To celebrate my dear friend Gina’s birthday, we do lunch, and she suggested a restaurant called LEAF. Organic, vegan, raw food. Grains, seeds, and nuts are soaked and sprouted. The food is not heated to above 110 degrees F. I love my dear friend, and happy to go anywhere she likes, but I must admit I was a bit skeptical about this choice.
Cracklin’ Corn Chips with Hummus
Flying Falafel Salad: Sprouted chickpea falafel croquettes with creamy tahini sauce, mixed greens, marinated onions, tomatoes and sprouts.
This food is very colorful and photogenic…
Veggie Sunburger Wrap: Veggie seed croquettes topped with sweet tangy tomato sauce, mixed greens and sprouts rolled up in a collard green with house dressing.
We were pleasantly surprised, the food was tasty and interesting. I was especially intrigued with the marinated onions. Chef Patrick shared that the thinly sliced onions are left to marinate in a raw organic unpasteurized soy sauce, then are served atop the salad. I will be stealing this technique for some future salads, thanks Patrick.
Here in Southern California, my roses are still blooming. I brought along this bouquet for my long-time friend. The arrangement is a mix of Tahitian Sunset Rose (far left), Secret Rose (light pink middle) Tournament of Roses (front pink), Julia Child Rose (far right). Happy Birthday, My Friend! Glad to explore Organic, Vegan, Raw with you anytime…
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I couldn’t live as vegan alone.. but I love all these wraps and sprouted grains, they look so good! And your pics are beautiful Lori Lynn!
Wow, that looks SO good. And your pictures are just beautiful. I can almost reach over into the screen and take a huge chomp!
Yup, I would’ve been a tad skeptical too. The marinated onion technique sounds quite interesting I think I’ll give it a try :).
My sis-in-law is a vegan. She used to eat mostly raw vegetables. Two years ago she encouraged me to sprout my own mung beans, azuki, and other beans. I was only able to sprout mung beans. They are very cute, tender, and really good for salads but I didn’t have the patience and also was not willing to give up meat.:)
The marinated onion sounds interesting. And your roses are lovely!
Yeah, I always think that it is important to experience different things. And you’re right, the food is very photogenic 🙂