Add to: Recipe Box | Grocery List | Meal PlannerRecipe submitted by Lynnette (
miranda@wam.umd.edu)
SproutsIngredients (use vegan versions): any beans, grains, or seeds (food stock quality--seeds meant for planting can have chemicals on them)
jar
cheesecloth (lightweight natural cotton cloth) or other porous material
rubberband
Directions:Take a few spoonfuls of any bean or grain (I've tried mung beans, alfalfa, lentils, soybeans, & wheat, but I plan to sprout *everything* sooner or later) and put them in the jar.
Repeat 3-4 times: Fill about 3/4 of the way with water. Secure the cheesecloth over the top with the rubberband and shake. Drain.
Fill with water and let soak overnight.
For the next 3-5 days, rinse sprouts and drain once a day, leaving the jar on its side in a dark, dry place (preferably tilting the jar a little to drain excess water).
When sprouts are the proper length (about 5 days or so), leave them in the sun for a few hours to develop the chlorophyll.
Rinse and place in an uncovered plastic container in the fridge (or place large handfills directly in mouth!). Rinse every day to ensure freshness.
Serves: lots!
Preparation time: 5 days :}
I also sprout - grains (rye, oats, barley, kamut, spelt) for about 36 hours so they are very small. We eat several spoonfuls for breakfast with tea. For vegetables we sprout many legumes, but they should be steamed or sauted briefly before consuming (adzuki, turtle beans, soy, mung, lentils, garbanzos) and for salads there are so many to try. I am using radish, clover, mustard, cress, kale, onion, alfalfa and sometimes pumpkin or squash, sunflower, and peas when I can get them. This year I tried buckwheat with very good results. The bran is very tough, but adds texture or rinses off easily. The leaves when placed in a sunny window to develop and green are delicious, rich and buttery. I usually place my salad sprouts in a sunny place for a day or two to develop green. I live where the winters are eight months long and we thrive on this source of fresh food.
Archived comment by: molly
lentils do great. Know of any book that cover dietary break down of sprouts?
Archived comment by: bjk
I am CaZy 4 Sprouts This method is Rescourceful. Its always nice to see Sprouts getting some recognition!!!
Archived comment by: greenann
I'm sprouting lentils right now. Next go around it'll be spelt, barley, soybeans, millet and wheat. I plan on using these for making homemade sprout bread. And this is very easy to achieve different types of sprouts from different beans, seeds, and grains.
Archived comment by: sterlingsilver226
try sunflower seeds for sprouting. They are large and delicous. And at most specialty stores very expensive so this is an afordible way to find and use them.
Archived comment by: lunalit
sprouts typically are a really great source of protein. it like triples the protein content of a regular bean. im currently sprouting lentils....can't wait!
Archived comment by: kaitebrown
so the lentils were great. i ground them up and threw them in along with alfalfa sprouts when i was making bread. ive since sprouted kidney beans and right now im eating miso soup with seaweed and a few sprouted kidney beans. i read online that it is important to eat these particular sprouts cooked because of toxins in them that are expelled when cooked. apparently when eaten raw they cause you to vomit involuntarily. so ive heated these few in my soup, along with the boiling soup, and they are not entirely tender like they've been cooked, but they're not hard. i just really hope they're cooked enough. i spose i would know by now, depending on my bodys reaction. anyway, garbanzo bean sprouts are next! then flax seeds and sunflower seeds. i don't even know if you can sprout flax seeds but i am going to give it a try. ill let you all know how it turns out when i do. thanks for the sprouting instructions! ♥
Archived comment by: kaitebrown
hi guys, i had a horrible experience with sprouts - of course because of the toxins. I sprouted for the first time a whole bowl full of mixed seeds and ate the whole bowl full of raw sprouts. I felt sooooooo bad!!! i had horrible cramps in my stomach and only a warm water bottle made me vomit all the stuff out...haha, when i think back now... now 3 years later i try again, that's how i found that site, sprouting mixed beans, any ideas for recipes???
Archived comment by: pupsie
