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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We're so excited about these Delightful Dark Chocolate Dreams, and if you love chocolate as much as we do, you should be excited too! This recipe, like so many others (for example these Ch'almost Chocolate Power Balls), stem from some pretty intense chocolate cravings combined with a desire to eat healthy. Because even though the team here at This Is Nuts is all about eating healthy and living an active lifestyle, we love to indulge a little. These chocolate treats have that perfect crunch and natural sweetness that you can always expect from our all-natural products, and they are melt-in-your-mouth delicious.

The best part of this treat is that it kills cravings, while at the same time providing your body with some pretty good stuff, including protein, heart-healthy fats and loads of essential vitamins and minerals. Just be sure to use dark chocolate, since milk chocolate have none of the antioxidants or other powerful nutrients found in dark chocolate. The downside? There really isn't one, except for the fact that they're HIGHLY ADDICTIVE. You can't say we didn't warn you...

Delightful Dark Chocolate Dreams

Makes 20 treats

Ingredients

• 1 dl Pistachios, Please (finely chopped)
• 1 dl Go Goji Berries
• 1 dl Ch'almost Chocolate Cacao Nibs
• 1 dl Precious Coconut
• 1.5 dl Delicious Dates (finely chopped)
• 200g. dark chocolate (min. 85% cacao)
• 1 TBS Organic Love Coconut Oil

Directions

Chop the pistachios and then the dates finely in a food processor. Combine the pistachios, dates, goji berries, cacao nibs and coconut chips in a bowl and set aside. Melt the chocolate and coconut oil stovetop on low heat, while stirring continuously to prevent the mixture from burning. (Another option is to use a double-boiler, i.e. melt the chocolate in a bowl that is placed in a pan of simmering water, but this isn't necessary.) Pour the melted chocolate and coconut oil onto the fruit and nut mix and stir until the mix is nice and even. Use a couple of spoons to dole it out on a cookie sheet. Refrigerate for 20 minutes before eating. Prepare to descend into pure bliss!

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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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