Our Uncannily Good Pecans are the star of this fresh and incredibly yummy salad from our guest blogger Andreas Hedberg. A perfect mix of crispy, raw apples, leafy Napa cabbage, gently sautéed beetroots and foraged ramson truly makes it a one-of-a-kind creation. Have it as a side salad with dinner or make it the main event - it's your call. Enjoy!

Uncannily Good Pecan Salad

2-4 servings

Ingredients

Salad:

• 200g beetroots
• 300g Napa cabbage
• 150-200g apple (preferably crisp and slightly tart)
• 1 small red onion
• 100g Uncannily Good Pecans

Dressing:

• 50g neutral oil
• 10g ramson (if ramson is unavailable, substitute with parsley and a small clove of garlic)
• 10g Dijon mustard
• 10g apple cider vinegar
• A pinch of salt

Directions

Peel, dice and sautée the beetroots in some oil for 15-20 minutes until tender and have developed some surface browning. Blend vinegar, oil, mustard, salt and ramson with a hand blender. Chop cabbage and apples, mix with the dressing in a bowl. If served as a side sallad, just mix all in one bowl, or build on a plate for separate serving.

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This raw apple pie is definently one of my favourite desserts (yes I know I have a lot of favourites, but that is OK). I learned how to make it from my rawfood teacher who is an expert on desserts! I modified the recepie a little but it still has her touch too. We usually make this pie when we want to cozy up in front of the tv and watch a movie. The pie isn't big but it definitely serves 8 persons. I always make the pie with Granny Smith apples, because of their slight tartness. The cake has a lot of dates, and the apples prevent it from getting too sweet. And with the Whole, Wonderful Walnuts…what can I say it just tastes amazing! You really have to try it to understand what I'm talking about. And it's a super easy recepie.

Raw Apple Pie with Walnuts

8 portions

Ingredients

• 4 dl Whole, Wonderful Walnuts
• 1 dl pitted Delicious Dates
• zest from 1 orange
• 2 dl soaked and pitted dates
• zest from 1 lemon
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 2 shredded apples
• 1 dl finely chopped walnuts
• ½ dl soaked Go Goji Berries
• 1 thinly sliced apple
• A handful of Whole, Wonderful Walnuts

Directions

Process the first three ingredients in a food processor for about 10 minutes. Press into a pie dish. If you want to, you can put the crust in a dehydrator for about 10 hours (I always do) but you can go directly to step 2. Process the dates, zest and cinnamon in a food processor. Then combine all the remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Blend it well. Put everything in the pie crust and press it down a little bit. Slice the apple thinly with a knife or a mandolin slicer and decorate the pie with the apples and whole walnuts. Put the pie in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving. I always serve mine with a delicious raw vanilla sauce.

Enjoy!

/Mekto

About Mekto Mekto Ganic´ is a holistic raw food and vegan chef who has been teaching about plant-based food for over ten years. Mekto is also a certified nutritionist, recipe developer and author of several gluten-free and vegan cookbooks health tutor and health motivator. Through her business mEKtO made in Sweden she helps others improve their health and reach wellness goals like weight loss and overcoming sugar addiction.

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You know those days when you don't have anything planned for dinner but you've still got to eat? That's my day - every day! So today I was craving walnuts and made an amazingly good salad with This is Nuts' Whole, Wonderful Walnuts. They are really crunchy and taste fantastic. I had some walnuts on hand that I had soaked for 8 hours and then dried for 24 hours at 110 degrees, because I was about to make a raw apple pie. Soaking and drying the walnuts in the oven makes them easier to process when you're baking, but is not really necessary for this recipe. Either way, the salad, as the rest of my recepies was so, so good! And yes, I know that I´m bragging, but you know what – that's OK. In Sweden, we don't brag enough when we're good at something!

Wonderfully Wholesome Walnut Salad

4 portions

Ingredients

• 2 TBS Organic Love Coconut Oil
• 4 chopped garlic cloves
• 4 chopped tomatoes
• 4 dl cooked black quinoa
• 1/4 dl flax seed oil
• 1/4 dl apple cider vinegar
• 4 TBS garam masala
• 2 TBS paprika powder
• 2 TBS thyme
• 2 TBS basil
• 2 tsp black pepper
• 2 tsp of mineral salt
• 4 dl chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 1 chopped lettuce
• 4 grated carrots
• 4 chopped fresh onions

Topping

• 1/4 dl pumpkin seed oil
• 2 dl walnuts

Directions

Fry the garlic and tomatoes in the oil for 4 minutes. Add the quinoa and stir for a few minutes. Keep it simmering at a low temperature and add the oil, vinegar, garam masala, paprika powder, thyme, basil, black pepper and mineral salt. Stir everything for about 2 minutes. Now blend in the remaining ingredients and stir until everything is mixed well. Divide the salad on 4 plates. Top it with the pumpkin seed oil and finally the walnuts!

Enjoy!

/Mekto

About Mekto

Mekto Ganic´ is a holistic raw food and vegan chef who has been teaching about plant-based food for over ten years. Mekto is also a certified nutritionist, recipe developer and author of several gluten-free and vegan cookbooks  health tutor and health motivator. Through her business mEKtO made in Sweden she helps others improve their health and reach wellness goals like weight loss and overcoming sugar addiction.

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