Kelly Bradley is a holistic nutritionist, certified raw food chef and founder/director of Bradley Wellness

The holidays are here soon and there is no better time than now to experiment with some fabulous raw vegan recipes.  You do not need to do a completely raw holiday dinner but include just a few items that will impress everyone!!!  Raw Vegan foods are loaded with nutrients and enzymes that are otherwise destroyed when you cook food.  If you do choose to eat cooked food it is best to eat raw foods with the cooked foods so the enzymes from the raw food can help you digest the cooked food.  So get excited for some delicious and nutritious raw vegan holiday recipes!! 

Savory Herb Stuffing

*instead of a turkey this year go for the raw vegan choice of a nut stuffing or loaf.  To make this recipe into a nut loaf  just shape it into a loaf and dehydrate at 118 degrees for 12 hours. 

1 cup soaked raw almonds (or walnuts)- finely ground in a food processor

1 cup soaked raw pumpkin seeds- finely ground in a food processor

1 cup soaked raw sunflower seeds- finely ground in a food processor

1/3 cup chopped yellow onion

¾ cup diced celery

1 ¼ chopped mushrooms- marinate in 2 tbsp wheat-free tamari for 1 hour

2 tbsp olive oil

¼ tsp sea salt

½ tsp black pepper

1 ½ tsp kelp

1 ½ tsp dulse

1 ½ tsp sage

1 ½ tsp thyme

*Prior to eating all nuts and seeds they should be soaked and rinsed to remove enzyme inhibitors.  Soak nuts for 8 hours and seeds for 4 hours, drain and rinse. 

In a large mixing bowl combine all ingredients and serve. 

Serving Suggestions:  Take the stem out of a collard leaf and roll some of the stuffing in the collard leaf with other veggies such as sprouts, carrots and red peppers.  Or just place the herb stuffing on a romaine leaf and enjoy.

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