Rawcaroni Salad
I’ve been craving comfort foods lately, i’m blaming it on the holidays. I decided to attempt a macaroni salad substitute. My craving was extremely pleased with the results of this experiment.
The recipe
- 2 zucchini’s worth of elbow noodles (preparation notes below)
- 1 cup raw mayonnaise (preparation notes below)
- 2 1/2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
(mix 2 1/2 tablespoons of mustard powder with apple cider vinegar until it forms the consistency of mustard paste) - 1/4 cup (approx) apple cider vinegar (to taste)
- 1 tablespoon agave nectar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 5-6 green onions, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1 carrot, grated
- dash of cayenne
The preparation
First I made the mayonnaise, borrowed from RAW by Charlie Trotter and Roxanne Klein:
- 1/2 cup pinenuts (soaked for at least 6 hours in water)
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
- sea salt
blend pinenuts, water, olive oil and lemon juice in a blender until you achieve the desired consistency, then add salt to taste.
Next I made the noodles:
Start by peeling two zucchini
cut the peeled zucchini into quarters
cut out the seeds so the remaining zucchini quarters form the shape of a ‘u’
slice the zucchini with seeds removed into small pieces that mimic macaroni elbow noodles
And last i assembled all the ingredients:
chopped red bell pepper
chopped 2 stalks of celery
1 grated carrot, prepared mustard, apple cider vinegar, salt, pepper, raw mayonnaise, agave nectar, cayenne and green onions. Voila, rawcaroni salad:
You photos are grand and I am eager to make this…Shall we coin a new phrase…Rawcaroni, Chadd’s Altanta treat! (No one will get that stupid thing I just typed).
I get it. San Francisco treat-Rice-A-Roni, food from the past. This recipe looks great!
That looks amazing. I’m going to have to make some!!!
Alright, its even got the mustard! I’m weak. The more I can find to replace comfort foods, the better off I’ll be! This one’s a keeper. Thanks!
This sounds delish! I’m such a sucker for things that are like mayo…but better! I’ll definitely give this a try, thanks for sharing.
Hi! This recipe looks great! It reminds me of one I made that was like raw macaroni and cheese- the main difference being that I dehydrated the zucchini for a few hours to make it a little chewier. I was thinking that a ricer could make the zucchini more like rice. Two of my favorite ingredients- red pepper and celery! YUM!
This looks so delish, I’m definitely going to have to try it. Saw it on GoneRaw today and didn’t realise it was you, so excited when I come home and there it is on Twitter. You’re photos are great thanks for showing how to make the elbow shapes!
Yes we will…It goes to a famous jingle involving rice and San Francisco :O)
This looks great and I will try it at my next Pot Luck MeetUp.
What an adorable blog name!
The Rawcaroni Salad is interesting. I will have to try this. I had bought a book on Raw Recipes at: http://myoptinpage.com/?pid=465027, and this will add to my collection! Now I can start inviting people over for Raw Food potlucks!
Thanks for the recipes