Raw Eggplant Pizza

Friday night I had a small party to attend, so I brought a raw avocado "chocolate" mousse. This stuff is so good, I decided to maintain the element of surprise until everyone had tried it, just in case anyone present is the type to turn up their nose at healthy food. You know who you are. After sampling to rave reviews, I gave everyone a small "valentine" with the recipe:

4 ripe avocados
1/2 cup raw cacao powder
1/3 cup coconut nectar (agave works too)
A pinch of Himalayan salt
1 tsp vanilla
Balsamic vinegar and tamari to taste

Basically, blend the avocados first, add everything else and continue blending until well-mixed. If you don't have a Vitamix, a good food processor should be able to handle this one.

You can use cocoa powder if you don't happen to have cacao, but cacao is a superfood, full of antioxidants and I'd recommend keeping some around. Makes a nice chocolate smoothie as well.

Yesterday's dinner was raw Eggplant pizza. Half inch slices of eggplant comprise the "crust," get topped with a marinara made from sun dried tomatoes, and Ito the dehydrator for 2 hours. I actually dragged my old "Ronco" dehydrator out for this one, and boy was the result ever disappointing!! A. There isn't enough room in between the trays for the slices and the sauce not to get squished in, and B. it could have probably stood to sit overnight. There's no temperature control on it, one setting fits all apparently. Maybe it would have been better with a better dehydrator, but for now I'll just have to dream. I topped the pizzas with leftover cashew Parmesan from last week's lasagna. While the warmth was lacking and the rawness for the eggplant still too strong, I can't say they didn't make a pretty picture.



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