RAW Chili Sans Carne

Raw Vegan Chili Sans Carne Mexican Dish

Raw Vegan Chili Sans Carne Mexican Dish

Mexican food is my number 1 favourite food in the world. If Caleb and other other dinner guests wouldn’t get bored, I’d probably just make taco salad every day. And sometimes, when I’m having a lazy week in the kitchen, I actually do!  So, this Chili Sans Carne recipe is 100% raw, vegan and extremely delicious. If you’ve got a food processor, you’re set, that’s the only tool I used for this recipe. Everyone loved it, and not only is it packed with enzymes and live nutrition, it’s fancy looking so you can impress your guests even if you don’t feel like working too hard ;)

Ingredients:

  • 2 Large Juicy Tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup Sun dried Tomatoes soaked and rinsed
  • 1 cup fresh Cilantro
  • 1 -2 large Avocado
  • 1 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 clove Garlic
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • squeeze of half a fresh lime
  • 1 large bell pepper (diced)
  • 1/4 yellow onion (diced)
  • 1/2-1 cup peas (frozen or fresh from the pod, avoid cans which are contaminated with BPA, void them from the recipe if all you have is canned peas)

Instructions: Place the bell pepper, green and yellow onion aside. Place the rest of the ingredients in the food processor and blend for 30 seconds or so. It may take more or less time depending on the type of food processor you have.

Ingredients in Food Processor

Ingredients in Food Processor

When you’re done, you will have a pureed, chunky mixture! It should look like this:

Ingredients After Blending in Food Processor

Ingredients After Blending in Food Processor

Mix in your sliced bell pepper, peas and onion.

Raw Vegan Chili Sans Carne with Tomatoes

Raw Vegan Chili Sans Carne with Tomatoes

Taco Meat (this addition is also optional, it will still taste great if you don’t feel like making the meat, it is however very easy and a delicious add on. If you’re keeping it low fat (which is recommended) then use only 1 oz of taco meat or garnish with 1/2 an avocado and omit all nuts from this recipe.)

  • 1.5 cups walnuts soaked and rinsed
  • 2 tbsp chili powder (add in slowly as all chili powders are different in spice and flavour, you don’t want to over do it.)
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp himalayan salt
  • squeeze of half a fresh lemon
  • 1 tsp onion powder

Instructions: Place all ingredients in food processor and continue to blend until you reach your desired consistency, stop the machine, stir the mixture and repeat. When it’s done it should look like this:

Raw Vegan Walnut Taco Meat

Raw Vegan Walnut Taco Meat

Fresh not sour ‘Cashew Kreme’:

  • 1/2 cup cashews soaked and rinsed
  • 1 tsp salt
  • dash of nutritional yeast
  • squeeze of 1/2 lemon

Instructions: Add water as you blend until you reach desired consistency. If you want to make sure it’s extra creamy, pour the mixture through a cheese cloth first, or just pour into a ladle for fine pouring over the chili when you’re serving.

Raw Vegan Mexican Chili Sans Carne

Raw Vegan Mexican Chili Sans Carne

Serve on a large piece or green or purple cabbage, garnish with freshly chopped green onion! What’s YOUR Favourite mexican dish? Post it here and I’ll make it raw vegan for you to share at home!

 

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Author:Sheleana Breakell -Young and Raw

Sheleana is the Co-Visionary & Chief blogger of YoungandRaw.com, Like many, her path to a high raw and plant based lifestyle came through a series of challenges and discoveries. After healing her body and spirit of chronic fatigue, hormonal imbalance and shedding over 45lbs of weight through raw foods, Sheleana was inspired to help other people take their power back and re-build more sustainable relationships with the food they eat. She believes that each of us is unique, and cleansing with raw foods is an opportunity to listen inward and learn what works best for each person as an individual. As the author and co-creator of a 3 month raw food program for beginners called How to Go Raw, Not Crazy! She and her partner Caleb take students on a journey of self discovery, raw food preparation, meal planning, weight loss and conquering cravings. Sheleana is a free spirit and fully embraces all aspects of life's' challenges as lessons and opportunities for growth. She knows everyone is on their own journey and what works for her may not work for others. The Young and Raw philosophy is based on unconditional love, self awareness, compassion for all life and radical authenticity.

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  1. Samantha
    February 28, 2012 at 2:25 am #

    Made this tonight for dinner and it is delicious! My first successful fully raw dinner. I have no problem with raw desserts or smoothies, but can never seem to get dinners right. This one is a keeper! Thank you.

    • February 28, 2012 at 4:07 am #

      You’re welcome Samantha I’m so glad you like it! Mexican food is my favourite :) keep up the great work. *hugs* Love S

  2. Heather
    March 19, 2012 at 9:48 pm #

    I really really love tamales…
    Would it be possible to make that raw?

  3. Rae
    August 8, 2012 at 10:56 am #

    This recipe looks delish! I wonder if I can fool my family into trying it. I have to try. It just sounds sooooo much healthier than the fat laden traditional version. I don’t think this is something I could do all the time, but it would be wonderful during hot weather. My husband works outside, so in winter he insists on hot meals to warm him up, and in hot weather, he’s always wanting cold meals. I wonder….do you think its possible to make enchiladas raw and vegan? My fave in the whole world are cheese and onion, but I can no longer eat cheese. Any ideas?

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