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Savory Squash Crepes With Sage “Cream” Sauce

Yesterday, we talked about raw food and cold weather. It’s so much easier to stay committed to raw when it is warm out. Fresh fruit and vegetables are abundant and in season. As the cold weather approaches, our bodies crave more substantial, warmer foods. One way I deal with this is to make my favorite fall raw foods, warm. I approach my dehydrator the same way I would approach a crock pot. With a little advanced preparation, you can have a warm dinner waiting for you. The wraps can be made a head and put into the dehydrator for the last 20 minutes as you prepare the sage “cream” sauce.

 

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Squash and sage are a great combination. I found these little beauties at the farmer’s market on Sunday. Throw in a few craisins for an accent and you have a dish, easy to make and worthy of company. By soaking the squash before hand and placing it in the dehydrator in the morning, the starches will be reduced and your warm squash is ready to go.

 

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For this recipe, I used carnival squash. They are sweet, full of beta-carotene which is an anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory, vitamin A and C and fiber. Other benefits include folate, copper, vitamin B6, niacin, and omega-3 fatty acids.

This recipe might seem a little complicated at first but it is actually very easy. Read through it first. You have a little advanced preparation but only minutes of actual food handling and very few ingredients. Enjoy!

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38 Comments

  1. Stephanie N. wrote on February 17, 2010

    Hello! I prepared the zucchini wraps, they’re drying now, and cube the squash and place in a bowl of cold salted water and placed in the fridge. I’m new to this sort of ‘cooking’ so I was wondering….how does the squash outer skin get removed? after salt soak? before dehydrating right? Some detail would be most appreciated! Thank you!

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    • Susan wrote on February 17, 2010

      You need to peel the squash before you start. I will correct the recipe.

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  2. Jeani wrote on February 15, 2010

    These do look really quick and easy. Do these little carnival squash need to be peeled?

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    • Susan wrote on February 15, 2010

      Definitely.

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  3. Joyce Holsten wrote on November 18, 2009

    I had to add flax meal to my pureed zucchini in order for it to dry. Someone else on the RFC also had to add flax as well. Perhaps we didn’t puree the zucchini correctly? I used 5 small zucchini and processed them until the mixture was nice and smooth. After several hours I was sure the one wrap would never dry. So at 2pm I scraped it off and added the flax meal. Then I stuck it back in the dehydrator and it worked fine. I’m just wondering what I did wrong. Maybe I shouldn’t have pureed my zucchini so long in the food processor? And how many zucchini did you use to make your puree? I took couple photos of my results which were good. And I really liked my crepe with the flax meal (I also added Spike seasoning)

    Joyce Holsten

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    • Susan wrote on November 18, 2009

      Thanks for pointing that out, Joyce. There was a typo on the recipe. I did use 1 C ground flax.

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  4. Kari @ Eating Simply wrote on November 2, 2009

    I just got my dehydrator so I’ll have to give this a try. I love all the ingredients so it should be fun to make and it sure looks delicious.

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  5. Foodeater wrote on November 2, 2009

    Wow, these looks so good and they sound amazing… hard to believe they are raw!

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  6. Marie wrote on October 23, 2009

    I made these for dinner tonight and they were amazing!! I used raisins instead of cranberries since I couldnt find any without sugar. I also used butternut squash. I will definitely be making these again. 😀

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  7. polly raichert wrote on October 16, 2009

    susan these look amazing! gonna try them today. I sooo wished you had had the dessert class. For anyone out there who hasn’t taken one of Susan’s classes – they are truly rawmazing amazing! She teaches, instructs and encourages and keeps it simple and affordable. Any plans to reschedule the dessert class. i’m sorry to have missed it. cant wait to try new recipes! see you soon

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  8. Amy Oscar wrote on October 14, 2009

    This looks great. I’ve been wondering how people make those gorgeous and yummy cream sauces without dairy. Can’t wait to try it tonight!

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