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It’s been a fun and busy week with lots of wonderful clients, program work, meeting up with raw food crew while Phillip McCluskey and Julie-Ann Booth are here for their Sexy On Raw tour and lots more goodness.

Out for diner with Sexy On Raw Phillip McCluskey and Julie-Ann Booth and Perth raw foodies.

With all the fun, I haven’t had much time or inclination to get into the kitchen so my meals have been very quick and easy. Think juices (of course!), smoothies, three ingredient salads and a lovely simple dip or two. Today I want to share one of them with you as it was so light, refreshing and tasty.

Before I share the recipe, I want to remind you that the Raw Done Right program is starting in just 10 days time!

Marlena and I are very excited to guide the wonderful ladies and gents already signed up through what will be a completely transformative experience of both your relationship with food, your body and your love of a high raw lifestyle!

If balancing your weight and gaining energy are goals of yours that you want to achieve while loving your food and lifestyle, this is the program for you. You can check out all the details by clicking here and get registered right away.

Now for today’s recipe!

This recipe includes some of my all time favourite ingredients: carrot, coriander (cilantro), lemon, hemp seeds, cumin and turmeric. These ingredients = love!

If you are not familiar with hemp seeds, now is the time to get acquainted.

These little seeds of pleasure pack a serious nutritional punch, especially in their essential fatty acids and protein profile. If, like me, you are interested in keeping your skin healthy and supple, omega 3s are absolutely essential in your diet. They also support proper brain and nerve function. Yes that’s right, they can make you more mentally focused, clearer and intelligent!

Your body doesn’t make omega 3s so you have to get them from food. Hemp seeds are a very rich source of them and they taste wonderful when used fresh in salads, dips, sauces and dressings, and sprinkled over a bowl of piping hot veggies.

Where do I get hemp seeds you might be asking? Well if you are in Australia you will be happy to know that I am now selling them. I love them that much .

Just email me to get your fresh hemp seeds and I’ll hook you up.

They are much more readily available in the US and UK so if you are over there check out your local health food stores and organic and raw food suppliers.

Here is a yummy way to use them:

Carrot, Coriander and Hemp Dip

Ingredients:

2 large carrots, chopped

1/4 cup fresh coriander, packed

1/3 cup hemp seeds

Juice of 1 lemon

1 teaspoon of cumin

1/4 teaspoon turmeric

4 drops stevia

Sea salt and cracked black pepper to taste

1/4 cup of water (or more if you don’t have a high speed blender)

Directions:

Place all the ingredients in a high speed blender (or add more water if you don’t have one). Blend until smooth and creamy.

Serve over salad, with vegetable crudités, whole grain crackers, spouted grain bread or stir through a bowl of hot millet, quinoa or brown rice – yum!

This dip took me all of four minutes to make. It tastes wonderful, felt so light and refreshing as it is mostly carrot and looks beautiful with it’s bright orange colour.

You could certainly play around with this recipe to give it more complexity. Adding garlic, more hemp seeds or some sunflower seeds, a pinch of cayenne or chilli and some ginger would be sensational!

There will be many more recipes of a similar (and better!) calibre in the Raw Done Right program so you can learn ultra quick and easy ways to satisfy your appetite and your taste buds!

Question For You: What’s your favourite dip and why? Leave me a comment and make me drool on the keyboard .

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