Vegan Friendly Canapés: Zucchini Roll Ups

Here’s something quick, light, fresh, healthy and easy to take along to a festive gathering. The Vegan Friendly Zucchini Party Roll Ups served with a spicy shooter.

The roll ups are all raw and filled with an avocado smash and plant-based cheese.

They are great alongside what I’ve called The Chase Me shooter – it’s got a bit of bite to it! This shooter is a fun alternative to those sugary liquors that get passed around. It is filled with natural superfoods to help you de-bloat, boost circulation, calm the tummy, and soothe inflammation.

Aloe Vera: Queen of the succulents, she’ll soothe your stomach and fight the bloat.

Ginger: a fiery friend to get that circulation flowing, and soothe a grumpy tummy. Also, if you are going on a boat party this summer and tend to suffer sea sickness – then ginger is your remedy.

Turmeric: earthy, bold, expansive – this one fights inflammation and swelling with thanks to a powerful pigment called curcumin, it also promotes healthy blood and liver function – in turn creating radiant, glowing skin.

Lime: powerfully alkalising to the body.

*Manuka Honey: liquid gold, this New Zealand honey will heal ulcers, fight bacterial and viral infections, boost immunity and aid digestion.

Mint: will freshen your breath and settle an upset tummy, a natural diuretic, it will help prevent water retention and keep your tummy nice and flat.

Coconut water: to re-hydrate that beautiful skin of yours.

Raw Zucchini Party Roll Ups

Vegan Friendly Canapés: Zucchini Roll Ups

Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: Serves 10
Ingredients:

1 cup raw cashews, soaked 4-6 hours

2 teaspoons organic apple cider vinegar (or lemon juice)

1 tablespoon onion powder

2 tablespoons nutritional yeast*

¼ teaspoon fine Himalayan rock salt

A few good grinds of pepper

1 whole, ripe avocado (a nice and fat one)

2 teaspoons finely diced red onion

1 tablespoon finely chopped spring onion

2 tablespoons lemon juice

A good pinch of salt

2 fat zucchinis

½ carrot, julienned

½ red capsicum, julienned

Coriander microgreens

Sunflower sprouts

1 cup fresh young coconut water

½ cup fresh lime juice

4 tablespoons pure aloe vera juice

4 tablespoons Manuka honey

4 teaspoons freshly grated ginger

3 teaspoons turmeric powder (you can also use fresh turmeric, the powder is sometimes more accessible, but can leave a residue at the bottom of the glass)

12 large mint leaves

How to make it:

Drain the cashews, pop in the food processor with the rest of the ingredients, and whizz till you get a soft and doughy texture

Transfer to a small bowl and set aside

Pop everything in the food processor and whizz till just smashed.

First, wash, top and tail the zucchinis and use a mandolin to cut them into fat ribbons.

Lay the zucchini ribbons on a flat surface, and spoon a heaped teaspoon of the cheese mixture into the centre, and spread it out evenly. Leave a few cm space at the narrowest end, as the mixture will actually spread a bit when you go to roll it up.

Next place a teaspoon of the avocado smash over the top in the same way. At the wider end of the strip, place 3-5 each of the julienned carrot and capsicum, a small amount of coriander microgreens, and two sunflower sprouts.

Roll and repeat till you have made use of all the cheese and avo smash. You will get between 10 and 12 roll ups

Serve on a platter with the Chase Me shooters

Blend everything in a high speed blender

Pop in the fridge to chill

Give it one more quick blend or a good stir right before serving in shot glasses, garnished with fresh mint

Chase Me Shooters

Makes 12

1 cup fresh young coconut water
½ cup fresh lime juice
4 tablespoons pure aloe vera juice
4 tablespoons *Manuka honey (you can swap for maple syrup or your favourite sweetener)
4 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
3 teaspoons turmeric powder (you can also use fresh turmeric, the powder is sometimes more accessible, but can leave a residue at the bottom of the glass)
12 large mint leaves

• Blend everything in a high speed blender.
• Pop in the fridge to chill.
• Give it one more quick blend or a good stir right before serving in shot glasses, garnished with fresh mint.

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Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe Lauren!

MNB
xx

*Honey is not a vegan ingredient but is vegetarian, so you can swap for maple syrup or a similar sweetener so make this dish 100% vegan. :)

Raw Zucchini Party Roll Ups

Vegan Friendly Canapés: Zucchini Roll Ups

Chase Me Shooters

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