SUN DRIED TOMATO PESTO NUT LOAF
Recipe from Complete Book of Raw Food Sun Dried Tomato Pesto Nut Loaf Recipe By John Larsen Special Equipment: Coffee grinder or Vita-Mix, food processor, dehydrator Serves 6 to 8
INGREDIENTS • 2 cups almonds • 1 cup sunflower seeds • 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt • 1 teaspoon marjoram • 1 teaspoon chili powder • 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast • 1 cup oat groats, soaked • 1 medium yellow onion, chopped • 5 green onions, chopped • 1 red bell pepper, chopped • 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped • 4 carrots, chopped • 1 head broccoli, chopped • 3 fresh sage leaves • 2 bay leaves • 1/3 cup olive oil • 1/8 cup nama shoyu • 1 portobello mushroom, chopped
DIRECTIONS Grind the almonds and sunflower seeds in a coffee grinder or Vita-Mix. Add the sea salt, marjoram, chili powder and nutritional yeast and set aside.
Grind the soaked oat groats in the Vita-Mix with 1 cup water until creamy; set aside.
In a food processor combine the chopped yellow and green onions, peppers, carrots, broccoli, sage and bay leaves with the olive oil and nama shoyu. Process to a grainy paste.
Place the chopped mushrooms and all the other ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Mix everything together well and form into loaves 2 inches thick on a Teflex sheet. Dehydrate at 105°F for 3 hours. Turn over the loaf and continue to dehydrate for 2 hours more. Top with your favorite pesto and dehydrate for 1 hour more.
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