Snack Sprouts

Submitted by Sharon123

"Recipe adapted from Isabell Shipard, author of How I Can Use Herbs in my Daily Life."

 

• Ready In: 72hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 3/4 cup

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup lentils
• 2 tablespoons onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons tamari soy sauce
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional)

directions

1. Soak 1/2 cup lentils 8 to 12 hours, drain.
2. Sprout 3-5 days.
3. Rinse 2 times daily, grow until the length of shoots equals the seed length.
4. Place sprouts in a bowl and mix in 2 tbs onion powder, 1 teaspoons garlic powder, 2 tbs tamari soy sauce and a pinch of cayenne pepper (if desired).
5. Spread out thinly on a baking tray, and bake at 250°F until brittle and crispy, which takes about 1 hour.
6. Alternatively, the snack sprouts can be dried in a food dehydrator.
7. When the sprouts have dried out, store in a container with a lid, which will keep them dry and crisp. Enjoy!

Reviews

[julienielssen]

I have to admit, I was really hoping to like these. But, unless you are putting them on a salad or some other side dish, they tasted terrible. To be fair, I was looking for a crunchy healthy snack alternative and maybe this was not that kind of recipe. I am an avid fan of healthy raw cooking and had just sprouted extra lentils and wanted to do something with the "extras". I was hoping for a snack I could "snack" on like chick peas, or sprouted nuts. This was not that type of snack. If you want extra flavor for sides or a salad, this might work for you.

 

[magpie diner]

thank you so much for this idea Sharon! My sprouter was packed to capacity with beautiful green sprouts, now I wish I would have taken a picture. I have never sprouted lentils before, love them! I am in disbeleif of how far 1/2 a cup of lentils can go. I over-cooked these unfortunately so my recommendation would be to really watch they don't turn too brown, even at a low temp they do burn. I'll be reloading my sprouter tomorrow with another batch, I won't use the onion powder next time, I found it just too overwhelming - but the rest of the ingredients are perfect. Thank you again Sharon! Made for Veg*n Swap Mar10.

 

[Mrs.R]

SO good! I tried to make mine last as long as possible because I wanted to see how long they would last after baked. I made it about 2 weeks....On to another batch soon! THanks! ETA: You don't have to have a fancy set-up to sprout lentils. Just a wide-mouth jar with nylons or cheesecloth for the top "cover". Secure with rubberband and rinse your sprouts as needed!

 

[free-free]

Such a Fun & Yum snack :) I used my own mix of sprouts...a tray of this and that in my pal my de-high :) for the lentils I used Sharon's suggested spice mix with the exception of replacing the soy with Braggs and using less than 1/2 the amount of liquid 'cause it is potent stuff :) - (side note; I was inspired by Sandi to give garbanzos a try too, but did a wasabi, brown sugar mustard sauce with those - so thanks for the idea :) ) I did some wheat berry sprouts as well 'cause why-not... sprouting and dehydrating have become my cooking methods of preference over this past summer and I have been experimenting and playing around a lot... so I have the stuff ready to rock&roll with my whims :) :) :)...Loved the lentil snack sprouts... delightful crunchy little crisps ... I will not be drying them in the oven as long as I have my new favorite toy (the dehydrator) or maybe until winter- when I need to turn the oven on to warm up some {{lol}} ; - but I am sure that would be a yum as well because all of Sharon's recipes & ideas are...:) - as far as the de-high dry time...hard to say 'cause like I said different tries all different things, treatments and times plus we have ALOT of problems with power going off with summer storms this time of year...it is a play it by ear thing and so far I have been pleased with the results - I would say average 6-8 hours...you can put it on and go off to work with out worries (or bed :) )- THANKS Sharon for yet another winning recipe...i think i may be your #1 fan :)

 

[L DJ3309]

I love dried lentil snacks, but had never tried them sprouted like this. I'll have to triple the recipe next time, they where gone before I could put them into any kind of container! Hope you'll get a picture up of just the lentil sprouts. Thanks for sharing.