July Potluck - Tacos

What an amazing turn-out today and the food was wonderful!!!!This month we had a raw Taco Bar.

Our bar included walnut "taco" meat, nacho cheeze, sour kreme, lettuce, peach mango salsa, guacamole, black olives, diced tomatoes, tortilla, green onions, red pepper hummus, and sliced veggies. We had blueberry watermelon salad for dessert.  We also had hibiscus tea. The recipes for the walnut "taco" meat, tortillas, nacho cheeze, sour kreme,  red pepper hummus, and hibiscus tea are as follows:

lettuce

The  Walnut Taco Meat recipe is from Ani's Raw Food Essentials, page 146.
2 cup soaked and dehydrated walnuts
2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoon ground cumin
4 teaspoons ground coriander
2 teaspoon liquid aminos (Braggs or coconut)
1/2 teaspoon salt
pulse all ingredients in the food processor

peach mango salsa

The Corn Tortillas recipe is from Raw Foods for Dummies, page 150.
4 cups seeds chopped red, yellow, or orange bell peppers
4 cups raw corn
2 cups peeled, chopped zucchini
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 peeled, pitted and mashed avocado
3 tablespoon ground flax seed
(we added the juice of half a lime to this recipe)
Place all the ingredients in a high speed blender, adding the flax last after the mixture is well blended.
Place 1/4 cup of mixture on a non-stick dehydrator sheet, spreading into a small circle with a spatula. Dehydrate at 105 for 4-6 hours. When the tops are no longer sticky flip onto a mesh screen. Continue dehydrating an additional 3-4 hours. They will be dry and still flexible. Four tortillas will fit on a 14x14 dehydrator screen. They will keep in the refrigerator for 2 weeks or the freezer for 2 months.

guacamole

the nacho cheeze is from Raw Foods for Dummies, page 274.
1/2 cup raw cashews, soaked for 4-6 hours, rinsed and drained.
1/2 cup shredded carrot
1/4 cup filtered water
1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 clove garlic
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon cumin
Place all the ingredients in a high speed blender and blend until smooth.

tomatoes

The sour cream is from http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-8796/forget-dairy-your-new-best-friend-is-cashew-cream.html

To make savory cashew cream:

• 1 cup raw cashews soaked overnight, rinsed drained
• ½ cup water
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Splash of Apple Cider Vinegar
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
  place the ingredients in a high speed blender and blend until smooth.

The red pepper hummus is from Raw Foods for Dummies, page 202
1 cup chopped zucchini
1 cup seeded red pepper
3 tablespoon lemon juice
3 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
4 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoon tahini
place all the ingredients in a high speed blender and blend until smooth.

blueberry watermelon salad

Hibiscus tea
place 6 hibiscus tea bags in a gallon of water. Cover and place in the sun.
Prior
to serving add a sprig of mint, a slice of orange, and a few blueberries.