I have never liked sprouts, but when I read about their nutritional value and many benefits, I wanted to learn to eat them. I also love the thought of growing my food. I set out on a quest to make a sprout salad that I would enjoy eating, and I finally succeeded.
The key to the whole thing was to mix different sprouts and then add some arugula, spices and sauerkraut. Sauerkraut was yet another thing that I had not tried before but again, the many benefits made me want to try. I make my saurkraut, but it is possible to buy ready-made. If you do, make sure you get hold of a fermented one.
When setting the difficulty level of the recipe, I found it hard to decide if this was a beginner or intermediate recipe. I settled on a beginner's level because it's super easy to make. If you haven't gotten to a place where you have a small sprout factory in you kitchen or sauerkraut fermenting in a dark corner of you home, don't worry about it. Get it from the store. Give it a taste and see what you think.
And if you want to dive deeper into this whole sprout thing, check out Doug Evans's book The Sprout Book.
Prep Time10 minsTotal Time10 mins
50galfalfa sprouts
50gmung bean sprouts
50gbroccoli sproutsProbably the best sprout in the world
50gsauerkraut
50garugula Same thing as rocket, if that's a more familiar name in your area
20groasted sunflower seedsunsalted
salt and black pepper to taste
a splash or two of your favourite vinegar
1
Put all the ingredients in large bowl and mix it around a bit.
2
Add some salt and black pepper. Give it another mix.
3
Add some splashes of vinegar. Be careful to not add to much.
50gbroccoli sproutsProbably the best sprout in the world
50gsauerkraut
50garugula Same thing as rocket, if that's a more familiar name in your area
20groasted sunflower seedsunsalted
salt and black pepper to taste
a splash or two of your favourite vinegar
Directions
1
Put all the ingredients in large bowl and mix it around a bit.
2
Add some salt and black pepper. Give it another mix.
3
Add some splashes of vinegar. Be careful to not add to much.
Notes
I have never liked sprouts, but when I read about their nutritional value and many benefits, I wanted to learn to eat them. I also love the thought of growing my food. I set out on a quest to make a sprout salad that I would enjoy eating, and I finally succeeded.
The key to the whole thing was to mix different sprouts and then add some arugula, spices and sauerkraut. Sauerkraut was yet another thing that I had not tried before but again, the many benefits made me want to try. I make my saurkraut, but it is possible to buy ready-made. If you do, make sure you get hold of a fermented one.
When setting the difficulty level of the recipe, I found it hard to decide if this was a beginner or intermediate recipe. I settled on a beginner's level because it's super easy to make. If you haven't gotten to a place where you have a small sprout factory in you kitchen or sauerkraut fermenting in a dark corner of you home, don't worry about it. Get it from the store. Give it a taste and see what you think.
And if you want to dive deeper into this whole sprout thing, check out Doug Evans's book The Sprout Book.
