Raw Vegan Recipes

MAY MORNING GREEN SMOOTHIE

  
   It is the 1st of May, spring is fundamentally running towards summer, and life is absolutely great, though this year mixed with sadness, since my Father passed away...

   As any serious vegan knows, there is no such thing as a meat eating environmentalist! And there is no way to be a vegan and not love Nature!

   Being vegan can be a challenge for some in the beginning of the process, and I am here to offer some tips on making it easier, cheaper, funnier and healthier to be a vegan.

   My contribution this month is my favourite May morning green smoothie. It goes like this:

• Get out of bed before sunrise and go for a walk to hear the birds singing

• Pick a few top shoots of stinging nettle on your way (avoid roads and pollution; remember gloves)

• Go home and fetch your blender

• Add Almond/Soy drink

• Add distilled water

• Stinging Nettles

• Amla Powder

• Chia Seeds

• Ground Flax Seeds

• One peeled Banana

• One whole Kiwi fruit

   Blend.

   Drink.

   And send a prayer of gratitude to Mother Earth for providing you with this highly nutritious start of just another wonderful day on Planet Earth.

   If you can not find any fresh Stinging Nettles, soak dried leaves overnight in a small amount of water; that will do just fine!

   But remember the walk; it is just the right way to start your day...

Raw Vegan Recipes WILD SPRING SALAD

WILD SPRING SALAD

   Today is the 1st of April, we are well past Spring Equinox, our beautiful blue planet is slowly but gracefully tilting our North Pole towards Equator; some nights might still be quite chilly, but there is definitely growth in the air.

   Now is the perfect time to go foraging in the wild for a super nutritious wild spring salad. 

   Put on your backpack, get the Thermos ready with warm herbal tea, remember some dried fruits and nuts, maybe some fresh fruit, and head for the meadow, forest, farmland or whatever natural environment might be closest to you.

   If you are not skilled in the field, literally speaking, no pun intended, of course, of wild edible plants, bring a field guide, a good book or follow someone, who is an expert in these matters.

   You might even bring your binoculars to be on the look out for rare birds, while you are at it.

   Ah, and now on to the task.

   After many months of darkness and cold, the plants are eager to sprout and grow, and the nutrients are at the top, since they have been months dormant or are just beginning their growth from seeds, having overwintered since last Autumn.

   My favourite wild leafy greens are:

• Dandelion

• Wood Sorrel

• Broadleaved Plantain

• Purple Nettle

• Watercress

   Clean the leaves, arrange them in a bowl, and, if you are lucky, top up with the flowers from Forget-me-not.

   Enjoy my friends, eat till you are full, and pick some more on your way home to enjoy your little snippet of Paradise in your own kitchen.

   Love you, guys, and thanks for reading and following!