Hummus

• 1 quart garbanzo beans (cooked from 270 grams dry), drained and rinsed
• 64 grams tahini, well stirred
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp salt

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. 

Vegan Mozzarella

• 1/4 cup raw cashews
• 1 cup hot water
• 2 Tbsp + 1 tsp tapioca starch (aka tapioca flour)
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1 clove garlic
• 3/4 tsp sea salt

Add all ingredients to a blender then blend until completely smooth (may take a full minute). Pour mixture into a saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring often. Mixture will begin to thicken. Continue cooking for about 2-3 minutes until stretchy. 

Transfer "cheese" to an airtight container and store in the fridge. Perfect for pizzas (smear straight onto the dough) or sandwiches. 

Fruit Jam

This recipe allows you to not only use any kind of fruit you want, but also any amount of fruit you happen to have! Recipe will yield approximately 1 cup of jam per 180 grams of fruit that is used.

This low sugar, low calorie jam comes in at 11-15 calories per tablespoon depending on the fruit you choose. Strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, and peaches are great options!

• fruit: washed, cored, peeled and/or pitted 
• sugar (1/5th weight of fruit)
• lemon juice (1 tbsp per 500 grams fruit)
• low-sugar dry pectin (1 tbsp per 250 grams fruit)

Before you begin, set your filled water bath canner over high heat.

After fruit has been washed and prepared (peeled, pitted, etc), weigh fruit using a digital food scale.

In small batches, pulse fruit in a food processor until desired consistency has been reached.

Transfer fruit to a saucepan and add sugar and lemon juice. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring ocassionally. Slowly add in pectin, increase heat, and stir constantly until mixture is boiling.

Remove from heat then carefully spoon into clean and hot mason jars. Top with lids and screw rings on fingertip tight (DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN).

Process in a boiling hot water bath for 15 minutes. Remove, tighten rings, and allow to cool. 

Tzatziki

Tzatziki is a greek sauce used for gyros, spanokopita, and souvlaki .

• 1 cucumber (peeled & seeded)
• 1 cup greek yogurt
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp fresh dill, chopped

Roughly grate the cucumber onto a paper towel. Without over-drying the grated cucubmber, gently squeeze out the excess water. In a bowl, add cucumber to the remaining ingredients. Stir, cover, then place in the fridge. Chill for at least 30 minutes before using to allow flavors to blend.