Raw Food Recipes + Vegetables

Black Tahini and a Giveaway

Since completing 80 days on my latest juice feast, uncooking my way through The Complete Book of Raw (on most days) has lost its luster. There are still a good handful of recipes I am eager to try but in the coming weeks I will be sharing my own recipes.

I also want to open the playing field to other raw cookbooks. The Complete Book of Raw Food Endeavor will continue but at a slower pace than anticipated. There isn‘t really a rush anyway. I’m not going anywhere, are you?

My grey hairs are making cameos around the hairline. I read somewhere that black sesame seeds were good for keeping dark, luxurious hair. It could be an old folklore but if I believe it will work than it will, regardless. I mean, a belief is simply a thought you keep thinking, right?

Sesame seeds are rich in minerals such as calcium, zinc and manganese. They also contain useful quantities of some B group vitamins including thiamin and B6 and are a useful source of vegetable protein.

Black Tahini *
This Homemade Tahini recipe is the first in a 3-part series featuring black sesame seeds.

Makes approximately 2-2 ½ cups

2 cups black sesame seeds
½ cup cold-pressed sesame or olive oil, or more if needed

Process sesame seeds in a food processor or high-speed blender until seeds turn to a powder. Drizzle in the olive oil while the machine runs.

Pulse for 3-5 minutes, stopping, from time-to-time, to clean the sides with a spatula.

Continue to pulse until it's as smooth as you can get it, add a little more olive oil if necessary. It will be the consistency of a grainy paste. Transfer the tahini to a Mason jar with a lid. Refrigerate.

Fair-warning #1: If you are seeking a smooth, silky consistency you can find it here. The texture of this home-made tahini is slightly coarser than store-bought tahini, but it has the same delicious flavor.

Fair warning #2: If you love this recipe, double the recipe next time. As you will find with the first time around this process is very, very hot, sticky messy, so expect a fair amount of clean-up of the appliance of choice.

How about a raw chocolate giveaway to go with your tahini?
The folks of Snubbr.com, has graciously sponsored a giveaway of raw chocolates. In addition, Snubbr.com will donate $20 in the name of the winner towards a charity that is helping to bring fresh water to Haiti. You can find their charity page here.

Snubbr.com is a buying advice site. Suppose you're looking to buy a juicer, head over to Snubbr.com, ask their experts, and they will choose the best one for you.

Here's how you can win YOUR CHOICE of raw chocolate:

Go HERE and tell me, in the comment section below, which chocolate you would like to win.

For more chances to win leave a comment for each thing you do:

1. Tweet this giveaway on Twitter

2. Post a link to this post on your blog

3. Follow @snubbr on Twitter

4. Tell someone they are "sweet like raw chocolate" and let me know who it was.
The contest will end Monday night, April 19th at 11:59 p.m. (EST)is CLOSED. I'll enter the numbers in the handy-dandy True Random Number Generator and announce the winner on the Daily Raw Café, Tuesday, April 20th.

Please note: this contest is only open to people living in the United States.

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Black Tahini and a Giveaway + Vegetables