Raw Vegan Recipes - Collard Wraps {Gluten Free, Paleo} (2024)

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Raw vegan recipes are perfect when you want to eat healthy and detox your body from heavy meals or processed food. Thesecollard wraps are going to be your new favorite healthy lunch. Ready in minutes and bursting with flavors from the avocados, red pepper, alfalfa, pecans and tamari mix. Gluten Free &Paleo too.Raw Vegan Recipes - Collard Wraps {Gluten Free, Paleo} (1)Raw vegan recipes – what do you think of them, and the raw vegan movement in general?

The idea behind it being that no food should be heated above 40 degrees C (104 degrees F) to limit the loss of nutritional value.

I feel it’s safe to say that the average person isn’t exactly excited by this type of cuisine (anyone remember the Sex and the City group outing to the raw food restaurant and their facial expressions after tasting such food)? Even though I do consider myself open to new foods and cuisines I’m not particularly eager to take cold wheatgrass asparagus shots either.

Yet when I started looking online for raw vegan recipes; collard wraps were quickly added to my short list. I was ready to give a raw vegan recipe a shot. I’m always trying to incorporate more veganrecipes into my diet so why not experiment with some raw vegan collard wraps, right?

And I was blown away. I made this over the weekend while I was visiting my parents and we all loved this.

Really though, these vegan raw collard wraps make for a great healthy mid afternoon snack or even lunch. Perfect for the summer months when it’s too hot to even think about going near the stove. And to get that perfect cut on the collard wraps you’ve got to use the Japanese made Global Knives. I first found out about them through the catering company I worked at since that’s all we used and after falling in love with them there, gave my mom one for Christmas.

Random fun fact: technically in Russian culture it’s bad luck to give knives, if you do end up making the mistake you have to accept something in the form of payment – even if it’s a penny. Then you’re safe.

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These are super easy to throw together and I love how low carb and earthy crunchy they are. Just packed full of veggie goodness and some nuts processed in the food processor into an almost ground meat texture. Have you heard of this faux meat phenomenon, specifically common in raw vegan recipes? Essentially raw nuts are ground into a paste in the food processor with other ingredients added in – garlic, ginger, spices, oil, water, etc. The resulting mixture is incredible. The ground up pecans mixed with the garlic and ginger take on a real hearty consistency and this mixture can be added to all sorts of recipes. In these raw vegan collard wraps the pecan mixture adds a nice firm texture that blends well with the creamy avocado and crunchy peppers.

One trick for the collard leaves is to soak them in a bit of warm water with lemon juice squeezed in. This helps soften up the leaves so that they don’t start to wrap as you are wrapping them up. Also make sure to use a knife and trim down that super thick hard stem that is running down the center of the leaf. This will also help these wrap up nicely.

What I do not currently have any tips on is how to get the collard leave to really stick to one another like glue. Unfortunately I think toothpicks do this job the best, or you could firmly wrap these up in a strip of parchment paper to keep the collard wraps from unwrapping. These are all minor inconveniences though! Don’t let that deter you.

It’s amazing just how delicious and filling these collard wraps, with a pecan nut mix, avocados, red peppers and alfalfa, are while being entirely plant based and bread free! Can you tell how impressed I am with this recipe?

The raw vegan movement – with raw vegan recipeslike this – not bad, not bad at all. Next time you’re looking for a raw vegan recipe or just a low carb, paleo and gluten-free one, make sure to give these collard wraps a shot!

And if you’re not ready to dive headfirst into the world of raw vegan recipes, you can always start yourself off a bit easier – with just a vegan recipe first.

Here’s a list of vegan recipes to get you started:

  • Vegan Energy Balls with Chocolate {GF}
  • Vegan Apricot Energy Bars with Walnuts {GF}
  • Vegan Kidney Bean Salad with Tomatoes, Parsley and Walnuts {GF}
  • Apple Granola Peanut Butter Wraps {GF, Vegan}
  • Vegan Caramel Chocolate Turtles {GF, Paleo}

What are your thoughts on the whole raw vegan diet movement?Would you give raw vegan recipes like this one a shot?

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Raw Vegan Recipes - Collard Wraps

Prep Time

15 mins

Total Time

15 mins

Raw vegan recipes are perfect when you want to eat healthy and detox your body from heavy meals or processed food. These collard wraps are going to be your new favorite healthy lunch. Ready in minutes and bursting with flavors from the avocados, red pepper, alfalfa, pecans and tamari mix. Gluten Free & Paleo too.

