Super Simple Watermelon Poke Bowl

Super Simple Watermelon Poke Bowl
Super Simple Watermelon Poke Bowl

This is a super simple watermelon poke bowl. Because who has two hours to fuss in the kitchen? You make the marinade, you let the watermelon soak in it overnight, and the next day, you have poke. The marinade is tangy and has the perfect bite. You can leave the watermelon in the marinade even after it’s ready, and simply take out what you need with a slotted spoon until no more.

In its traditional form, poke is diced raw fish served either as an appetizer or as a main course and is one of the main dishes of Hawaiian cuisine. I love the simplicity in the way this bowl is assembled, with only fresh add-ons like marinated cucumber, avocado and green onions. Try it and let me know what you think!

And if you enjoy fruits in savory dishes, check out this Millet Salad that features strawberries, and this Chickpea Curry with Figs and Apricot.

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Super Simple Watermelon Poke Bowl

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 4 portions 1x

Ingredients

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Watermelon Poke

  • 1 small seedless watermelon (about 3 lbs), peel removed and cut into 1/2″ cubes
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 1” piece of fresh ginger, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon red chili flakes
  • 3/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup rice vinegar
  • 1/3 cup tamari or soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil

Marinated Zucchini or Cucumber

  • 1 zucchini or cucumber, sliced thin with a vegetable peeler
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • Sea salt, to taste

Garnishes

  • 1 avocado, pitted and cut into cubes
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
  • 2 green onions, sliced thin

Instructions

In a food processor or blender, combine the lemon zest, ginger, maple syrup, red chili flakes, and sea salt. Process or blend until smooth. Add the rice vinegar, lemon juice, tamari or soy sauce, olive oil, and sesame oil. Process until well combined.

Transfer to a large bowl and add the watermelon. Cover and place in the refrigerator overnight.

When ready to eat, slice the zucchini very thin with a veggie peeler. Place the slices in a colander, sprinkle with sea salt and let stand in the sink for 15 minutes. Rinse the zucchini and place in a shallow bowl. Sprinkle with olive oil, lemon juice, sea salt and pepper. Let marinate while you peel and slice the avocado and toast the sesame seeds.

Assemble the watermelon cubes, the zucchini and avocado slices in bowls and top with toasted sesame seeds and green onion.

Notes

Recipe adapted from 101 Cookbooks.

Keywords: poke, poke bowl, watermelon, raw

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Bol pokรฉ de melon d’eau en toute simplicitรฉ

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 4 portions 1x

Ingredients

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Poke de melon d’eau

  • 1 petit melon d’eau sans pรฉpins (environ 3 livres), sans l’รฉcorce et coupรฉ en cubes de 1/2 pouce
  • Zeste de 1 citron
  • 1 bout de gingembre frais de 1 pouce, hachรฉ
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de sirop d’รฉrable
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de piments broyรฉs
  • 3/4 c. ร  thรฉ de sel de mer
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de jus de citron frais
  • 1/4 tasse de vinaigre de riz
  • 1/3 tasse de sauce tamari ou soya
  • 2 c. ร  soupe d’huile d’olive
  • 2 c. ร  soupe d’huile de sรฉsame grillรฉ

Zucchini marinรฉ

  • 1 zucchini (ou concombre)
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ d’huile d’olive
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de jus de citron
  • Sel de mer, au goรปt

Garnitures

  • 1 avocat, pelรฉ, sans le noyau, coupรฉ en cubes
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de graines de sรฉsame grillรฉes
  • 2 oignons verts, tranchรฉs mince

Instructions

Dans un robot ou un mรฉlangeur, placer le zeste de citron, le gingembre, le sirop d’รฉrable, les flocons de piments broyรฉs, et le sel de mer. Mรฉlanger jusqu’ร  l’obtention d’un mรฉlange uniforme. Ajouter le vinaigre de riz, le jus de citron, la sauce tamari ou soya, l’huile d’olive et l’huile de sรฉsame grillรฉ. Bien mรฉlanger.

Transfรฉrer le mรฉlange dans un grand bol. Ajouter les cubes de melon d’eau. Couvrir et rรฉfrigรฉrer toute la nuit.

Avant de servir, trancher le zucchini (ou concombre) sur la longueur ร  l’aide d’un รฉpluche-lรฉgumes. Placer les tranches de zucchini dans un tamis, saupoudrer de sel de mer et laisser รฉgoutter pendant 15 minutes. Rincer les tranches ร  l’eau fraรฎche et placer dans une assiette creuse. Ajouter l’huile d’olive, le jus de citron, ainsi que du sel et du poivre au goรปt. Laisser mariner pendant la prรฉparation de l’avocat et des graines de sรฉsame grillรฉes.

Disposer les cubes de melon d’eau marinรฉs, les tranches de zucchini et les cubes d’avocat dans un bol et garnir de graines de sรฉsame grillรฉes et de l’oignon vert. Bon appรฉtit!

Notes

Recette adaptรฉe de 101 Cookbooks.

