Raw Strawberry Pie

By Marylee

adapted from Domino Magazine, premiere issue, spring/summer 2005

Ingredients

• 2 lbs fresh strawberries, tops removed, quartered
• 1 tblsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 cups slivered almonds
• 1 3/4 cups pitted dates
• 1 tsp water

Details

Adapted from idlewife.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

Combine strawberries, lemon juice, vanilla, and sugar in a bowl. Mix until well combined. Cover and let sit while working on the crust. Lightly grease a 9" pie plate. In a food processor, process almonds until they resemble coarse sand.
Pour the almonds into the pie plate. Next, place the dates and the teaspoon of water in the food processor and process until the dates start to come together. They sort of form one mass and start swirling around the processor like that. Add the dates to your almonds. With your hands, mix the two together until they're completely incorporated and they hold together. Press the mixture into the pie plate as evenly as possible (this was probably the hardest part of the recipe).

Using a slotted spoon, remove the berries from the juice and place into your pie crust. Allow the pie to chill for 2 hours before serving.