Sprouting

I have really got back into sprouting again. It was actually sprouting that got me into raw food a couple of years ago. I was on holiday in St Ives, Cornwall when I came across a shop about sprouting seeds. On a holiday buzz I bought a sprouting set thinking how quirky it was. Little did I know this decision would make me embark on a whole lifestyle change. I can grow a crop of ready to eat, nutritionally packed food in 3-4 days for only a few pennies a batch. Although I bought I kit I have since realised that you could make your own for free.

You need
1. An old clear glass jar preferably quite big, like the kind you would get a pasta sauce in.
2. A piece of material such as hemp or linen, slightly larger than the opening of the jar.
3. An elastic band.
4. Beans/ Seads to sprout; I would recommend mung or aduki as I personally find them very easy to sprout and have a mild taste.

Take a couple of tablespoons of your chosen seeds/beans and put in your jar. Cover with fresh water and leave to soak overnight. Cover with a teatowel to stop light gettting in.
Uncover the next morning. Cover the jar opening with your material and secure with the elastic band. Drain of water. Fill the jar with water, cover up again and give a gentle shake to wash the beans. Repeat a second time and drain thouroughly, secure material.
Leave jar tilter downwards at an angle(propped up in a bowl works) in a sunny area to encourage drainage. Wash beans twice daily until their roots have grown to required length. Take out of jar and eat.

Good in salads, dehydrated in crackers etc and as attractive toppings for soups. They are also quite filling so if you made enough you could have them as a meal on their own.

I love radish sprouts in winter as very warming so stop me missing hot food.

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