onion crackers

 
so recently, a friend inspired me to break out my dehydrator. i've been trying to make the effort to eat more raw food, more fresh veggies, less processed fake-meat stuff. anyway, this friend has some food sensitivities/health issues and can't have normal cracker stuff (wheat flour, rice flour, etc) which inspired me to look up some raw cracker recipes. 

i've mentioned before that i once worked for a bunch of crazy raw-foodists at a sprout farm... well i don't agree with much of their "science", but they do make some damn tasty foods. i love raw desserts, and some of their cracker recipes aren't half bad. i made this recipe up, but the idea was inspired by the crazy raw foodists.

honestly i'm sure the flax seeds and almonds i used are roasted, but that's not really the point - the point is a healthy, gluten-free, wheat-free, rice-free, simple, easy cracker recipe!

the onion flavour in these is fairly strong. personally, i LOVE onions, so this is a bonus for me... however if you're not a big fan, perhaps this recipe is not for you!


ingredients:

1 small yellow onion
3 cloves garlic
1/4 c ground flax seeds
1/2 c ground almonds
1/2 t sea salt

to make:

roughly chop onion and garlic, and throw them in the food processor. process on low, scraping down the sides as needed, until they are finely chopped. 

add flax seeds, almonds and sea salt. pulse to mix. if the mixture is crumbly, add a tablespoon or two of water, but it shouldn't need it. 

spread the mixture on a dehydrator tray, about 1/4" thick.


dehydrate for about 2-3 hours. score the crackers with a pizza cutter or knife, then return to the dehydrator for about 6 more hours. they are done when all of the moisture is gone. note that dehydrating times will vary depending on your dehydrator.

gently break apart, and store in an air-tight container.