Healthy party food! Zucchini roll ups filled with cashew cheese, and a gut-loving turmeric shooter to enjoy on the side.

Zucchini roll-ups filled with fresh vegetables and microgreens, ready to serve at a party

What to take to a Summer party? These babies! I made these Raw Zucchini Roll Ups for the girls at Move Nourish Believe. They are an easy, healthy, plant based canapé you can whip up to seriously impress guests - filled with an avocado smash and tree nut cheese. Serve them with the Turmeric Shooters - a non-alcoholic alternative to the often syrupy and sweet liquors. The shooters are made with ginger, turmeric, lime, aloe, Manuka honey, fresh mint and coconut water - natural superfoods that will help you de-bloat, boost circulation, calm the tummy, and soothe inflammation. Who needs sausage rolls and tequila when you can have this! Have a divine New Year's!

Strip of zucchini filled with nut cheese and vegetables, about to be rolled up into a canape

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Zucchini strips filled with nut cheese and vegetables rolled into canapes

Raw Zucchini Roll Ups

Naturopath Lauren Glucina

A light summer canapé. Makes 10-12. Note: you will need to soak the cashews for at least 2 hours prior to making the recipe. The longer you soak them, the creamier the 'cheese' will be.

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Course Side Dish, Starter

Cuisine Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings

Calories 130 kcal

Ingredients

CASHEW CHEESE:

1 cup raw cashews soaked in water 2-6 hours
2 teaspoons organic apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
1 tablespoon onion powder
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast (see notes)
¼ teaspoon fine Himalayan rock salt
Few grinds black pepper

AVOCADO SMASH:

1 ripe avocado (large)
2 teaspoons finely diced red onion
1 tablespoon finely chopped spring onion/scallion
2 tablespoons lemon juice
good pinch of salt

ZUCCHINI ROLL-UPS:

2 zucchinis (choose reasonably thick ones of medium length)
½ carrot julienned
½ red capsicum julienned
½ cup microgreens
½ cup sunflower sprouts

Instructions

TO MAKE THE CASHEW CHEESE:

Drain and rinse the cashews, pop in the food processor with the rest of the ingredients, and whizz till you get a soft and doughy texture. Transfer to a small bowl and set aside.

TO MAKE THE AVOCADO SMASH:

Pop everything in the food processor and whizz till just smashed.

TO MAKE THE ROLL-UPS:

First, wash, top and tail the zucchinis and use a mandolin to cut them into thick ribbons (choose the thickest setting on the mandolin, if they are too thin, they'll break).
Lay the zucchini ribbons on a flat surface, and spoon a heaped teaspoon of the cheese mixture into the centre, and spread it out evenly. Leave a few cm space at the narrowest end, as the mixture will actually spread a bit when you go to roll it up.
Next place a teaspoon of the avocado smash over the top in the same way. At the wider end of the strip, place 3-5 each of the julienned carrot and capsicum, a small amount of microgreens, and two sunflower sprouts.
Roll and repeat till you have made use of all the cheese and avo smash. You will get between 10 and 12 roll ups.
Serve on a platter with the Turmeric Shooters (recipe below).

Notes

Nutritional yeast can be found in most health food stores. It is a de-activated yeast grown on the top of molasses it is extremely high in protein (about 5g per tablespoon) and a rich source of B vitamins.

Nutrition

Calories: 130kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 5gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 77mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin C: 9.9mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 1.3mg

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Nutrition Facts

Raw Zucchini Roll Ups

Amount Per Serving

Calories 130 Calories from Fat 81

% Daily Value*

Fat 9g14%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Sodium 77mg3%

Carbohydrates 8g3%

Fiber 3g13%

Sugar 3g3%

Protein 5g10%

Vitamin C 9.9mg12%

Calcium 20mg2%

Iron 1.3mg7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Turmeric Shooters

Naturopath Lauren Glucina

Spicy little shooters filled with gut loving superfoods.

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Course Drinks

Cuisine Vegetarian

Servings

Calories 31 kcal

Ingredients

1 cup fresh young coconut water
½ cup fresh lime juice
4 tablespoons pure aloe vera juice
4 tablespoons Manuka honey
4 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
3 teaspoons turmeric powder you can also use fresh turmeric, the powder is sometimes more accessible, but can leave a residue at the bottom of the glass
12 large mint leaves

Instructions

Blend everything in a high speed blender.
Pop in the fridge to chill.
Give it one more quick blend or a good stir right before serving in shot glasses, garnished with fresh mint.