Party Pesto w/ Zucchini Pasta- RAW Best Recipe

Here’s a step-by-step recipe for Raw Pesto and Raw Pasta … plus we’re combining it with other ingredients like Umeboshi Plum to make it an extra special Party Pesto Pasta. We had a busy schedule that night… a gallery opening, Lex Grey’s band (it was her birthday too), and ultimately we went to Hillary’s Birthday Party.

Recipe for Raw Party Pesto Pasta:

BASIC PESTO:
• 2 Cups Organic Basil Leaves- (washed & stems removed)
• 1/4 Cup Raw Organic Walnuts – (soaked for 2 hours)
• 1/4 Cup Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil (cold pressed)
• 2 Cloves Organic Garlic (minced and marinated in olive oil)
• 1 Organic Lemon (juiced)
• 1/4 teaspoon Celtic Sea Salt

ADD… TO MAKE IT A PARTY:
• 3 Umeboshi Plums (pitted, — hopefully you can find this at your health food store)
• 1/4 Cup Organic Kalamata Olives- (pitted and sliced)
• 1 Pint Organic Cherry or Plum Tomatos (sliced in half)

RAW PASTA:
• 3-4 Organic Zucchini, (peeled and cut in 1/2)
• Spirooli (vetetable spiral slicer)

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To make the Raw Party Pesto: Blend Pesto ingredients together in a food processor with the S blade. Scrape down sides as needed. Add Umeboshi Plum and blend again. Spoon pesto into a large bowl and add the rest of the Party ingredients.

To make the Raw Zucchini Pasta: place peeled and halved zucchini in the spirooli (vetetable spiral slicer). Make sure it is in the center, and spin until you reach the end. Cut to smaller pieces using a dedicated scissor. Put Raw Pasta in a large bowl and mix in the Party Pesto. Add more olive oil if it seems dry. Serve immediately.

Can refrigerate up to 1 week.

TIP for washing Basil:
Fill a large bowl with water. Swish the Basil around a bit and let it soak, the dirt will fall to the bottom. Take Basil leaves out and place into a collander. Drain the water with dirt. Continue this process until you no longer see any
dirt at the bottom of the large bowl.

LINKS:
You can purchase a Sprooli (vetetable spiral slicer) on the Excalibur Dehydrator Website for $35:
http://www.excaliburdehydrator.com/Spiral-Vegetable-Slicer-185-39-regular-prod.htm

To see more of Lex Grey and the Urban Pioneers:

This recipe was greatly inspired by my friend Stephanie, who is a Tai Chi Master, and a very inspiring wonderful person. She has a great blog, and this is where I found her Pesto Recipe including the Umboshi Plum: Mom’s Cosmic Diner (SERVING SAVORY SPIRITUAL MUSINGS AND WELLNESS TIPS), you can check it out here:
http://momscosmicdiner.blogspot.com

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Here’s some links to more of my RAW Recipe Videos:

• RAW Cheesy Kale Chips
(Vegan) Best Recipe

• RAW Chia Pudding
(Great, Delicious, Superfood, Easy Visual Recipe)

• RAW Pickles
(24 Hour Party Pickles) made in 8 minutes

• LIVE Green Juice 101
(for Cleansing or Detox)

• RAW Marinated Kale
(w/ Pomegranate, Pine Nuts & Raisins)

• RAW Zucchini Pasta
(Spirooli Demo) No Carbs or Gluten

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