Keywords: poke, melon d’eau, cuisine vivante

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Raw Bell Pepper and Corn Soup

Raw Bell Pepper and Corn Soup
Raw Bell Pepper and Corn Soup

This Raw Bell Pepper and Corn Soup is the perfect addition to your summer menu. It is light, quick to make and pretty enough for company. You can omit the corn for a simple bell pepper soup as well. If you like raw soup, be sure to check this Raw Cream of Vegetable Soup.

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Raw Bell Pepper and Corn Soup

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x
  • Method: No-cook
  • Cuisine: Raw

Ingredients

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  • 2 1/2 cups of water
  • 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 1 yellow or orange bell pepper, seeded and chopped
  • Kernels from 2 ears of corn (keep a little bit to decorate)
  • 2 cucumbers or 2 zucchinis, peeled and chopped
  • 1/4 cup shallots, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 teaspoon caraway seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 2 teaspoon sea salt
  • Pinch of pepper
  • Garnishes: fresh corn kernels, sliced green onion

Instructions

Mix all the ingredients in a high speed blender, until creamy. Serve garnished with fresh corn kernels and green onions. Bon appรฉtit!ย 

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Soupe crudivore aux poivrons et maรฏs

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 6 portions 1x
  • Method: Sans cuisson
  • Cuisine: Vivante

Ingredients

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  • 2 1/2 tasses d’eau fraรฎche
  • 1 poivron rouge, sans les graines, hachรฉ
  • 1 poivron orange ou jaune, sans les graines, hachรฉ
  • Grains de 2 รฉpis de maรฏs (conserver des grains pour dรฉcorer)
  • 2 concombres ou 2 zucchinis, pelรฉs et hachรฉs
  • 1/4 tasse d’รฉchalotes franรงaises, hachรฉes
  • 3 c. ร  soupe de jus de lime frais
  • 2 gousses d’ail
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de graines de carvi
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ d’assaisonnement ร  l’italienne
  • 2 c. ร  thรฉ de sel de mer
  • Pincรฉe de poivre noir
  • Garnitures: grains de maรฏs, oignon vert tranchรฉ mince

Instructions

Mรฉlanger tous les ingrรฉdients dans un mรฉlangeur haute vitesse, jusqu’ร  l’obtention d’une soupe crรฉmeuse. Garnir de grains de maรฏs frais et d’oignon vert. Bon appรฉtit!

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Cooling Cucumber, Snap Peas and Avocado Salad with a Zesty Raw Peanut Sauce

Cooling Cucumber, Snap Peas and Avocado Salad with Zesty Peanut Sauce
Cooling Cucumber, Snap Peas and Avocado Salad with Zesty Peanut Sauce

When summer is approaching and the snap peas are nice and plump, I like to prepare a cooling cucumber, snap peas, and avocado salad with zesty raw peanut sauce. It provide a nice balance between the coolness of the cucumber and the creaminess of the avocado and the peanut butter of the sauce. When snap peas are in season, I like to buy lots of them and eat them in different ways. They’re also a very good snack. Serve this cooling cucumber salad with a nice cup of the Raw Cream of Vegetable Soup for the perfect mid-day meal. Needless to say that this lettuce-free salad is the perfect addition to your summer picnics and get-togethers.

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Perfect for Summer: A Cooling Cucumber, Snap Peas and Avocado Salad with a Zesty Peanut Sauce

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 1 serving 1x
  • Category: Cuisine vivante

Ingredients

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  • 1/2 cucumber, diced
  • 2 cups snap peas, trimmed and chopped
  • 1 avocado, peeled, seeded, and diced
  • Meat of 1/2 young Thai coconut, in thin strips (optional)
  • 1/4 cup tamari sauce or coconut aminos
  • 1/4 cup toasted sesame oil
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup fresh peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
  • 1 date, pitted
  • 1/2 teaspoon sambal oelek
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • Garnishes: fresh cilantro, Thai basil (optional)

Instructions

Place the cucumber, snap peas, avocado, and the coconut meat in a mixing bowl.

Blend the rest of the ingredients in a high-speed blender until smooth. Pour some of the sauce on the salad and mix well. Garnish with fresh cilantro and Thai basil, if available.

Notes

You will have leftover peanut sauce. Keep it in the fridge and use it for another salad, to dip summer rolls, or simply to serve with sautรฉed vegetables.

Keywords: lettuce-free, salad, peanut sauce, cuisine vivante

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Une salade rafraรฎchissante de concombre, pois mange-tout et avocat avec sauce au beurre d’arachides รฉclatante

Une salade sans laitue, comme on les aime, qui sera parfaite pour les pique-nique, les repas en famille, ou tout simplement pour vous gรขter. Essayez-la!

