5 Ways to Enjoy Your Own Fresh Sprouts

If you’re into sprouting, you already know how satisfying it is to produce your own incredibly healthy food from dried nuts, seeds, beans, legumes, and grains.

When you have sprouts on hand, you’re all set with a handy, protein-rich component to fill out healthy snacks, salads, entrées, appetizers, sandwiches and more. Try alfalfa, sunflowers, radish sprouts, mung bean sprouts, among others. Here are some great ways to use those vibrant sprouts:

Enjoy them as a salad component – Add a handful of sprouted beans or lentils to a bowl of colorful veggies, avocado, and a luscious dressing like this Sunny-Citrus Dressing or this Creamy Feng Shui dressing.

Create “living” rice – Wild rice is not actually a grain, rather it’s a protein-rich seed. To make sprouted or “bloomed” wild rice, soak wild rice in pure water for 2-3 days, which will make it tasty and chewy, as if it has been cooked “al dente.”

Stack your sprouts – Sandwiches and wraps are ideal vehicles for sprouts, which complement other fillings like avocado, tomato, shredded carrot, cucumber, beets, etc. Top with a rich, delicious dip like Marathon Hummus, Tapenade Provençal, or Raw Bliss Lemon Hummus.

Embellish Earth Bowls & Buddha Bowls – When preparing your entrée bowl, sprouts play a starring role along with quinoa, beans, grated carrots and beets, chopped tomatoes, seasoned tofu cubes, roasted yam chunks, etc. Serve with a side of Creamy Orange Tahini Sauce.

Garnish soups and entrées – Sprouts make a superb topper for your soups, like this yummy 100% plant-based Hot & Sour Soup, or this Creamy Asparagus Bisque, as well as enchiladas, tacos, or other hearty dishes.

As you can see, sprouts are bona fide nutritional royalty with a veritable cascade of benefits, so take advantage of them, starting now. Bon appétit!