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RAW VEGAN CHICKEN SALAD RECIPE

By on March 14, 2022

By The Rawtarian

This raw chicken salad recipe gets that chicken-salad-like texture by using raw cashews. This recipe is surprisingly quick to whip up if you have a food processor.

PREP TIME
5 min

TOTAL TIME
5 min

SHELF LIFE
Eat immediately

SERVINGS
5 servings

EQUIPMENT
Cuisinart Food Processor

FOUND IN
Raw Easy Entrees

INGREDIENTS

  • 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
  • 1 cup cashews
  • 1 cup pecans
  • 1 cucumber (peel first if your skin is tough) (cut into chunks)
  • 1 small red onion
  • 1/2 of an apple (cut into chunks)
  • 1 celery stalk (cut into chunks) or 1/2 cup carrots
  • 1 teaspoon fresh or dried dill
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 pinch sea salt
    ~ USE METRIC / 5 SERVINGs

Recipe Directions

  1. Throw everything in a food processor. (Do not use your blender for this.) 
  2. Process very briefly until your mixture resembles the above photo.
  3. You can let this raw recipe sit for half an hour or so to let the flavors combine briefly, but this raw vegan meal does not keep for very long so eat up! 
  4. Serve as above, in lettuce wraps, in a hollowed out sweet bell pepper, or serve with avocado chunks on top!

The Rawtarian’s Thoughts

I love the simplicity of this raw vegan chicken salad recipe. This recipe is also a good contender for substitutions… Just make sure you’ve got the ratio of nuts to vegetables as per the above recipe. Do not omit the apple or the cashews, though, because they are integral to the flavor of this delicious, easy raw vegan chicken salad recipe.

Raw vegan “chicken salad” recipes don’t taste like chicken. Rather, it’s their texture that give these raw vegan chicken salads their “chickenness.”

This raw chicken salad recipe gets that chicken-salad-like texture by using raw cashews.

In order to make this recipe you need a food processor. And be warned, this recipe should only be food processed for literally just a few seconds (depending on the strength of your food processor) because you want to keep this raw mock chicken salad recipe quite chunky. In other words, do not over-process. I like my raw vegan mock chicken salad to be similar in texture to the photo.

If you don’t have a celery stalk, try 1/2 cup roughly chopped carrots instead.

Warning: This recipe DOES NOT keep well so you may want to half the sizes if you have a small household. Truly, it’s best fresh so plan to eat it all right away. 

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Laura-Jane is The Rawtarian, a passionate raw vegan. What is a “raw vegan?” A raw vegan is someone who eats only raw fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds–none of which are ever heated above 105F (40.6 Celsius). That’s it. Raw vegan recipes include cookies, brownies, cakes, crackers, macaroni and cheese, cheesecake, and more. All made from fruit, vegetables, seeds, and nuts. No bread products, no dairy products, just raw, natural ingredients! There is a whole movement of “raw vegans” (or “raw fooders”) who invent and share creative raw food recipes. Raw vegans prepare recipes using blenders and food processors instead of ovens and microwaves! ”Like” The Rawtarian on Facebook, and visit her for more great recipe ideas at therawtarian.com

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