2011/05/23

3 deliciously colored raw vegan tart

Versiunea in limba romana: 3 tarte raw vegan, delicios colorate
My curiosity for raw food started when I discovered  Ina's blog, my raw muse :). Beautiful delicate pictures, delicious recipes, life style. I kept on saying I will try, but I kept on finding excuses: I need more ingredients, I need seeds, I need a germinator, I need a Vitamix... No more excuses! I have to start... So I started my raw food play :) And I loved to play ♥ This dessert is very easy to prepare. The chocolate was absolutely delicious, perfect for a strong chocolate craving... The avocado strawberries tart was incredibly fresh, perfect for a hot summer day. As I had 3 tart shells/pans of cca 15 cm, I played with the colors and textures. Loved the raw play :) 
I'm not saying I'll go stricly raw vegan starting today, as overnight changes are not my thing, but raw vegan food will become increasingly present in my family meals. What the future will bring, we shall see... I'll keep you posted on my raw food play  :)
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Today I'll prepare almonds milk for the kids. A raw, delicious, flavored almonds milk. Then we'll just play with some raw almond cookies... I love to play raw with the kids, in the kitchen :) 

PS: Before starting to prepare the tart shell, I tasted the soaked almonds. Not a good idea, as these almonds are soooooo good, that I almost had none left for the tart :) Delicious! Just in case, soak a couple more, for unpredicted cravings :)

Raw tart shell

75 g coconut flakes, dry, unsweetened + 100 g almonds, soaked in cold water over night, then strained and mixed in the blender + 80 ml coconut oil 

Mix all ingredients, then press the dough in the tart pan; refrigerate for minimum 4 hours.

Black and white - raw chocolate tart

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The above mentioned tart dough.
65 g good quality cocoa + 60 ml coconut oil + 120 ml agave syrup + 1/2 tsp lecithin 
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Slowly heat the coconut oil (over bainmarie), then remove from fire. Mix the cocoa, coconut oil,  lecithin and agave syrup. Pour the cream over the very cold tart dough and refrigerate for minimum 1 hour.

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White, red, green - Avocado & strawberries tart

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Above mentioned tart dough.
1 avocado, ripe, without brown spots +  4 tsp fresh lemon juice +  4 tsp agave syrup + 1/2 tsp lecithin
250 g strawberries +  4 dates, soaked in warm water for 10 minutes + 1 tsp lecithin + 1/2 lgt  lemon juice


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In a blender, mix the avocado, lemon juice, agave syrup and lecithin. Separately, mix the strawberries, lemon juice, dates and lecithin. Pour the creams over the chilled tart dough and create the pattern you like. Refrigerate for a couple of hours.

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White Black Green Red

Just play with all the above creams. Yummi raw ♥