Interplanetary Okra Salad & Astral Beauty Dressing
By: Raw Gourmet Chef, David “Pepperman” Steinberg
This stunning green salad earned its name by causing first-time eaters to be transported to “other worlds,” where limitations on shockingly high taste and enzyme extremes simply don’t exist. Flavors intensify over time, yet salad may become soggy if saved for longer than one day. It has never lasted longer than one hour at our raw-food headquarters!
Salad
Okra (sliced thin on bias)
|
7 pod-fruits |
Romaine (core end pieces)
|
1-2 cups |
Arugula (chopped)
|
1/2 cup |
Celery hearts (bias cut, Chinese style)
|
1 cup |
| Jerusalem artichoke (finely diced) |
1/2 cup |
| Cucumber (pickling) |
1 medium |
| Red bell pepper (finely diced) |
1 whole |
Yellow bell pepper (julienned)
|
1 whole |
Ripe Tomato, romas (seeded, julienned)
|
4 small |
| Broccoli (finely diced) |
1 cup |
Combine all and toss. Okra is a beautifying food in its own right!
Astral Beauty Dressing
Stone-crushed olive oil
|
1 cup |
| Flaxseed oil |
1/2 cup |
Spring water
|
1/2 cup |
Lemon juice
|
1/2 cup |
Celtic Grey Mineral Sea Salt
|
1 tablespoon |
Ginger (finely diced)
|
1 teaspoon |
Garlic (with skin)
|
2 medium cloves |
Okra (chopped)
|
2 pod-fruits |
| Hemp seeds |
1/3 cup |
Red hot chili pepper (diced)
|
1 whole |
| Coconut meat (soft) |
1 whole |
Blend all except coconut meat. Scrape sides, add coconut meat, blend till smooth, should be creamy, yet slightly thin. Toss with salad.
Garnish with long, thin okra slices, Italian parsley, celery leaf, and julienned tomato slices! Serves: 4.
