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Olive Butter From the book Ani's Raw Food Kitchen
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1/4 tsp sea salt
Whisk sea salt and extra-virgin olive oil together in a small bowl. Pour mixture into a small container and freeze for 4 hours, or until solid.
Use this olive butter just as you would use a stick of dairy butter. You can cut off little squares to
add to steamed vegetables, baked sweet potatoes, or any other foods that go well with
butter. This olive butter will stay fresh for several months if stored in the freezer.
Karen's Favourite Guacamole By Karen Knowler, http://www.therawfoodcoach.com/
Most people love guacamole, however it's made, and this one is guacamole with a twist. I've left
out tomatoes (though you don't have to) and in comes the magical ingredient of cumin which makes it taste just divine! Mmmm! I could eat this for breakfast, lunch, and dinner!
2 ripe avocadoes 1-2 tsp of cumin powder (to your taste, and depending the on size of the avocadoes) Juice of 1-2 lemons (depending on sweetness and amount of juice) 1 small onion (red onion works better)
Slice your avocadoes in half and remove the pits. (Note: It's important that they're ripe- to
check, they must "give" a little when squeezed). Remove the flesh and spoon into a bowl. Mash well with a fork, adding the lemon juice if it's hard going! Add in the cumin powder (err on the side of caution first and add less than you think you might
need), then lemon juice and very finely chopped onion. Mix all ingredients together by hand making sure the cumin and onion are spread evenly
throughout the mixture. Taste test.
Adapt as desired. If you like tomato in your guacamole, now's the time to add it!
Raw Coach's Top Tips:
. Don't be afraid to add more ingredients to this recipe - tomato, red pepper, coriander
(cilantro), basil, swap onion for garlic—it's all up to you.
• If you're making a large batch and need to keep it fresh for a few hours, put the avocado
stones (pits) in the bowl with the mixture and cover well. Refrigerate. All of these things will help it stay looking and tasting good.
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