Adventures in Raw Food

Category: Vegetables

  • The Best Way to Pit an Avocado

    Here is the best way, hands down (and hands safe!) to pit an avocado. Oh, sure, we know all the tips and ways that others remove the pit from their avocados, but our way is truly the best way to remove that seed – it’s fast, it’s easy, it’s safe, and it leaves the rest of the avocado intact.

    Some people will tell you to split the avocado in half, and then drive a knife into the seed, using the knife to twist the pit out of the avocado. This not only isn’t very safe, but will sometimes lead to the pit splitting, but still embedded in the avocado.

    Others will tell you to take it out with a spoon, or to squeeze it out. These methods do work, but they are messy, and often result in sacrificing part of the avocado flesh.

    Our method has none of these problems, making it not only neat and easy, but also frustration free.

    Here’s how to do it. You will need:

    Avocado
    Progressive fruit scoop (see link below)

    Split avocado in half…

     

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    …and gently glide the fruit loop under the pit.

     

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    And there you have it. A perfectly pitted avocado.

     

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    You can buy a set of 3 fruit loops (3 different sizes) for just $11.00 on Amazon:

    Buy Progressive International 3 Piece Fruit Scoops Set on Amazon

  • Pureed Raw Butternut Squash with Agave, Allspice and Cayenne

    Oh man oh man, this raw butternut squash recipe is so easy and so good! And if you’re lucky enough to live near a store that sells prepackaged cubed organic butternut squash, you have it made! We discovered it at Whole Foods. But you can of course use a whole butternut squash and cube it up.

    Pureed Raw Butternut Squash with Agave, Allspice and Cayenne

    16 ounces cubed butternut squash
    Salt
    Pepper
    Agave nectar
    Ground allspice
    Ground cayenne (red pepper)
    1/4 cup water

    Put the cubed raw butternut squash in the food processor with the “s” blade (the chopping blade that looks like an “s”). Add about 1/4 cup of water (ideally use filtered water).

    Process (if your food processor has speeds, use high speed) the squash and water until completely pureed and smooth. It will take a few minutes and you will need to stop the processor a few times and scrape the sides.

    When the squash is completely pureed and smooth, add salt and pepper to taste.

    Spoon the squash into serving bowls. Drizzle just a small drizzle of agave nectar in a swirl in the center of the bowl on top of the squash puree. On top, sprinkle just a dash of ground allspice, and on top of that just a dash of cayenne (red) pepper.

    This is so delicious!

    Serves 2.