Kiwi Cashew Slice

August 2, 2015

Our vege deliveries country me it's kiwi fruit season, as well as thus I bookmarked Emma Galloway's recipe for raw kiwifruit + ginger 'cheesecake' the minute I saw it. With melting fossil oil as well as maple syrup going on, it's non strictly 100% raw, but it's that lilliputian flake to a greater extent than workable.

I blended this ane upward on a Lord's Day morning, amongst roughly equipment that was distinctly inferior to Galloway's. My nutrient processor struggled to interruption downwards the dried dates inwards the base of operations layer, as well as thus mine was rather coarse (pre-soaking the dates powerfulness yield improve results). It didn't fare much improve amongst the cashews inwards the filling, fifty-fifty though they'd been soaked overnight - at that spot were soft but discernible flecks of nut throughout the mixture. The nutrient processor was completely incapable of pureeing the sly spinach leaves that coloring textile the 3rd layer, as well as thus I transferred this concluding mixture to my spice grinder for a finer result. I added an extra kiwi fruit, too, to intensify the flavour as well as move through my fruit stocks that lilliputian flake faster.

For all my skepticism, this piece has been lovely. The base of operations was crumbly, but the larger appointment chunks were similar chewy caramel. The topping is polish as well as nigh fluffy, amongst a subtle twang of ginger. Some fresh kiwi fruit on meridian completes a slope of dense sweetness through lighter creaminess to wake-up juicy sourness. We've snatched snacks of it throughout the week, as well as I've held roughly over inwards the freezer to expect forwards to later.

Kiwi cashew slice
(very slightly adapted from My Darling Lemon Thyme)

base
1 1/2 cups dried dates, pits removed as well as roughly chopped
2/3 loving cup raw almonds
1 tablespoon kokosnoot oil, melted

filling
three cups raw cashews
3/4 loving cup kokosnoot oil, melted
1/2 loving cup lemon juice
1/2 loving cup maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
three tablespoons minced ginger
handful of babe spinach leaves
three kiwi fruits, peeled

extra kiwi fruits to garnish

Cover the cashews amongst H2O as well as soak them overnight. Drain the water.

Line a large piece strength out amongst baking paper. Grind together the base of operations ingredients inwards a nutrient processor until they resemble coarse crumbs. Press them into the base of operations of the piece tin, using the dorsum of a spoon to polish it all out.

For the filling, blend together the cashews, kokosnoot oil, lemon juice, maple syrup, vanilla, tabular array salt as well as ginger until very, real smooth. Pour one-half of the mixture out onto the piece base of operations as well as polish it over amongst a spoon. Place the piece inwards the freezer piece you lot perform the side past times side step.

Blend the spinach leaves as well as three kiwi fruits into the remaining cashew mixture until it is polish as well as green. Retrieve the piece from the freezer as well as pour the light-green mixture evenly over the slice. Refrigerate the piece for v hours, or freeze it for 2-3 hours. Garnish amongst fresh kiwi fruit slices when serving.