Tuesday, November 6, 2007

I Love Nachos Day!


Here's a grown-up version of nachos to celebrate the day. And while you're chowing down on the nachos read the "I Love Nachos Day" ecards you sent to each other.



Chili Lime Flax Crackers
1/2 cup ground brown flaxseeds
1/4 cup soaked golden flaxseeds
1/2 tablespoon chili powder
Juice of one lime
1/4 teaspoon sea salt

1 Combine ingredients in a large bowl until well mixed.

2 Spread mixture as thin as possible Teflex sheet.

3 Dehydrate at 110 degrees for 5 hours. Flip crackers over, remove teflex sheet and dehydrate an additional 5 hours.

Pepper Flax Crackers
1 cup soaked golden flaxseeds
1/2 tablespoon black pepper
1/2 tablespoon red pepper
Juice of one lime
1/4 teaspoon sea salt

1 Combine ingredients in a large bowl until well mixed.

2 Spread mixture as thin as possible Teflex sheet.

3 Dehydrate at 110 degrees for 4 hours. Flip crackers over, remove Teflex sheet and dehydrate an additional 4 hours.



“Refried Beans”
2 cups sunflower seeds, soaked for 2 hours
1 cup sun-dried tomatoes, soaked for 1 hour
½ teaspoon miso
3-4 tablespoon Mexican seasonings
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoon agave nectar
1 jalapeno, chopped
2 green onions, chopped
2-3 sprigs cilantro leaves only
Sea salt, to taste

1 Process all ingredients; expect jalapeno, onions and cilantro, in a food processor. Add a few tablespoons of water at a time and process until you get a smooth consistency.

2 Add jalapeno, onions and cilantro and pulse a few times to combine.

Pear Salsa
1 pear, finely diced
1/2 red bell pepper, finely diced
1/2 shallot, finely diced
1/2 jalapeno, finely diced
5 sprigs cilantro, leaves only
Juice of one half lime
1/4 teaspoon sea salt

Toss ingredients together.

As usual my dear hubbie doesn't work in measurements. I did pin him down (which was kind of fun) to give me the salsa ingredients.

Cory's salsa
tomatoes
garlic
onion
cilantro
jalapeno
lime juice
sea salt

Toss ingredients together.


Guacamole
one avocado
Cory's salsa
Sea salt, to taste

1 Peel and mash the avocado in a bowl.

2 Add one or two tablespoons of Cory's salsa. Combine well. Add sea salt

Other Nacho toppings
Avocado cubes
Black Olives
Green Olives
Jalapenos
Lettuce
Sour Cream
Walnut Taco Meat

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