Raw Vegan Spaghetti with Creamy Cauliflower Sauce

This recipe is simply to die for. You'll never believe you're eating something vegan, let alone something raw and cold. It's so delicate and creamy in taste, you'll instantly forget the temperature and become absorbed in the thick, delicious sauce. It's simple, inexpensive and luxurious. Keep in mind you will need a blender and a spiralizer.

(Serves 4)

Ingredients:

• 1 large cauliflower
• 100ml raw almond milk
• the juice from 1 lemon
• 2 tbsp cayenne pepper
• 4 large courgettes

1. Combine the cauliflower, almond milk and lemon juice in a blender or a food processor until you get the texture you desire.
2. Using a spiralizer, spiralize your courgettes and add to a mixing bowl.
3. Pour the cauliflower sauce over the courgettes and mix together until all the courgette 'spaghetti' is combined with the sauce.
4. Sprinkle over the cayenne pepper for an extra kick.

Raw Vegan Chocolate Cheesecake

I'm bad at taking pictures of food. Particularly baking. I swear to you, this picture took over half an hour to get right. And it's still rubbish. But, the good news is that the recipe is delicious and not only is it raw and vegan, it's packed with super foods and is perfect for a treat or for entertaining friends.

Ingredients:

• 170g of rolled oats
• 2tbsp of maple syrup
• 140g of raw cacao powder
• 75g of raw hazelnuts
• 170g of raw cashews (soaked overnight)
• 70g of medjool dates (stones removed)
• 50ml of water (alternatively you could use raw almond milk)
• 1 ripe banana
• 2tbsp of coconut oil

1. To make the base, add the oats, dates, hazelnuts and half of the water to a food processor and process till the become a stodgy mixture. You can add more water if you like to get the desire consistency.
2. In a cake tin, scoop out the mixture from the food processor and line the bottom of the cake tin. This will become your base.
3. Store in a freezer while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
4. Add the maple syrup, cashews, cacao, coconut oil, banana and the remaining water to a food processor and process till all the ingredients are combined. Again, you can add more water if necessary.
5. Add the next layer to your cake tin and freeze over night.

Beetroot, Plum & Ginger Juice

This is the nicest juice in the entire world. Trust and believe.

Ingredients

• 4 large beets
• 6 plums
• 1 unwaxed lemon (the wax often isn't vegan)
• 1 thumb of ginger

1. Cut off the skin from the lemon then add to juicer.
2. Destone the plums then add those to the juicer.
3. Peel the skin from the beetroots then add the skinned beets to the juicer.
4. Finally, add the ginger and then you're done.

Benefits

Beetroot contains potassium, magnesium, iron, antioxidants, folic acids and protein. It has been know to lower blood pressure. And it tastes a-may-zing.

Energy Juice

Let me tell you about the nicest juice ever. I know, I know. I didn't actually make this juice. I pay a cute little vegan place in town to make it for me. Got to support your local businesses. But anyway, if you have a juicer, you have to try this one because it tastes AMAZING and it's super healthy.

Ingredients

• 3 large apples
• 1 lemon, with the skin chopped off
• 1 lime, with the skin chopped off
• 1 thumb of ginger
• 1 tbsp wheatgrass powder

1. Juice the apples, lemon, lime and ginger using a juicer.
2. Pour the juice into a blender.
3. Add in the wheatgrass powder. Blend then serve.