{recipe} 1200-Mile Stuffing

NOTE FROM EVA: This recipe is my own, which means you are welcome to share it with your friends, on the internet, with your family. I would love to see you pass it around. But please, do give me credit and use the quick blurb right below the recipe.

INGREDIENTS (FOR STUFFING)
2 1/2 cups walnuts, soaked
1/4 c onion
2 apples, cored and chopped
2 stalks celery
1 large carrot
1/4 c Easy Date Paste (instructions below)
1 c walnut pieces
3 T fresh herbs (holiday herbs, such as rosemary, sage, thyme, tarragon)
1 t dried marjoram
1 clove garlic
1 t salt
½ t celery seed
2 T lemon juice
1/4 c dried apricots, soaked and chopped

INGREDIENTS (FOR EASY DATE PASTE)
1 cup dates
Water per directions

INSTRUCTIONS (FOR STUFFING)
1/ Soak the walnuts for 4-10 hours. Make walnut milk base by blending the walnuts with 6 cups water. Strain the liquid out using a nut milk bag, cheesecloth, or even a mesh paint strainer bag. Set aside the milk (which you can add the following to for a lovely nut milk: 3 dates, a pinch of salt, 1 vanilla bean).
2/ While the walnuts are soaking, make the date paste. Soak the dates in enough water to just barely cover them. Make sure to remove the pits, then blend both the soak water and the dates until smooth and creamy.
3/ Add the walnut pulp (the solid matter left in your milk straining device) and all remaining ingredients to a food processor, and process until there are still small chunks only. It should be pretty smooth (because of the milk pulp) with the exception of some small chunks.

A Note on the Easy Date Paste: Put this in a container in your fridge to store. This will last you for 1-2 weeks and can be used as jam on sliced apples or raw bread, can be used in milkshakes, puddings, smoothies, or anything else that would benefit from a natural touch of sweetness. Any recipe that calls for dates can use this as a substitute.

Tip Regarding Ingredient Substitution: Although walnuts are perfect for this recipe, you could easily substitute pecans, sunflower seeds (the least optimal but workable replacement), almonds, or hazelnuts in this recipe.

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This recipe was originally found in Raw News Bites, Eva Rawposa’s free weekly e-zine for raw food lovers and anyone looking to feel great. You can get your FREE recipes and tips, and your free subscription to Raw News Bites, at www.uncooking101.com. PLUS you will receive a link to download Eva’s book “Around the World in 8 Easy Recipes” when you sign up, as your WELCOME GIFT!

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