Raw Zucchini Rolls With Sunflower Seed Pâté and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

These colorful zucchini rolls are the ideal finger food to put out at a party because they look gorgeous and taste great too. The fresh, raw zucchini are salted and then smeared with sunflower pâté and finally, stuffed with sun-dried tomatoes, radish sprouts, and a fresh basil leaf. These elegant bits have a subtle, delicate flavor that makes them very hard to resist.

ZUCCHINI ROLLS WITH SUNFLOWER SEED PÂTÉ AND SUN-DRIED TOMATOES [VEGAN, GLUTEN-FREE]

INGREDIENTS

FOR THE SUNFLOWER PÂTÉ:

• 1 cup of sunflower seeds, soaked for 2 hours
• 4 tablespoons oil
• 2 tablespoons tahini
• 4 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• Salt, pepper, and hot pepper, to taste

FOR THE ROLLS:

• 1 young, large zucchini, cut into 12 thin slices
• 12 basil leaves
• 6 dried sun-dried tomatoes, cut into strips
• 1/2 cup of radish sprouts

PREPARATION

1. Salt the zucchini slices and set them aside for 5-10 minutes.
2. In the meantime, prepare the sunflower pâté by blending all the ingredients together until they’re creamy.
3. Rinse zucchini and dry it on a paper towel.
4. Spread some of the pâté on a strip of zucchini, lay the sprouts on top of that, place a few strips of sun-dried tomatoes over those, add the basil, and then roll everything up and pin it with a toothpick.

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