Making time: 10 minutes

Makes about 1 cup

Ingredients:
1 cup of macadamia nuts 
1/4 cup hemp seeds (if you can't get these use macadamia nuts or cashews, almonds, walnuts.)
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
the juice of one lemon
1 teaspoon of himalayan salt
1 tablespoon coconut oil

Action:
1. Add all ingredients to a high speed blender or VITAMIX until smooth! 

Makes a creamy cheesey cheese! Add this to:
RAW TACOS: http://www.theearthdiet.org/5/post/2012/11/raw-tacos.html
RAW PIZZA: http://www.theearthdiet.org/5/post/2012/11/raw-pizza.html
Brown Rice Pasta! http://www.theearthdiet.org/10/post/2013/02/mexitalian-pasta.html
Get creative!
Crackers with avocado!
Makes a great dip for a party!

This is a great alternative to cheese and vegan, is dairy free, soy free, gluten free, chemical free!

This recipe was created by Liana Werner-Gray February 2013. 

This recipe is part of © 2013 THE EARTH DIET ™  All Rights Reserved 

Total making time: 20 minutes

Serves: 2

Ingredients:
2 cups of brown rice pasta 
4 cups of water
1 tablespoon of coconut oil
1 teaspoon of himalayan salt (add more to your taste)
1 avocado
2 tablespoons of nutritional yeast (add more if you like it cheesier)
1/2 cup of fresh cilantro/coriander

Action: 
1. In a pot bring 4 cups of water to the boil. Add the brown rice pasta. Cook for 15 minutes or until soft, on medium heat. Drain the pasta when done and add the pasta back to a dry pot.
2. In the pot, add to the pasta, the coconut oil. Stir it through until melted throughout the pasta. 
3. Stir in the nutritional yeast. 
4. Stir in the salt. Taste it. If you want it saltier add more salt. 
5. Serve the pasta in bowls!
5. Serve with chopped avocado cubes and cilantro. 

Suggestion: 
+ ADD peas if you like peas! 
+ ADD a squeeze of lemon juice if you want zing.
+ ADD Cayenne Pepper if you like it spicy!

This recipe is GLUTEN FREE, soy free, dairy free! A great alternative to pasta! Tastes like cheesy pasta!

This recipe was created by Liana Werner-Gray in New York, February 2013. 

This recipe is part of © 2013 THE EARTH DIET ™  All Rights Reserved 

Total making time: 5 minutes

Makes: 1/2 cup of "Melted Cheese"

Ingredients:
2.5 ounces of Coconut Butter
1 tablespoon of coconut oil
1.5 tablespoon of Nutritional Yeast
1/2 teaspoon of Thyme 
1 teaspoon himalayan salt

Action:
1. In a pot on low heat, melt the coconut butter and coconut oil. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir until it is all melted together well. 
2. Serve melted cheese on whatever you like! TED tacos, pizza, hamburgers, pasta, burritos! Store in the fridge and it will set like hard cheese!


This recipe is VEGAN, RAW, DAIRY FREE, GLUTEN FREE, SOY FREE. Great alternative to cheese!

This recipe was created by Liana Werner-Gray in New York 2013. 

This recipe is part of © 2013 THE EARTH DIET ™  All Rights Reserved

 

Serves 3

Ingredients: 
3 cups of peeled jicama 
1 cup almonds/cashews
1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil
1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon of himalayan salt 
2 teaspoons of rosemary
1 teaspoon of diced garlic
2 teaspoons of nutritional yeast (can do without) 
1 teaspoon of cracked black pepper

Action:
Add all ingredients to a high speed blender like VITAMIX and blend until smooth mash potato consistency! 

Benefits:
+ Low in calories
+ High in Vitamin C
+ Good source of fiber 

This recipe is part of © 2013 THE EARTH DIET ™  All Rights Reserved