RAW BBQ Portabella burger and some fun news :0)
Are you hungry for a savory raw meal that you can whip up in minutes? Then give one of the recipes from my new e-book a try. The Simple BBQ Portabella Burger! This bad boy has a LOT of flavor, great texture and is super quick to make!
You’ll need ~
4-8 large portabella mushroom caps (depending on how many burgers ya like and or how many you’re serving) Don’t be afraid of having a couple of extras as they’ll keep in the fridge up to two days after making, great for popping in your lunch box for the next day or having dinner ready to go for tommorow evening!
Now for the BBQ marinade~
1/2 cup chopped tomatoe
3 sun dried tomatoes
2-3 dates (you could substitute with a tablespoon of honey or agave)
1/4 clove of garlic
1/2 teaspoon of ground mustard
1 tablespoon of chili powder
1/2 teaspoon of paprika
1/2 teaspoon of onion powder
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/4 teaspoon (or more!) of cayenne pepper
pinch of black pepper
Rinse and gently clean your portabella caps and allow to dry either in a colander or on paper towels. They don’t need to be super dry, but it helps them to absorb the marinade.
Blend your marinade ingredients in your blender until smooth or smoothish, because of it’s sticky nature you’re gonna want to occasionally stop the blender and scrape down the sides with a rubber spatula.
Slather your mushroom caps top and bottom with the marinade and allow to sit in a dish to marinade for about 30 mins at room temperature. You could also pop ‘em in your dehydrator for about 30 mins to warm them up. Either way they’re great!
These burgers are crazy yummy! Serve them up either on your favorite raw bread or between romaine lettuce leafs, with some sliced tomato and onion, a sprinkle of black pepper, and maybe some of my Sunflower Seed Ranch Dressing!
This morning I had a ball talking with Revvell of Rawkin’ Raw Radio! I got to share how I got started in raw living, we discussed issues such as gettin’ too skinny on a raw vegan diet and how to avoid it also a bit about being raw in a cold climate. It was a lot of fun and will be up on Let’s Talk Raw August 25th! Hope you’ll check it out! :0)
More fun news! Not only will I be doing a food demo at Raw Spirit Festival East but, also at the Raw Spirit Festival In Prescott AZ!! Really geeked up about both events and hope to meet you there! :0D
Fun recipe! Do sun dried tomatoes really count as raw, they seem to me to be slow cooked? If I’m not mistaken don’t they undergo a chemical change in the sun… What’s your take?
August 18, 2009 at 1:35 pm
There’s probably a few companies out there selling oven dried tomatoes as sun dried, but I feel actual sun dried tomatoes are fine. If you’re just gettin’ started with raw foods then I wouldn’t sweat the occasional oven dried tomato. I’m sure there is a bit of changes goin’ on even with actual sun drying and nothing trumps fresh! The dried guys make a great thickener for raw sauces and soups and they quantity of them in each recipe is small compared to the fresh ingredients!
If you wanna have truly raw dried tomatoes, simply cut some thick slices of nice ripe tomatoes, or if using roma tomatoes, simply cut them in half and dry them in your dehydrator. We do this when the farm stands offer those massive boxes of “canning tomatoes” for discounted prices!
August 18, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Thanks for the props on the recipe and the great question! :0)
August 18, 2009 at 5:17 pm
I saw this recipe in the book Rory and can’t wait to try it. They look delicious
August 18, 2009 at 3:46 pm
Thanks Antony! You’re gonna love ‘em! :0)
August 18, 2009 at 5:04 pm
hi Rory-
just wanted to say that i love your videos! you’re great in front of the camera – you seem to have a great natural energy.
someday i’ll be mostly raw too, but for now, i’m just doing what i can!
August 27, 2009 at 8:38 pm
Just finally got around to making this today. THIS IS SO FREAKING GOOD!!! Thanks for sharing.
August 29, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Awesome vid. You are hilarious and definitely likable.
Gotta get your ebook now.
August 30, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Just finally git around to making this today. THIS IS SO FREAKING GOOD!!! Thwnks for sharing.;
September 17, 2009 at 2:29 am
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The Portabella Burger with mushrooms seems easy to prepare and, OMG…can’t wait to prepare it for the kids!
Thanks much!
Sarah and Brette
February 24, 2010 at 11:44 pm