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This Marinated Tomato Salad with Parsley and Marjoram Dressing is one of the best reasons I've found to grow Marjoram! (For Phase One Fridays I highlight Phase One recipes from the past that have been my personal favorites, and I've been making this Marinated Tomato Salad every year since 2008, which is when my sister Sandee gave me the recipe.  And if you're not growing marjoram, this recipe is a good reason to plant some!) When my sister Sandee heard I was growing marjoram in my new herb beds, she gave me this recipe for marinated tomato salad, from a compilation of recipes by her neighbors appropriately called Our Neighborhood Cookbook. That was in June, before Utah had the hottest summer in years and my heirloom tomatoes got stubborn and refused to ripen. Last weekend I had yellow heirloom tomatoes at last, so I made the salad and after one taste I understood why my sister is in love with this recipe. If you have fresh garden tomatoes, make this right away!  And summ...

Beat the heat with this raw vegan and gluten free salad topped with agave-Dijon Dressing. Follow Foods For Long Life on FACEBOOK . Summer - Time to Eat More Raw Food When the weather warms up, its time to eat more raw food. Whether youre a vegan, vegetarian or meat eater, its a good idea to consume lots of raw fruits and vegetables in the summer months. This blog and my ebook, Health Begins in the Kitchen , is based on a Seasonally Raw Food Plan which varies the amounts of raw food consumed with the seasons. In the winter when its cold, our bodies crave cooked foods such as warm soups, cooked grains, and baked sweet potatoes. But for now, when the weather is hot and the farmers market and summer gardens are flourishing, lets pile on the raw fruits and veggies! Cool Off Weve had record breaking heat the last few weeks here on the West Coast so weve been living on raw smoothies and big salads. This simple salad makes a beautiful presentation and is very cooling for the body. The shredded...