Mostly Raw Challenge - Day 1. Also, Summer rolls!

I just wanted to quickly note how this diet has been going so far.

Yesterday (Day 1), I ate:

Breakfast:
- 1 fresh orange
- 1 cup of coffee (acidifying, so sue me)
- Half a nalgene of chlorophyll water (an extremely alkalizing drink... maybe that cancels out the coffee?)

Lunch:
- Large green salad
- Packet of dried and salted Nori

Dinner:
- Fresh vegan-raw summer rolls with an oil-based dipping sauce

Dessert:
- Tofu-Banana Chocolate Pudding
- Coconut Oil-based Chocolate




It was all pretty delicious and definitely in accordance with the alkalizing diet. The summer rolls were FANTASTIC - I've made summer rolls before, and it was simple to update them for the vegan/mostly raw/alkalizing diet (all you have to do is not include meat!)

They were also pretty beautiful, thanks to the fresh and vibrant veggies and not to my awful wrapping ability:

I have to say, I feel really good after yesterday! Looking forward to lunch. I'll post today's meals tonight when I can, as well as more specific stats and more about the alkaline diet.

I'll do better next time, I swear! Recipe is below.


Vegan Summer Rolls (makes two):

- 2 baby cucumbers, sliced into matchsticks
- 2 large carrots, peeled
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 2-3 radishes, sliced or matchsticked
- 6 large basil leaves (fresh)
- 8-10 large mint leaves (fresh)
- Two sheets of rice paper

Sauce:

- 1.5 tbs soy sauce
- 1-2 tsp sriracha sauce (depending on how spicy you want it!)
- 2 tsp fresh grated ginger
- 1.5 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tbs apple cider vinegar

For the sauce, combine all ingredients (feel free to tweak to your taste) and mix well to combine. Reserve in a small bowl for dipping the summer rolls.

- For the rolls, soak the rice paper (one at a time as you make the rolls) in some room-temperature water for about a minute. When it's ready, it will be soft like cooked pasta. Lay it gently on a clean plate.
- Start by laying down the basil leaves in a line, leaving about an inch of extra wrapper on either end. Add the mint leaves over the basil.
- Add your avocado next and then the rest of your veggies - take care to keep everything in a neat line so that you can roll up your summer roll!
- After you've piled on all your fillings, begin by folding one side over the veggies and then the other. Finish by folding as much of the shorter ends over the roll as you can - but be careful not to rip your wrapper, they're delicate!
- Enjoy as soon as you can - although these do keep pretty well. If you store them, make sure the wrappers aren't touching one another, or they'll stick together.