How to Make a Mock Turkey Loaf

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How to Make a Mock Turkey Loaf How to Make a Mock Turkey Loaf

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Have you gone raw and want to serve a nice Thanksgiving dinner? Here is a nice mock turkey you can serve that I know everyone will love the taste. (I learned to make this mock turkey loaf from Alissa Cohen's book "Living on Living Food". Alissa said her recipe was adopted from Leslie Kenton's book The New Raw Energy.)

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • 1 cup cashews
  • 1 cup pumpkin seeds
  • 1/2 cup Brazil nuts
  • 5 stalks celery
  • 1 scallion
  • 1 teaspoon sage
  • 1 cup cranberries
  • Honey to taste
Step1
Pumpkin Seeds Obtain One Cup Of Pumpkin Seeds

I obtain my pumpkin seeds from my local health food store in their bulk section. I bought 1/2 pound of raw hulled Pumpkin Seeds; they were selling for $2.35 per pound, so I spent $1.18 for the Pumpkin Seeds.
Step2
Cashews Obtain One Cup Of Cashews

I obtain my Cashews from my local health food store in their bulk section. I bought 1/2 pound of Cashews; they were selling for $3.35 per pound, so I spent $1.68 for the cashews.
Step3
Brazil Nuts Obtain One Half Cup Of Brazil Nuts

I obtain my Brazil Nuts from my local health food store in their bulk section. I bought 1/4 pound of Brazil Nuts; they were selling for $5.55 per pound, so I spent $1.39 for the Brazil Nuts.
Step4
Scallion Obtain One Scallion

I obtain some green onions, from my local health food store, since they didn't have any scallions. I bought bunch of green onions; they were selling for $.85 per bunch, there were twelve green onions in the bunch, and since I used only one I spent $.07 for the green onion.
Step5
Celery Obtain Five Stalks of Celery

I obtain my celery from my local health food store, for $1.45. I figure I used one third of it so it cost me $0.48 for the celery.
Step6
Sage Obtain One Teaspoon Sage

I used one teaspoon of Rubbed Dalmation Sage, but you can use what you have.
Step7
Ingredients Ingredients for the Mock Turkey Loaf

1 cup cashews
1 cup pumpkin seeds
1/2 cup Brazil nuts
5 stalks celery
1 scallion
1 teaspoon sage
Step8
Grind Nuts Until Fine Grind Nuts Until Fine

In a food processor, grind the cashews, pumpkin seeds, Brazil nuts until fine.
Step9
Finely Grounded Nuts Finely Grounded Nuts.

Just a picture to show how finely I grounded the nuts.
Step10
Celery, Scallion, and Sage Add Celery, Scallion, and Sage

Add celery, scallion, and sage and blend until smooth.
Step11
Blended Mock Turkey Loaf Blended Mock Turkey Loaf

This picture just shows how smooth I blended all the ingredients in the Mock Turkey Loaf.
Step12
Place on a Large Plate Place on a Large Plate

I know this is not a large plate. Alissa in her recipe says, "Remove from food processor and place on large plate. Form into a loaf." Well, my mixture turned out a little wet and I didn't think it would form into a loaf. So I had this bowl, I had bought from a second hand store for a dollar, which measures 8 1/2 inches long, 5 1/2 inches wide, and 1 1/2 inches tall, and decided to use it.
Step13
Mock Turkey Loaf in a Bowl Mock Turkey Loaf in a Bowl

A picture of the Mock Turkey Loaf after I placed it into my bowl.
Step14
Cranberries for the Cranberry Sauce Cranberries for the Cranberry Sauce

I bought a pint of cranberries from my local health food store for $2.99. One cup is approx. half the container so it cost $1.49 for the cranberries.
Step15
Honey for the Cranberry Sauce Honey for the Cranberry Sauce

Alissa in her recipe says, "Add honey to taste". Or you pick your own sweetener.

NOTE: My wife is the honey freak, I rawly use the stuff. But I get quart containers of it from my barber, who has bees, for $7.00 a quart, approx. three pounds. Or I can use the "Really Raw Honey" which I bought from my local health food store, in a one pound bottle for $9.39, sometimes I get it on save for $7.35 . There are approx. 22 tablespoons per pound, I used four tablespoons, so if I use the store bought honey it cost me $1.70 for the honey. If I use the honey from my barber, then it cost me $0.42 for the honey.
Step16
Ingredients for the Cranberry Sauce Ingredients for the Cranberry Sauce

1 cup cranberries
Honey to taste
Step17
Blend Craberries and Honey Blend Craberries and Honey

Blend the cranberries in a blender. Add honey to taste. Blend until Smooth.

NOTE: I ended up adding four tablespoons of honey and I like my cranberry sauce tart. So start with one tablespoon, then check the sauce taste, if it is not sweet enough then add another tablespoon blend again...

The only way I could get my cranberry sauce smooth was to add about four tablespoons of water. If I were you, add one tablespoon at a time of water to try to get it smooth.
Step18
Closeup of Cranberry Sauce Closeup of Cranberry Sauce.

I just wanted to show you how smooth my cranberry sauce turned out.

Spread cranberry sauce over the loaf.
Step19
Finished Mock Turkey Loaf Finished Mock Turkey Loaf.

This Raw Mock Turkey Loaf is ready to place on the table. And it shouldn't cost you more than $8.00 plus tax to make.

NOTE: Alissa says,"It has a wonderful flavor". And boy do I agree!

Photo/Video Credit

Photos by Dale Wing

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on 7/4/2008 That sounds delicious!

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