Whats for Dinner?
Looking for a great raw dinner menu that is perfect for a summer evening? Corn and zucchini, plentiful and extremely compatible, are abundant right now. With just a little prep time, you can serve your family or friends this delicious dinner…100% raw food!
Starting your prep early in the day, a few simple steps, into the dehydrator and you don’t have to worry about it until dinner! The corn soup is refreshing and lively with a little dash of chipotle and smoked paprika. Enjoy! For Recipe, click “more” below.
Easy Raw Dinner
SERVES 4
Zucchini “Fries”
- 2 medium zucchini
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 clove garlic
- pinch Himalayan Salt
- pinch pepper
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast (optional)
- Cut zucchini into pieces. These should be about 1/2 x 1/2 by 4″. They dehydrate quite a bit so don’t be afraid to make them big enough.
- Put garlic through press.
- Combine garlic, oil, salt and pepper. Put in large bowl and add nutritional yeast (optional).
- Toss to coat zucchini.
- Place on screens and dehydrate at 140 for 30 minutes, reduce heat to 115 and continue to dehydrate for 4-5 hours.
*wonder why we start the temperature high? Read here: Dehydration Basics
Cauliflower Steaks
- 2 cauliflower heads
- 2 tablespoons agave nectar
- 1/2 cup olive oil, cold pressed
- 1/4 cup nama shoyu
- Slice cauliflower into 1/2 inch slices and place in glass pan.
- Blend together agave, olive oil, and nama shoyu.
- Pour marinade over cauliflower steaks. (you will have some cauliflower that breaks off…just marinate that, too), flip to coat.
- Marinate for at least an hour. ( I always do this in the refrigerator)
- Dehydrate on screens for 1/2 hour at 140, then reduce heat to 115 and finish dehydrating for 4-5 hours.
Chipotle Corn Soup
- 4-5 cups fresh corn (approximately 6 ears)
- 1 1/2 cups water (filtered)
- 1/4 teaspoon chipotle
- pinch Himalayan salt
- pinch smoked paprika (optional)
- Place all ingredients in high-speed blender. Blend until well combined.
- Strain through strainer (you may have to assist the liquid through the strainer by stirring it.)
- Serve topped with a pinch of the smoked paprika (optional) and kale chips.
Menu assembly:
At least 6 hours before you want to eat, marinating the cauliflower. While that is marinating, prepare the zucchini. Put zucchini and cauliflower steak in dehydrator. 20 minutes before you eat, make the corn soup! It’s that easy!
Eli wrote on August 10, 2010
Would the soup be good un-strained?
Love your site!!
Susan wrote on August 11, 2010
Eli, you could try it but because I didn’t make it that way, I don’t know. There is a lot that strains out.
Elizabeth wrote on August 10, 2010
you truly are RAWMAZING!!!
Love your recipes.
Peace,
E
Stacy wrote on August 10, 2010
Kale chips are mentioned as a serving suggestion with the soup.
I am absolutely trying this out. I am really looking forward to the yeast with zucchini – I don’t like the usual breadings of ground flax seeds …
S
Dot D. wrote on August 10, 2010
Susan ~ when you say 1/4 tsp chipotle, do you mean dried, in abodo sauce, pickled or how? I cannot find any in the stores…..so wondering how it comes packaged.
Also, in the above response you mentioned “kale chips.” There aren’t any in this recipe. Maybe zucchini is what you meant?
Thanks!
Susan wrote on August 11, 2010
I buy it packaged as a spice. You can try Penzey’s Spices on line.
Sekhmet wrote on August 9, 2010
This menu sounds simply divine! My only problem is that all three recipes call for the use of a dehydrator. I’m sure it can be prepared and served as it. How about addressing that issue for all of us raw fooders that don’t have access to a dehydrator?
Susan wrote on August 9, 2010
You don’t need a dehydrator for the corn soup just don’t do the kale chips. Also, there already are many recipes on the site that don’t require a dehydrator. 🙂 You might want to take a look…
Eco Mama wrote on August 9, 2010
Mmmmm. This looks great, love the combination and always love namu shoyu with cauliflower.
xo
Eco Mama
Julie Lynn wrote on August 9, 2010
Thank you for sharing another way to use the lovely abundance of summer veggies. We’ll give this recipe a try soon. 🙂
Dot D. wrote on August 9, 2010
I continue to be amazed at how you come up with these simple yet deliciously satisfying meals. This is another winner. Cheers!
patricia halverson wrote on August 9, 2010
Hello!!!!!1
This looks amazing!
I posted on my facebook page!
I look forward to meeting you, raw potlucks and recipe exchanges……and being around “like-minded” people when I return to the Twin cities.
Currently, my daughter and I are eating only fruit for 30 days….(documentary)…but will definitely be trying these tasty recipes after…..actually zucchini is a fruit so I can go ahead and try this one sooner.
Thanks for the recipes!!!
Namaste’
Patricia