Without having to whip up any complicated recipe, what's a more simple raw "finger-food" that I could have co-workers try. I've introduced them to the green smoothie as well as coconut water, coconut rolled dates, and I've told them about seaweed salad. Any ideas on what I could bring in for them to nibble during an afternoon snack?

petrichor Wrote:
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> ...... Any ideas on what I could bring in
> for them to nibble during an afternoon snack?
Fruit is always good. I like fresh Figs, Cherries,
and Strawberries when I want 'easy'.....WY

Looking for something they probably haven't tried before

hmmm... don't know if this is more complicated than what you're looking for...it's not too bad cos you just mix all the ingredients up in a bowl, and it keeps pretty well in the fridge overnight... I just did this tonight for my boyfriend to take into work tomorrow, I did it once before and it has been 'requested' again by his co-workers, lol (they always like to sample the lunches I make for him, haha) so it's very 'non-raw' friendly

it's basically a salsa:

1/2 watermelon (mashed up)
1 sweetcorn (scrape corn off into bowl)
juice of 1 lime
1" cube of ginger, chopped up finely
1 chilli " " "
1 avocado
generous bunch of coriander
sea salt

you can play about a bit with the quantities till it's to your taste. Very moorish.

I think they're planning to eat it with Dorittos though... :-/

I also made them desert (I know, I'm a pushover,lol!)

2 honey mangos
1 sharon fruit
1 avocado
a touch of vanilla essence if you don't mind cheating (well,they're not proper rawbies anyways... lol)

all blended together, makes a kind of mousse (do you guys have angel delight over there? tastes like that!) would probably be amazing with cacao but I didn't have any. I did add some freshly picked berries though to make it a nice pink colour. oh, and sprinkled a few sesame seeds on the top

ps, yes, I know, all terrible food combinations

I made this with a non-raw friend and it was a hit
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a simple lettuce wrap is always nice lettuce, mushed up avocado, then any little bit of filling , sprinkle with a few seeds roll em up .. finger food !

(potential for crappy food combining but still finger food )

...Jodi, the banana eating buddhist

I like this sandwich spread/filler; it is a hit with my non-vegan friends. Using my juicer with the blank instead of the screen;

I will feed through the chute -

Onion
Tomato
Green Pepper
Lettuce
Celery
Carrot
Other

You get the idea. It creates a very tasty sandwich filler. Sometimes I will add a bit of flax oil afterward to hold it together, although it is usually moist enough from the tomato.

juicerkatz Wrote:
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> ....... It creates a very tasty sandwich
> filler.
It resembles what I use in my Green Smoothies.
What do you use for bread?.....WY

Wheatgrass Yogi Wrote:
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> juicerkatz Wrote:
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> > ....... It creates a very tasty sandwich
> > filler.
> It resembles what I use in my Green Smoothies.
> What do you use for bread?.....WY


Mostly something like bib/romaine/leaf lettuce. We also use Ezekiel bread or maybe seven grain bread purchased from a local "organic" bakery.

The dips and salsa's sound delicious! I think I'm also going to try nori rolls with nut pate and spiralized zucchini pasta with marinara, maybe kelp noodles mixed in depending on how I feel about those (never had them myself). I love being able to share food with others- especially when you tell them your diet consists primarily of fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds and they immediately assume you eat like a rabbit.