Sprouting Seeds

Do you like sprouts? Have you ever tried them? I love sprouts on sandwiches, wraps or in a good stir fry or salad. Sure, you can buy sprouts in the grocery store, but why not grow your own? They are inexpensive, fun, clean, fresh, nutritious and delicious. Plus, if you have been snowed in all Winter and have been dying to get something fresh from the garden, sprouts are a perfect little something to grow indoors all year round.

I bought this little Burpee Seed Sprouter. It is just the right size for us, but you can surely buy bigger set-ups or make your own. This one comes with 3 seed packets: broccoli sprout seeds, mung bean sprout seeds and zesty sprout seeds (which are a combination of broccoli, radish and cress.)

You just spread a small amount of seeds over the clear trays of the seed sprouter.

Rinse the seeds thoroughly under the tap.

Next, you simply stack the trays, placing the shallow tray on top. Slowly pour water through the shallow tray into the seeds below and drain the excess water from the base tray. You just need to rinse and drain the sprouting seeds twice a day and in 2-7 days your sprouts will be ready to eat. Sprouting seeds can be stored in the fridge for 3-4 days.

Of course you may want to keep the nosy Corgi out of the seed sprouter. ♥ CS