A raw Elvis Sandwich with jungle peanut butter, topped with cacao nibs and cacao powder
[This is a contributed article by the Green Goddess of the Rose Garden. - Editor]
One of the advantages of the raw vegan cuisine is its simplicity in preparation. Just chop, slice, mash, or otherwise cut the food in edible size, assemble all the ingredients, and relish in its rawsome combination of scrumptious flavours. Often, just one ingredient suffices, as in the mango sorbet recipe above or this amazingly scrumptious raw peanut butter recipe.
Raw Peanut Butter Recipe
Yields 1 cup of peanut butter
Ingredients:
- 1 cup raw (jungle) peanuts, soaked 8 hours or longer
- 1/4 tsp salt (optional)
Equipment:
- A Champion juicer, a blender, or a food processor
Process the soaked peanuts in a Champion juicer, a blender or a food processor. Add salt to taste. Store in the fridge for up to a week.
Apparently, Elvis Presley loved deep-fried peanut butter and banana sandwich, a Southern USA favourite. Here is a wheat-free, bread-free, unfried, lower-fat version of Elvis’s beloved snack. Munch on this healthy sandwich as you listen to Love Me Tender, for maximum oral and aural pleasure.
Raw Elvis Sandwich Recipe
1 serving
Ingredients:
- 1 banana
- 2 – 3 Tbsp of raw peanut butter, as per recipe above
- 1/4 – 1/2 tsp cocoa or cinnamon (optional)
Equipment:
- A sharp knife
Cut the banana in half, lengthwise. Spread the raw peanut butter on one piece of banana. Sprinkle some the cocoa or cinnamon. Top it with the other piece of banana. Serve immediately with a knife and fork, or use your fingers!
