Raw vegan chicken salad recipe
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup cashews
1 cup pecans
1 cucumber (peel first if your skin is tough) (cut into chunks)
1 small red onion
Half of an apple (cut into chunks)
1 celery stick (cut into chunks)
1 teaspoon fresh or dried dill
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 pinch of sea salt
Raw vegan chicken salad recipeinspired from a Purely Delicious Magazine recipe
Directions
1. Throw everything in a food processor. (Do not use your blender for this.)
2. Process very briefly until your mixture resembles the above photo.
3. You can let this raw recipe sit for half an hour or so to let the flavors combine briefly, but this raw vegan meal does not keep for very long so eat up!
4. Serve as above, in lettuce wraps, in a hollowed out sweet bell pepper, or serve with avocado chunks on top!
I love the simplicity of this raw vegan chicken salad recipe. This recipe is also a good contender for substitutions... Just make sure you've got the ratio of nuts to vegetables as per the above recipe. Do not omit the apple or the cashews, though, because they are integral to the flavor of this delicious, easy raw vegan chicken salad recipe.
Let us know what you think about this recipe in the comments!
The Rawtarian's Thoughts
Raw vegan "chicken salad" recipes don't taste like chicken. Rather, it's their texture that give these raw vegan chicken salads their "chickenness."
This raw chicken salad recipe gets that chicken-salad-like texture by using raw cashews.
In order to make this recipe you need a food processor. And be warned, this recipe should only be food processed for literally just a few seconds (depending on the strength of your food processor) because you want to keep this raw mock chicken salad recipe quite chunky.
In other words, do not overprocess. I like my raw vegan mock chicken salad to be similar in texture to the photo.
Warning: This recipe DOES NOT keep well so you may want to half the sizes if you have a small household. Truly, it's best fresh so plan to eat it all right away.
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Comments
Naama
Jan 04, 2011
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Tried it. very tasty. Thanks :-)
The Rawtarian
Jan 05, 2011
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Glad it tickled your fancy :)
kim
Apr 13, 2011
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Just wondering about the nutritional facts. Thank You, Kim
The Rawtarian
May 15, 2011
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I don't tend to keep nutritional facts on hand, Kim. Feel free to Google 'em.
Angela
Apr 30, 2011
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I just found your site through whole food for the whole family and am loving that you specify which recipes NEED a food processor. I don't have a large one yet but that way I don't try it in the blender and get stressed. :) I'm loving your recipes!
The Rawtarian
May 15, 2011
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Great to meet you Angela! Yes, whether you make it in a food processor or a Vitamix can make a big difference so it's important to make the right equipment.
Vince
Jul 05, 2011
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First, my wife and I love your site and have tried several recipes and liked them all. Thanks so much for your effort in doing this.
Second, I made the chic salad tonight and it was ok, but kind of bland for my taste. So, I'm writing to see if you have any suggestions? Also, my chic salad turned out grey rather than the beautiful fried rice color that yours has in the photo? Is there something else you added to create the color because mine was decidedly icky blah colored.
Again, thanks for your work and we really learn a lot from you.
Warmly,
Vince
The Rawtarian
Jul 25, 2011
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Hi Vince,
Funnily enough, I actually like the taste of this on its own without too many additions. It's important to use a really nice, crisp apple because that'll give it a nice sweetness. I like to use crisp Gala apples.
Re: color, did you soak your cashews first?
Hilary
Jul 24, 2011
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Had this for dinner tonight rolled up in Romaine leaves. Super Tasty! I'm not a big fan of dill so I used Mrs. Dash Garlic and Herb seasoning. That's what I used to put in regular chicken salad back when I ate meat still. Thanks for the recipe!
The Rawtarian
Jul 25, 2011
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But how can you not love dill?? Lol. I love it, it's one of my faves. :) But I do understand. We all have our preferences. That's one of the nice things about understanding more about making food from scratch -- we can suit them to our tastes :)
Bye for now Hilary!
Natalie
Nov 16, 2011
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I've finally gotten around to making this recipe. The recipe was good as is. Well I'm not a huge fan of onion, so I used 1 small green onion. Then I decide to add a few things to make it taste like my favorite restaurant - curry, raisins (I didn't have cranberries) & a dash of cumin. It was exactly what I was craving, and was still ok for lunch today, nothing weird about it. Yummy!
The Rawtarian
Nov 19, 2011
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Hi Natalie,
I am glad you like it and your substitutions sound really good -especially the curry. :)
anika
Dec 01, 2011
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This looks delicious! Thank you!!! Anika
The Rawtarian
Dec 01, 2011
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You are welcome :)
Marilyn
Feb 05, 2012
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WOW! This is great. We made this with almonds that had been soaked overnight (didn't have the other nuts on hand) We added 4 small cloves of garlic, fresh parsley, and a dash of cayenne pepper. I can't wait to try the recipe as written. My son (who is in culinary school) and I made this together. My daughter who lives in Oregon had introduced raw eating to all of us. So good knowing you are putting all that goodness into our bodies. Thank you so much for sharing such a great way of life to all of us.
Tosya
Mar 07, 2012
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Loved this will deffently make it again. I did not have cashews so I used almonds that had been soaked then dehydrated so a bit softer and I really liked
The Rawtarian
Mar 09, 2012
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Yay!
Julie
Apr 02, 2012
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This is delicious!! I am afraid I made too much though. Can this be frozen for a another meal?
The Rawtarian
Apr 02, 2012
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Mmm no, do not freeze. that won't turn out very well.
Try to eat it up - or throw it in the dehydrator if you have one
Hope
Apr 06, 2012
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((((((Laura-Jane))))))) I just made this. I scaled the recipe down by a fouth, think I went a little heavy on the onion.... Added some Herbamare, and oh my goodness. This is so awesome!!! I am eating it with with some kind of salad/herb mix. I think next time I will try some grapes with it - I love grapes with chicken salad. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
The Rawtarian
Apr 07, 2012
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I love grapes with my chicken salad too! They have to be crisp green ones for me :)
Carla
Apr 15, 2012
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Absolutely delicious. Halved the recipe for two of us, but wish I hadn't for greedy portions! Followed by your brownies with chocolate icing - the best raw food meal we've eaten so far :-)
I have your best raw crackers in the dehydrator at the mo, and about to put the raw lemon cookies in too (the dough is to die for, so can't wait!) x
The Rawtarian
Apr 23, 2012
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You have been one busy girl! Can you come to my house next?
:)
Cindy
May 03, 2012
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How long is "not very long"? If I make it in the evening, will it be okay for lunch the following day?
The Rawtarian
May 06, 2012
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It will not be as appealing as a leftover. The colors change and it just doesn't keep well.
I recommend eating it RIGHT AWAY.
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