Ingredients

RHUBARB COMPOTE
1 pound rhubarb stalks
2 cups raw honey or raw agave nectar
3 tablespoons rosemary (fresh)
2 tablespoons mint (fresh)
10 apricots (dried)
½ cup cranberries (dried)
½ cup raw honey or raw agave nectar
4 rosemary sprigs
2 teaspoons fresh orange juice
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2 cups strawberries
1 cup raw almonds (soaked)
8 dates
1 tablespoon cinnamon
3 tablespoon maple syrup or raw agave nectar
2 tablespoons grated ginger (optional)
¼ cup water

Recipe Directions

1. Clean the rhubarb stalks and make sure to remove any leaves. Dice the stalks into 1 inch pieces.

2. Combine the stalks with 2 cups of honey or agave, rosemary, and mint. This should marinate for 2 days in the fridge. This is the part of the recipe that takes that sourness out of the rhubarb so this is important.

3. After marinating for 2 days, drain the rhubarb and process in a food processor, leaving a few chunks.

4. Process the rhubarb with the apricots, cranberries, remaining honey or agave, rosemary and orange juice.

5. Slice the strawberries and mix into the compote.

6. Leave about a half a cup of the strawberries and transfer the mixture into a shallow baking dish or bowl. Press the remaining strawberries into the top to form a layer.

7. For the topping, coarsely process the almonds and then add in the dates and continue to process, adding in the water as needed to keep the mixture smoothly processing.

8. When the almond mixture is at your desired texture, remove from the processor and add the maple syrup, cinnamon, and ginger if desired.

9. Spread the mixture on top of the rhubarb strawberry compote in a single layer, or form a lattice pie topping shape if you wish (pictured).

10. Now, you could eat it at this point, but I chose to dehydrate at 115 Fahrenheit for approximately 10 hours just to incorporate the flavors more and to warm it up.

Rawrach's Thoughts

By rawrach

I simply must have some nice bright rhubarb in the spring.

It’s tanginess tempered with sweetness is the best way to appreciate the unique flavor of the stalks.

Do not be afraid of the raw rhubarb- I did the research and everything I could find indicates that it is only the leaves that are toxic.

That being said, raw rhubarb is extremely sour; thus, it is usually cooked down with a ton of sugar to render it edible.

So I was searching for a way to prepare raw rhubarb and I ran across the recipe for this Rhubarb Compote. So I took it from there to create a raw version of the delicious memories of Rhubarb pies and crumbles.

If you wish, serve with your favorite Raw Vanilla Ice cream (some great recipes on this site!). I like to take a basic vanilla ice cream recipe and mix in cinnamon for cinnamon ice cream. If anyone actually makes this, please let me know what you think or if you have any good improvisations.

PS: The name comes from some lyric I hear often on A Prairie Home Companion on NPR.

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anmanoel

Jul 08, 2010

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mmmm! we used to eat raw rhubarb with sugar on it when i was little... this will bring back some very nice culinary memories. :9

Agent99

Jul 12, 2010

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Thanks so much for this recipe we will be sure to try it as soon as our volunteer rhubarb plants come back up this year! One thing i've read about Rhubarb Leaves is that it takes approx. 10 lbs to kill a full grown person, so not quite as deadly as most people are told (who would want to eat 10 lbs of Rhubarb Leaves anyway, not me:). Thanks again for the recipe! Kelsie

anmanoel

Jul 08, 2010

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i am also very glad that the crust doesn't contain any flax seed meal! i can't stand the stuff when used in dehydrated foods, i just really don't like the taste.. so i'm sure i will love this.

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Krystale

Aug 16, 2010

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Thanks for this recipe, our new home came with a rhubarb patch. Anmanoel: That's good to know. I never heard they were deadly, but I certainly don't want to be sick. Large ammounts may kill you, but it only takes a little bit to make you feel really sick and "be sick".

rawrach

Jul 13, 2010

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Sure Kelsie! When I made this it was much less sweet than the normal version, so you could add extra sweetener if you want, but I liked it just fine a bit milder

Agent99

Jul 12, 2010

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Thanks so much for this recipe we will be sure to try it as soon as our volunteer rhubarb plants come back up this year! One thing i've read about Rhubarb Leaves is that it takes approx. 10 lbs to kill a full grown person, so not quite as deadly as most people are told (who would want to eat 10 lbs of Rhubarb Leaves anyway, not me:). Thanks again for the recipe! Kelsie

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anmanoel

Jul 08, 2010

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i am also very glad that the crust doesn't contain any flax seed meal! i can't stand the stuff when used in dehydrated foods, i just really don't like the taste.. so i'm sure i will love this.

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anmanoel

Jul 08, 2010

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mmmm! we used to eat raw rhubarb with sugar on it when i was little... this will bring back some very nice culinary memories. :9

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