Coconuts In The Raw

Basic Coconut Soup

• 3 cups coconut water
• Meat of 2-3 young coconuts
• 1-2 cloves of garlic
• 1” fresh ginger root
• ¼ to ½ cup fresh chopped cilantro
• Juice of lime

Combine all ingredients except cilantro in blender and puree till smooth. Add cilantro and blend until specks form – not too much or will turn soup green. Pour into soup bowls and serve.

For variation add curry powder and veggies or lemongrass, galangal and kaffir lime leaves for a Thai flavor or mango for a sweet soup. The sky’s the limit!

 

Coconut Candy Chips

• Thick meat of coconut
• Juice of sugar cane

Use a mandolin (veggie slicer) or veggie peeler to thinly slice coconut meat. Next dehydrate coconut slices for 2 -6 hrs at 115°F in a food dehydrator or oven set at low. Remove coconut slices and soak in sweet sugar cane juice for 2 – 4 hrs. Drain sliced coconut and place in dehydrator for 12 hrs or overnight till crisp. Store in glass jar to maintain crispness.

Create variations by adding ginger, cacao, pineapple or banana when soaking in sugar cane juice.

Download Printable Recipes HERE