Raw-vegan walnut milk

Raw-vegan walnut milk

...I know, I know... I'm not entirely raw-vegan, I'm still changing my habits and it is for this reason that most of the recipes in the blog are sweet, forgive me please :) I began with changing my breakfasts and snacks first, not to put too much difficulty in my family , with whom I'm quite close, referring to eating habits. 

I managed to completely remove diary products and most of packed meals from my diet; My breakfast are mainly raw-vegan: only sometimes I have some toast with jam ;) .... at school I always bring with me some fresh or dried fruit and, only if I don't have any at home, I remedy with a packet of organic corn creakers, because I never have enough money with me to buy some fresh orange juice, even if relatively cheap (1€ per glass).

My meals also abound in fruits and vegetables , raw or cooked , it depends .... I still eat meat but not so much, I prefer legumes and , for lunch, pasta ... rice... soup with croutons .... ... always accompanied with a fruit.

My closer goal is to be able to have at least two raw-vegan meals per week, not being able to remove all of the meat from my diet yet. I have set a deadline at the end of February, hoping to be able to respect it. 

You know , sometimes it is a bit hard to see who lives with me eating pralines , chocolates , puddings , sweets and snacks of all kinds, in every moment of the day . I'm sad, firstly because they have no love for themselves, secondly because sometimes, I have to admit it, I miss bit those chocolate snacks , freshly baked hamburgers other not diary-free things ... but I am sure that , improving my cooking skills, I'll be able to prepare valid vegan alternatives, and even raw ones, to those succulent dishes! 

During these days I came up with a particular desire : milk;I'd been without having a nice cup of milk for months! I spent hours thinking about what I could do to solve my problem until I saw all the nuts, left from Christmas holydays, staying there without being eaten. So I thought, " Why couldn't I make some nut milk if it can also be donewith hazelnuts and almonds?? " So I started working and here's the recipe of my delicious nut milk:

Ingredients for 1/2 l of walnut milk:

• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 1/2 l water
• 2 o 3 tsp sweetner to taste (I used agave syrup)

Method:

2. Soak nuts in water for at least 8 hours, I left them soaking for about 20 hours, the more you leave them soaking, the better it is
3. drain walnuts and blend them until having a creamy texture, firstly without the addition of any other ingredient, and then while slowly adding the water  
4. filter it into a close-meshed strainer and add the sweetner
5. keep in fridge into a closed jar 

Ready to drink: 

I served it with a fresh orange and pomegranate fruit salad!! 

Are you ready to enjoy your cup of milk?? Let me know what do you think about this recipe and also what do you miss from when you changed your eating habits: tell me a bit 'of yours ...
  Kisses, see you soon! 
Luna    

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