Chocolate Fondue

Ingredients:

·         1 Avocado

·         1-2 Cup Cacao Powder

·         1 Banana

·         1 Cup Almond Butter

·         1 Cup Maple Syrup or Agave Nectar

·         Pinch Salt

Instructions:

Blend all ingredients together. 

Serve with your choice of fresh fruits- strawberry, banana, pineapple, apples, oranges etc.

Spring Rolls with Sweet Chili Dipping Sauce

Ingredients:

Wrapers & Filling:

·         2 Carrots chopped into sticks

·         1 small jicama chopped into sticks

·         1 mango- sliced into strips

·         ½ English cucumber chopped into sticks

·         3 large collard leaved cut in half with center vein removed

·         salt

·         sesame oil

Sauce:

·         1/4 cup Almond butter

1/4 cup Tahini

·         1 Tbs raw agave nectar

·         1.5 Tbs Siracha

·         ½ inch cube of fresh ginger

·         juice of ½ lime

·         water from thai coconut as needed

Rub collards with sesame oil and salt to break down collard and give it a dark green color.

Roll collard leaves with filling.

Blend all sauce ingredients together adding coconut water as needed.

Serve rolls with dipping sauce on the side.

Rolls can be tied together with a scallion, chive or green onion to hold longer- this also makes for a nice presentation.   Bean sprouts, apples, peppers etc can be added into filling.

Pad Thai

Ingredients:

Noodles:

·         1 Thai coconut- meat removed chopped into strips

·         Enoki mushrooms- 1 bag

·         nappa cabbage- ½ bunch

·         1 Cup bean sprouts

·         2 scallion- chopped lengthwise

·         bamboo shoots- chopped

Sauce:

·         ½ cup Almond butter

·         ½ cup Tahini

·         1 Tbs raw agave nectar

·         1 Tbs sesame oil

·         1 tsp Siracha

·         ½ inch cube of fresh ginger

·         juice of ½ lime

·         handful cilantro

·         ¼ cup Nama Shoyu

·         water from thai coconut as needed

Toss all noodle ingredients together in a bowl.

Blend all sauce ingredients together adding coconut water as needed.

Coat noodles with sauce and serve. 

For toppings- a lime wheel, cilantro sprig and crushed peanuts.

To add a cooked element- Boil shrimp until cooked, chill in an ice bath and place on top- YUM!

Watermelon Gazpacho

Ingredients:

·         5 cups seedless watermelon

·         2 large red tomatoes

·         ½ avocado

·         ¼ jalapeno

·         juice from ½ a lime

·         handful of fresh cilantro

·         ¼ English cucumber diced

·         1 red or yellow pepper diced

·         Salt & Pepper to taste

Blend watermelon, tomato, avocado, jalapeno, lime & cilantro together to make broth.  Stir in cucumbers, peppers & salt and pepper and enjoy!

You can add garlic, shallot, more jalapeno, cayenne pepper, chives or anything else you can imagine to make this soup to your liking.  Personally, I add shallot, garlic and cayenne to my soup.