Course:Vegan

Cuisine:Healthy

Servings: 4

Calories: 279 kcal

Author: Vicky Berman

Ingredients

  • 4large collard leaves
  • 1red bell pepper
  • 1avocado
  • 2-3ouncesalfalfa sprouts
  • 1/2lime
  • 1cupraw pecans
  • 1tablespoontamariuse coconut aminos for paleo version
  • 1/2teaspoonminced garlic
  • 1/2teaspoongrated ginger
  • 1teaspoonextra virgin olive oil

Instructions

  1. To prepare collard leaves wash leaves, cut off white stem at the bottom that has no leaves and place them in a bath of warm water with juice of half a lemon. Let soak for 10 minutes. Dry the leaves off with paper towels and using a knife thinly slice down the central root (to make it easier to bend the leaves for wrapping).

  2. Slice avocado and pepper.

  3. In a food processor combine pecans, tamari, cumin (or garlic ginger mix) and olive oil. Pulse until combined and mixture clumps together.

  4. Place a collard leaf in front of you and layer nut mix, red pepper slices, avocado slices, a drizzle of lime juice and alfalfa sprouts. Fold over the top and bottom and then wrap up the sides. Slice in half and serve.

Recipe Notes

Nutritional Info Per 2 Collard Wraps (1/4 of recipe): Calories: 293 Total carbs: 13.2g Dietary fiber: 8.5g Protein 6g

Nutrition Facts

Raw Vegan Recipes - Collard Wraps

Amount Per Serving

Calories 279Calories from Fat 234

% Daily Value*

Fat 26g40%

Saturated Fat 2g13%

Sodium 257mg11%

Potassium 428mg12%

Carbohydrates 11g4%

Fiber 6g25%

Sugar 2g2%

Protein 4g8%

Vitamin A 1090IU22%

Vitamin C 47.3mg57%

Calcium 31mg3%

Iron 1.3mg7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

*This post contains affiliate links from which I would earn a commission from your purchase. As always all opinions expressed here are my own*

Raw Vegan Recipes - Collard Wraps {Gluten Free, Paleo} (2024)

FAQs

Can raw vegans eat wraps? ›

Raw vegan Sushi Wraps are a deliciously light meal for warm summer days. They're made with nori seaweed sheets and loaded with veggies, such as cucumber, bell pepper, avocado, and carrots. Serve them for lunch or a light dinner. This easy recipe is vegan and gluten-free.

Can raw vegans get enough protein? ›

Sprouted legumes, nuts and seeds are protein stars on the raw food stage. Hemp seeds contain about 25 percent protein, plus fiber, nutrients and essential fatty acids. The omega-6 to omega-3 ratio in hemp seed is between 2:1 and 3:1, which is considered optimal for human health.

What foods are raw vegan for inflammation? ›

Anti-Inflammatory Foods for a Vegan Diet:

Vegan proteins including beans, lentils, tofu, tempeh and seitan. Plant-based "milks" and "yogurts" Healthy fats like olive oil, avocado oil, grapeseed oil, avocado, flaxseed oil, nuts and seeds.

Why am I not losing weight on a raw vegan diet? ›

You're still consuming and cooking with oil

If the scale's not budging or you're even seeing weight gain on a vegan diet, it's important to cut out oil. To lose weight, you want nutrient-dense foods over calorie-dense foods. Nutrient-dense foods are high in nutrients but relatively low in calories.

Can you survive as a raw vegan? ›

A raw vegan diet may not be sustainable in the long term. The lack of bread, cooked grains, and cooked legumes can make it challenging to get enough calories every day without frequent meals, which may make it too restrictive to be a 24/7 thing.

Can you eat bread on a raw vegan diet? ›

So, what can raw vegans eat? With so many “no” foods, what, exactly, can a raw vegan eat? Breakfast could be a smoothie made with frozen bananas, fresh berries, spinach, and raw almond butter or smashed avocado with minced cilantro and diced tomatoes over raw bread made from nuts and seeds in a dehydrator.

Can raw vegans eat rice? ›

The raw vegan diet permits whole grains, such as quinoa, buckwheat, and wild rice, if they are sprouted or germinated.

Why aren t blunt wraps vegan? ›

For those of you wondering how hemp wraps aren't automatically vegan, you may be surprised to learn that the production of hemp blunt wraps involves exposure to animal byproducts and, in some cases, uses animal byproducts directly.

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