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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.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Side Dish, Starter
Cuisine Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings 10
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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