SHARE” dit recept op FACEBOOK door gebruik te maken van de sociale media icoontjes hieronder (in het grijze kader)!