Cooking Your Sprouted Kitchen Garden
Sprouts are so easy to grow in your kitchen that when you finally take the small amount of time needed to start your sprout garden you will wonder why it has taken so long to make sprouts happen for you and your family. Versatility combined with immense nutritional value makes these indoor veggies a win-win for all. Additionally they are economical; just one cup of mung beans yields approx. 4 cups of sprouts. Not only will there be no dirt under your fingernails but there is also no weeding. If you are not a big gardener then sprouts are perfect for you.
Starting the sprout garden in your kitchen is an easy affair and requires few supplies and virtually no green thumb. A lesson on sprouting can be found @….. Sprouting Your Kitchen Garden
Now that you have grown handfuls of wonderful nutritious sprouts what is there to do with them? It is very common to see sprouts on sandwiches and in salads. Asian cuisine uses mung sprouts, those white sprouts that have a great crunch, in many of their dishes. Sprouts can be blended into smoothies and used in soups. Sprouts can always be readily available. When greens are scare they make a great substitution. Sprouts can be used in breads and by using wheat sprouts replacement flour can be made.
Here are a few simple creative recipes for using your sprouts.
Chick-pea Sprout Snack
2 cups chick-pea sprouts
1 ½ cups peanuts
¾ cup peanut butter
1 cup milk
1 ½ cups sesame seeds
1 ½ cups sunflower seeds
1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
In a medium sized bowl chop sprouts and peanuts together, or put them in the food processor and coarsely chop. Cut in peanut butter and then add the milk. Mix thoroughly.
In a large bowl, combine seeds and flour. Mix together the sprout and seed mixtures to form stiff dough. Divide the dough in half and spread each half on a greased baking sheet. Cover with wax paper and roll out to ¼ inch thickness. Cit into 1 ½ - inch squares and bake for 1 hour, or until browned. Cool on a rack. Store in an airtight container. Makes 80 squares.
Sprout Slaw
½ cup shredded red and/or green cabbage
1 medium sized carrot, grated
1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
½ medium sized green bell pepper, chopped
2 scallions, chopped
1 small parsnip grated
¼ cup sunflower sprouts
½ cup alfalfa sprouts
½ cup bean sprouts
Combine ingredients in all large bowl. Toss with a light honey mustard dressing or light sour cream dressing. Serves 6.
Sprouts and Cheese
2 apples cubed
1 ½ cups sliced carrots
1 cup chopped green peppers
1 cup sliced cucumbers
1 cup cooked chick-peas
1 cup alfalfa sprouts
2/3 cup cubed low fat cheddar cheese
¼ cup raisins
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 table spoon light mayonnaise
¼ teaspoon dried thyme
¼ teaspoon dried oregano
In a large bowl combine the apples, carrots, peppers, cucumbers, chick-peas, sprouts cheese and raisins. In a cup whisk together the vinegar, oil, mayonnaise, thyme and oregano. Pour over the salad and toss to combine. Serves 4
These are all very simple recipes that showcase different ways to make use of the sprouts grown in your kitchen garden. Don’t limit yourself. Each sprout has a different flavor and can be used in many different ways. Try baking, using the wheat sprouts for flour. Once you learn how simple it is to unlock the tremendous store of good nutrients that lie dormant in every seed (nuts, grains, and legumes are all seeds), you can enjoy fresh produce every season.
copyright 2010 by Dan Courtois
Posted by Farmer Dan at 1/31/2010 4:23 PM 
Categories: garden
Tags: sprouts nutritional sprout Self Suffciency bean sprouts recipe alfalfa sprouts
Categories: garden
Tags: sprouts nutritional sprout Self Suffciency bean sprouts recipe alfalfa sprouts
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