Day 2: My first recipe

Last night I made an okay, but unacceptably bland lentil loaf for dinner.  

Today I decided to create my own recipe; if I'm going to do this unprocessed thing I have to trick my taste buds into thinking they're getting some salt.  It actually turned out quite tasty, so I wanted to share:

Stephanie's quinoa avocado dish:

I cooked 3 ice cream scoops full of quinoa (all my measuring cups were dirty, and I was too hungry to wash them right then!) in 6 ice cream scoops of water.  Chopped up a tomato and threw that in (juice and all) to cook with and flavor the quinoa.  Put a stalk of celery in to flavor the quinoa (a friend suggested this might make my food taste salty, and she was right!  I removed it after cooking because I don't really like the texture of celery, but you could also chop it up and add to the mix).  Added a handful of cooked chickpeas (unsalted) just before the quinoa was done.

While quinoa was cooking, made this sauce:
1/2 an avocado
1 teaspoon lime juice (I like the pseudo salty taste of lime, but just a splash of it might suffice for someone who's not a salt fiend).
2 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons basil
1 clove garlic (a little overpowering, I would omit if you're not a big garlic fan)
a handful of chickpeas (unsalted)
-Blend this all in a food processor until smooth.  I actually meant to add some kale to this mix for extra greens but forgot.  It'd make it a bit bitter but probably still tasty.

Poured the sauce over the qunioa when done cooking.  There you have it! Protein, healthy grains, veggies and no added salt, sugar or oil.  And I actually ate and enjoyed it.  Weird. Super flavorful and made me feel healthy :)  30 days... piece of (raw, unprocessed) cake.

My poor recipe writing skills aside (I basically just pour things in when I cook, so the above amounts are totally made up), I'm pretty sure I could be on the verge of a new career as an unprocessed vegan chef.