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 1 portion 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1/2 concombre, en dรฉs
  • 2 tasses de pois mange-tout, parรฉs et hachรฉs
  • 1 avocat, pelรฉ, sans le noyau, en dรฉs
  • La chair d’un demi jeune coconut frais, coupรฉe en laniรจres (optionnel)
  • 1/4 tasse de sauce tamari ou soya
  • 1/4 tasse d’huile de sรฉsame grillรฉ
  • 1/4 tasse d’huile d’olive
  • 1/4 tasse de beurre d’arachides naturel
  • 1/4 tasse de jus de lime frais
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de gingembre frais, hachรฉ
  • 1 date, sans le noyau
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de pรขte chili-ail (de type sambal oelek)
  • 1/4 c. ร  thรฉ de sel de mer
  • Garnitures: coriandre fraรฎche et basilic Thaรฏ (optionnel)

Instructions

Dรฉposer le concombre, les pois mange-tout, l’avocat, et la chair de coconut dans un bol ร  mรฉlanger.

Placer le reste des ingrรฉdients dans un mรฉlangeur haute vitesse jusqu’ร  l’obtention d’un mรฉlange onctueux. Verser de la sauce sur la salade et bien mรฉlanger. Garnir de coriandre et de basilic Thaรฏ frais, si disponible.

Notes

Il vous restera de la sauce au beurre d’arachides. Conservez-la au rรฉfrigรฉrateur pour une prochaine salade, pour accompagner des rouleaux printaniers, ou tout simplement pour accompagner des lรฉgumes sautรฉs.

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Raw Cream of Vegetable Soup

Raw Cream of Vegetable Soup
Raw Cream of Vegetable Soup

This Raw Cream of Vegetable Soup is not only smooth, it is also extra tasty, thanks to allspice and fresh ginger. There is so much to be said about a raw diet or a raw cleanse. I believe we all could use a little more “raw” in our lives. I created this soup with vegetables I had on hand, so nothing fancy here. The cashews add a creaminess to the soup and a healthy dose of selenium. Selenium not only boosts your immune system, but it is also said to help in the prevention of heart disease. Try this raw soup today along with the Broccolette Salad with Maple-Dijon Vinaigrette, for a fabulous, nutrient-dense meal.

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Raw Cream of Vegetable Soup

This Raw Cream of Vegetable Soup will quickly become one of your favorites. It is very simple to prepare and is nutrient-packed. Nothing here is used as a fillers. You get benefits from every single ingredients here.

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 46 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 to 1 1/2 cup of fresh water (I never use tap water to cook)
  • 1 large zucchini, roughly chopped
  • 2 tomatoes, roughly chopped
  • 4 stalks celery, roughly chopped
  • 2 large carrots, roughly chopped
  • 1 large golden beet, roughly chopped
  • 3 Medjool dates, pitted
  • 1 clove garlic, smashed
  • 1 small shallot, roughly chopped
  • 1/2 cup raw cashews, soaked
  • 1” piece of fresh ginger, roughly chopped (optional, but so good)
  • 1 seeded jalapeรฑo, roughly chopped (optional)
  • 56 whole allspice berries
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 cup cold-pressed olive oil

Instructions

In a high-speed blender, put all the ingredients except the olive oil. Blend for one minute, until smooth and creamy. With the blender on low speed, add the olive oil in a slow stream and blend for an additional minute. That is it, folks!

Keywords: soup, raw, vegetable, cream

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Crรจme de lรฉgumes (cuisine vivante)

Cette crรจme de lรฉgumes est une recette de cuisine vivante, ce qui veut dire que les aliments n’ont pas รฉtรฉ cuits. Il en rรฉsulte une soupe remplie de nutriments, qui vous nourrirons directement ร  la source. Cette crรจme de lรฉgumes deviendra rapidement une de vos soupes prรฉfรฉrรฉes, comme elle est si facile et rapide ร  rรฉaliser.ย 

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 4 ร  6 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 ร  1 1/2 tasse d’eau fraรฎche (je n’utilise jamais l’eau courante pour la cuisine vivante)ย 
  • 1 gros zucchini, hachรฉ grossiรจrement
  • 2 tomates, hachรฉes grossiรจrement
  • 4 branches de cรฉleri, hachรฉes grossiรจrement
  • 2 grosses carottes, hachรฉes grossiรจrement
  • 1 grosse betterave jaune, hachรฉe grossiรจrement
  • 3 dates medjool, sans le noyau
  • 1 gousse d’ail, รฉcrasรฉe
  • 1 petite รฉchalote franรงaises, hachรฉe grossiรจrement
  • 1/2 tasse de noix de cajou, trempรฉes, rincรฉes et รฉgouttรฉes
  • 1 bout de gingembre frais de 1 pouce, hachรฉ grossiรจrement (optionnel, mais si bon)
  • 1 piment jalapeรฑo, sans les graines, hachรฉ (optionnel)
  • 56 grains de piment de la Jamaรฏque
  • 1 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de sel de mer
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de poivre
  • 1/2 tasse d’huile d’olive pressรฉe ร  froid

Instructions

Dรฉposer tous les ingrรฉdients, sauf l’huile d’olive, dans un mรฉlangeur haute vitesse. Mรฉlanger pendant 1 minute. Avec le mรฉlangeur ร  la plus basse vitesse, ajouter l’huile d’olive en filet, et mรฉlanger une minute de plus, jusqu’ร  l’obtention d’une soupe onctueuse. C’est tout, les amis!

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