5 Raw Cookbooks for Summer
We've all had the experience: It's sweltering hot outside. It's sweltering hot inside. And the thing you don't want to do is turn on the oven to really cook yourself something to eat.
But you're hungry and frankly, should you lay eyes yet another plain green salad or banana-based smoothie, you might lose your, ahem… cool. What is a famished person to do? If you have an arsenal of raw cookbooks on hand, the simple answer is: make something delicious without the heat! You don't need to help make your apartment hotter than it already is, no need to stand over boiling pots and steaming hot ovens, just simple, raw goodness to help you get through the most sweltering summer – breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Why raw?
Beyond the obvious advantages of minimal oven use and fewer additional heat created during high summer cooking, advocates of a raw food diet extol the virtues of keeping ingredients within their (almost) natural states, with lots of believing that heat stops working important vitamins, minerals and enzymes naturally contained in the meals. The jury continues to be out on whether a raw food diet 100% of the time may be beneficial, but for the everyone else, raw cooking is simply a skill that allows us to eschew the stove and oven when the considered with them is just too much to deal with. By concentrating on brushing on your raw cooking skills over, say, ordering takeout again, you aren't only prioritizing your wellbeing but celebrating all of the goodness available at the local farmers' market, too. Ready to get cooking– er, chopping? Read on for five in our favorite raw cookbooks for summer:
Modern Raw: Healthy Raw Vegan Meals for a Balanced Life
by Rachel Carr
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If cucumber spring rolls and cauliflower steak with chimichurri sound as good to you because they do for all of us, you'll love Modern Raw by raw chef Rachel Carr, your brain behind Plant Craft. Some recipes in Modern Raw are completely raw, Carr does use heat in some recipes to maximise nutritional value, a concession that further legitimizes Carr's place as a raw food revolutionary. With vibrant photos of mouth-watering dishes, Modern Raw is a standout for summer cooking and beyond.
Says one five-star reviewer: “The book has clear step by step instructions, recipes are guided by beautiful photos as well as most relevance, of all the raw cookbooks I own, this one necessitates the most simple substances that is definitely an advantage! Some dishes will require a dehydrator or blender however, many don't! However this makes raw food more available for most.”
The Raw Deal Cookbook: Over 100 Truly Simple Plant-Based Recipes for the Real World
by Emily Monaco
For the raw food newbie – and everyone else simply looking for something simple and good – there's The Raw Deal Cookbook by Emily Monaco. Made for the one who may not be concentrating on a 100% raw diet, but wants to incorporate raw meals to their day (so, perfect for this complete sweltering hot summer situation). Featuring recipes, meal plans, substitutions and more, this book makes raw food accessible for all.
From a reviewer: “The recipes are easy to follow and never too ingredient heavy. (One recipe has only two ingredients!) Her typical raw food recipes like raw rice and spaghetti in addition to newer and more effective ones I’ve never seen. It features a 21-day meal plan. Breakfast, lunch and dinner ideas. Anything you could ask for. I love it!”
Raw and Radiant: 100 Quick Recipes and Holistic Strategies for a proper Life
by Summer Sanders
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For people who eat with the eyes first, there's Raw & Radiant, and image-driven cookbook packed with vibrant, mouth-watering photos of the recipes housed within. Billed like a lifestyle book, Raw and Radiant offers tricks and tips for transitioning to a raw food diet, together with offering functional beauty and fitness tips, and also the basics of cleansing. A resource for anybody looking to brush up their raw cooking skills or support the kitchen connoisseur.
From one reviewer: “This is my new favorite resource for creating truly easy and delicious, highly nutritious meals. I'm not 100 % raw or vegan. And once you purchase the superfoods to have on hand, it's cinch to make something quickly that will elevate your relationship to health.”
Raw & Simple: Eat Well and Live Radiantly with 100 Truly Quick and Easy Recipes for that Raw Food Lifestyle
by Judita Wignall
While many raw cookbooks and recipes need a dehydrator, Raw & Simple offers techniques that don't require investment in this appliance, causeing this to be vibrant book a top pick for all those just dipping their carrots into the world of raw cooking. With tips and techniques to create dishes like Oatmeal Walnut Raisin Cookies, Cucumber Basil Soup, Creamy Kale Salad with Capers and Hazelnuts, and Cherry-Hemp Muesli, the dishes look familiar while requiring little to no heat.
From a recent review: “I never write reviews, but for that one, I felt completely compelled to do this. These recipes aren’t just raw and simple, they’re also absolutely delicious!”
Raw. Vegan. Not Gross.: All Vegan and Mostly Raw Recipes for those who Like to Eat
by Laura Miller
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If the name Raw. Vegan. Not Gross. doesn't enable you to get, the recipes housed within podcast host, author, and overall glowing personality Laura Miller's vibrant cookbook will. Offering recipes for nourishing breakfasts, party food, easy weeknight dinners and much more, RVNG presents raw vegan food inside a fun, funny, and laid-back way. Ideal for summer and beyond, RVNG might even convince the staunchest anti-raw food eater that raw can be gorgeous, simple and easy , delicious!
From one review: “Most amazing recipes! Warm and friendly and delicious! Definitely not gross! Beautiful photographs of all of the recipes! You have to try the vegan burritos – so amazingly delicious and comparatively quick to create. A big hit with my finicky teenagers (and also the recipe for the filling makes a great breakfast lunch.) You need to buy this cookbook!!!”
