Guacamole with salad (or Gualad :þ):

This one is based on a meal I had at a meeting in Norsk Målungdom. I started with the same ingredients; cubed avocado, olive oil, and salt. Very fatty and salty, like the stuff you might crave when starting out as a raw foodist. :) Perfect for me in the beginning, and incredibly easy. Later, I added more ingredients and changed the recipe lots of times. You could say I reinvented Guacamole.

Ingredients:

• Avocado
• Lemon juice (or olive oil, etc.)
• Dried tomatoes (or salt)
  
• Tomatoes (and/or other fruits, like bell pepper. Vegetables and mushrooms should also do.)
  
• Leafy vegetables (I like lettuce or spinach. Anything will do.)
• (Optional:) Spices (like black pepper, finely chopped chili, garlic, etc.)

I usually take two avocados, one lemon, three dried tomatoes, and two tomatoes.

Simply mash the avocados until it looks like mashed potatoes, then put in the lemon juice and mix it. Chop the dried tomatoes in tiny pieces and mix them in as well. At this point you might want to add your spices. Then chop the tomatoes in as small pieces as you’d like. I like them as small as possible. Cut the leafy vegetables as small as you want. I use kinda big ones, but my mother prefers them very tiny.

I usually add mushrooms too. :)

Here with tomatoes, chives, bell pepper, spinach, and mushrooms. :) (Sorry about the bad quality.)

Summer salad:

I call it summer salad because it is one. ;) If you eat in season, you can’t eat tomatoes in winter, f.ex.

Ingredients:

• Tomatoes
• Mushrooms
• Olive oil
• Tamari
• Lemon juice
• Green leaves
• Chives
• (Optional:) Other herbs

I ate this almost every day when I was in France. It’s even better than the above recipe if you make it well. :)

Make the sauce by putting 4/7 olive oil, 2/7 tamari, and 1/7 lemon juice in a deep, little plate, preferably with a flat bottom, and mix it violently. :)

Cut the mushrooms in as thin slices as possible, and put them in the sauce. Make sure you cover them completely – they’re wonderful! Cut the tomatoes in moderately sized pieces, and mix everything together with your hands (you may want to wash them before and after). Remember to cut the chives and other herbs to a suitable size.

Pie:

Yes, raw pies are nice. :) However, they are very sweet and fatty, so you don’t want to eat too much of them.

I’ve tried this recipe, brought to us by Steve Pavlina. :)

About food in general, and specifically tomatoes:

If you can, buy organic. It’s (disputed, but) likely much better for your health, and it doesn’t ruin the soil. Sure it’s expensive, but support your local Green Party, and make that change.

I recommend so-called Andes and green zebra tomatoes. :) They’re pieces of paradise.