Resident Medical Authority: J. E. Williams, OMD, FAAIM

I’ve been to Peru at least thirty times in the last ten years, and each time one of my favorite places to visit has been the open market. Here one can find every kind of food and medicinal herbs, and even burlap sacks of coca leaves. It’s very cool – and healthy!

When walking the aisles, I pass stalls stacked with mountains of avocados. There are big ones, which Peruvians call Paltas, that look and taste like giant Hass avocados, and there are small ones that fit two into the palm of you hand. There are also sacks of key limes, hills of tomatoes, and armies of potatoes.

We knew there were plenty in the area, but no idea there was one that close.

It gets better and better here everyday.

Today, Annmarie is going to recreate a salad that we had at the Love Apple – a organic restaurant in Taos, New Mexico.

This salad is possibly one of the best that I’ve ever had.

Check it out…

Your question of the day: What is your favorite garnish?

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Here’s the raw food recipe…

Fresh Beet, Avocado, Grapefruit and Mint Salad with Lime Vinaigrette

Salad:

4 Beets – grated
8 slices of grapefruit (seeds removed)
8 slices of avocado
2-3 leaves of mint

Optional:

Handful of Miner’s lettuce
3-4 leaves of sorrel

Dressing:

2 small limes, or 1 large
2 tbsp Olive Oil
dash of sea salt

Arrange on you plate as you like! This will make 2 big servings.

Live Awesome!
Kev and Ann

Today she’s got two awesome raw food puddings that take literally 4 minutes each to make (with explanation!)

One is banana-papaya and the other is an avocado base with banana.

Take a look…

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Kev

We recently had friends over and made these raw nori sushi rolls and everyone had a blast! The trick to this is not only do they taste awesome, but you can get away with having your guests do half of the prep work.

Now they’re the ones who are making the raw nori rolls instead of you slaving away in the kitchen!

Go ahead and take a look…

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Raw Nori Sushi Rolls

The recipe is really easy…

All you need is raw nori sheets, avocado and whatever else you like in your roll!

Live Awesome!
Kevin

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Also, thanks to those who criticized me as well. Even to the guy who said I’m a health fraud since I got a bacterial infection.

Everyone is entitled to an opinion, whether I agree or not! Though I will publicly disagree with him…

Last night was tough… I had a massive fever, sweats and didn’t get much sleep at all.

But today is much better and I’m positive that I won’t have those symptoms again. (I have no idea if they were due to the Lyme or the antibiotics!)

Annmarie was ready to do today’s show on her own in case I didn’t feel well, but I feel much better today… so you get both of us!

This raw kale salad was contributed in part by one of our faithful watchers, Bernadette! Thanks, Bernadette for being a true superhero with your comments and support!

This is one of those great meals that you can make and take with you, so go ahead and take a look…

Your question of the day: What can we add to this salad to make it even BETTER?

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Raw Kale Avocado Salad Recipe

1. Take one bunch of organic kale and separate the leaves from the stems. (Put the stems aside for juicing)
2. Wash the leaves well and cut them into small pieces, first lengthwise, then widthwise.
3. Add a 1/2 teaspoon of Himalayan sea salt and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Massage into the kale with your hands. This softens the leaves.
4. Add 1/2 a ripe avocado and again mix in with your hands.
5. Add the juice of 1/2 a lemon.
6. Add a chopped raw tomato.
7. Add 3 chopped green onions.
8. Add 2-3 tablespoons of raisins or dried cranberries, or goji berries
9. Mix it all together and serve.

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Kevin

Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner and instead of slugging down Coronas with lime, maybe this raw food dish will get you hyped up for Mexico’s Independence Day! (Linda S., this one’s for you )

I can’t tell you anything more than that, besides the fact that these raw burritos and mole (pronounced mo-lay) sauce are absolutely amazing.

Watch for a surprise introduction …

Your question of the day: What ethnic dish should we prepare next? (Keep in mind we’ll do it in full costume!)

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Here are the recipes:

Raw Mole Sauce

(Adapted from Tofu666… great vegan dishes, plus raw food recipes on Wednesday! Click here to visit the site!)

2 Tbs. Raw Cacao Nibs
1 Tbs. Pumpkin Seeds
1 Tbs. Ground Flax Seed
1 Tsp. Oregano
1 Tsp. Cumin
1 Handful of Fresh Cilantro
1 Red Bell Pepper
1 Jalapeño
1 Tsp. Agave Nectar
1 Pinch of Sea Salt

Grind all the dry ingredients in a coffee grinder, then add the peppers and agave and puree in the Vitamix.

Raw Walnut Meat

3 Cups Walnuts (Soak for 1 hour)
1 Tsp. Cumin
1 Tsp. Coriander
1/3 Cup Nama Shoyu

Put ingredients in the food processor for a minute or so.

Raw Salsa

1 Small Organic Red Onion
1 Quart Organic Cherry Tomatoes
1 Small Organic Green Pepper
1 Handful of Cilantro
2 Tbsp. Olive Oil
1 Tbsp. Cumin
1 Lime (Juiced)
Cayenne to Taste
Sea Salt to Taste

Put in Food Processor and pulse 10-15 times.

Mexican Rice

1 Cup Rice
2 Tbsp. Olive Oil
1 Tbsp. Cumin
1 Lime (Juiced)
Cayenne to Taste
Sea Salt to Taste

Put the rice in a food processor before you soak it and pulse 10-15 times to break it up. Soak for 2 days or until soft to taste. Make sure you wash frequently.

Finally… the Raw Burrito

Collard Greens
Lettuce
Cilantro
Shaved Carrots
Avocado
(And anything else you want inside!)

Blanch the collards, and cut up the lettuce, cilantro and avocado. Fill ‘em up with all the good stuff above and drizzle some mole sauce on top!

Live Awesome!
Kevin

PS. For those of you who need some help with the raw food diet, be sure to click here.