Thai Coconut Soup

We recently enjoyed another raw dinner around here with our raw foodist pals. Preparing raw food is always a challenge and adventure for me and on this occasion it just so happened that I was preparing a Thai Coconut Soup that would compliment a Thai dish that Ryan and Kirstin were bringing over. The plate on the right was their smashing dish of coconut meat, black sesame seeds, shredded zucchini, raw noodles and more. Quite gourmet and frankly far beyond my raw food prep skills. I made the soup on the left.

Raw soups are rather great because of three reasons:

1. Just put all the ingredients in a blender
2. Clean up is a simple rinse of the blender
3. Raw soups taste fresh and delicious

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2 Garlic Cloves
1  Tablespoon of Olive Oil
1 Thumb of Fresh Ginger
The Juice of 2 Limes
1/2 Cup Basil
Cayenne Pepper to Taste
1/2 Cup Cilantro
1 Cup of Diced Tomatoes
1/3 Cup of Green Onions
1 Thai Pepper
1 Can of Coconut Milk
Salt and Pepper to Taste

Chuck it all in a blender and hit Go! Garnish with chopped veg or cilantro or even a beautiful edible flower.