Raw Corn Chowder

Our family has begun a journey of adding more raw food (fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds) into our vegetarian diet. We are approximately 80% raw at this point. The enzymes, vitamins and minerals gained by eating this way far surpass any other style of eating. Meat, organic and free range, where we are living, is expensive and hard to find not to mention animals are rarely slaughtered in a humane way. So we have opted for this style of eating to keep our bodies as healthy as possible and to feel our best. It is not a judgement on anyone elses way of eating but even carnivores could benefit from eating more raw produce, nuts and seeds. We will try to frequently post our reviews and recipes here for you. You are welcome to take this journey with us if you'd like and we are happy to share what we are learning!

Tonight's meal was raw corn chowder. I adapted it from Ani Phyo's recipe to fit the needs of the size and individual tastes of my family. There are six of us. The corn chowder also had a mound of Jalapeno Lime Kream in the center and is garnished with "Bacon" made from eggplant and a little cilantro for the finishing touch on our Southwestern meal. You will find when you eat raw you do not need to eat as much of a "volume" as you did before eating cooked food. Be aware this is a "cold" soup. It can take a while to get used to eating cold soups, but they are very good when you do. Not only that, they are full of LIFE!!

OK, so here is the recipe. I have homework to get to with kids so I better make this quick!

Corn Chowder
1 clove of garlic
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon of Himalayan salt
6 cups of organic non GMO raw corn kernels
1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil
2 cups of purified water
1 recipe of Eggplant Bacon (recipe below), diced
1 recipe of Jalapeno-Lime Kream (recipe below)

Place garlic, corn, thyme, salt, olive oil and water in a blender. Blend till slightly smooth and slightly chunky. Top with a mound of Kream and sprinkle "Bacon" and a sprig of cilantro on top.

Jalapeno-Lime Kream
1 cup of soaked and drained cashews (at least 4 hours)
1 whole jalapeno pepper seeded and roughly chopped
1 teaspoon of lime zest
The juice of one lime
1/2 teaspoon of Himalayan salt
1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup of purified water, as needed to blend

Blend all ingredients in a blender until creamy.

Eggplant Bacon
(you will need to prepare this a few days ahead of time)
In a bowl, marinate
1 large eggplant, thinly sliced length wise
3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons of raw honey (do not feed to children under 1 year)
4 tablespoons of Ume Plum Vinegar (if you can not find raw Apple Cider Vinegar works great)
Marinate for 2 hours, wipe off some of the oil or it will not dehydrate to "crisp", place on teflex sheets in dehydrator (Excalibur works best) and dehydrate for 12 hours. Turn "Bacon" over and dehydrate for another 12 hours without teflex sheets. It should be crispy.

My youngest child, who is the picky one, consumed the entire bowl. A tiny bit of protest about the cilantro but she ate her meal. Everyone else had no problem with it. My oldest son was not present. So we will give Raw Corn Chowder a 4 out of 5 on the Rawmometer.

Many blessings to you from The Raw Mommy