Fresh Sprouts Blog
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My name is Miriam Sommer. I was born in 1977 and I am the woman behind FRESH SPROUTS. Blog from me with tips on Sprouts and Microgreens that you can grow in your kitchen all year in any climate for fresh food.
Fresh Sprouts Blog
7M ago
FRESH SPROUTS
Rose, Violet, Purple and Pink Sprouts and Microgreens are beautiful in food. The colors are completely natural and the taste is usually strong. Learn more about your sprouts in beautiful, reddish tones.
Content of the article
Tips on pink, rose, violet and purple Sprouts and Microgreens:
Which Sprouts are pink, rose and violet?
Pink and violet Sprouts are natural
Stress can cause pink and rose Sprouts
How do you grow Sprouts?
Can you eat stressed Sprouts?
Do pink Sprouts turn green?
Why are some Sprouts green?
Pink, viol ..read more
Fresh Sprouts Blog
8M ago
FRESH SPROUTS
The 7 tips for sprouts in your food inspires you to use your home-grown sprouts in any dish.
SHOULD SPROUTS HAVE A CERTAIN LENGTH?
Sprouts of Lentils, Chickpeas and Beans must have 1/2 – 2 cm long root, before you should eat them raw. This is because legumes contain lectins that are neutralized as they grow. They grow to this stage in 2-4 days.
Leafy sprouts – Radish, Sunflower, Endive, Clover, Kale etc. – should grow until they unfold their leaves and the leaves develop deep color. They grow to this stage in 6-7 days.
The last group is Pea, Fenugreek and Corn. You can eat th ..read more
Fresh Sprouts Blog
8M ago
FRESH SPROUTS
Do you want the Sprout Chart in printed form? So you can easily see the color, taste and cultivation time of the 24 varieties of Sprouts and Microgreens in the shop? Download the free chart here.
Sprout chart for printing
The Sprout chart shows all the varieties of seeds you will find here in the webshop. I have some in a fixed assortment. Others are seasonal items. The Sprout chart shows:
The plant in colors
Name of the variety
Taste of the mature plant
Cultivation time
If the seed is suitable for Sprouts and/or Microgreens.
I have put the chart in A4 format in PDF and JP ..read more
Fresh Sprouts Blog
8M ago
FRESH SPROUTS
You can grow your own Sprouts in small trays in your kitchen.
But why? How do you do it? How long does it take?
You will find all the answers here.
Learn to grow your own Sprouts
In this article you will learn to grow your own Sprouts.
You will get answers to:
What are Sprouts?
Are Sprouts Healthy?
How to use Sprouts in any dish
How do you grow Sprouts?
How to grow Sprouts in 6 steps
How long does sprouting take?
How do sprouts grow without soil?
6 tips for success with Sprouts
Durability in fresh sprouts
Can you get multiple sprouts from the same seed?
What are Sprouts ..read more
Fresh Sprouts Blog
11M ago
FRESH SPROUTS
Print Green Juice with Pea Sprouts and Pea Shoots
Course Juice & Drinks
Keyword juice, pea, pea shoot, pea sprouts
Prep Time 2 days days
Cook Time 10 minutes minutes
Ingredients
50 g Peas for sprouting
10 Peas for Pea Shoots
20 g organic ginger
2 organic apples
10 g cm organic cucumber
Instructions
Soak the Peas for sprouts for 8 hours and let them grow in a sprouter of your choice. The pea sprouts should grow until the white root is 1 cm long. This takes about 2 days. If you also want to have some Pea shoots for decoration or snack, you can grow 10 gram peas mo ..read more
Fresh Sprouts Blog
11M ago
FRESH SPROUTS
Print Raw hummus with Lentil and Chickpea Sprouts
Course Dip & Spread
Keyword chickpea, chickpea sprout, dip, green lentil, hummus, lentil sprouts
Prep Time 3 days days
Cook Time 20 minutes minutes
Ingredients
9 tbsp Chick peas for sprouting
2 tbsp Green lentils for sprouting
1 tbsp Tahini
1 Clove of garlic
2 tsp Olive oil
Lemon juice
Salt
Pepper
1 Pinch of dried chilli
Instructions
Soak the Chickpeas for 12 hours and cultivate for 4-5 days till the sprout is 1,5 cm. Soak the Green lentils for 8 hours and cultivate for 3-4 days till the sprout is 1,5 cm.
Rinse ..read more
Fresh Sprouts Blog
11M ago
FRESH SPROUTS
A SPICY DISH FULL OF VEGAN PROTEIN
Print Green Lentil Sprout Dhal
Course Pot & Oven
Keyword green lentil, protein
Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes minutes
Total Time 45 minutes minutes
Ingredients
1 onion chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
3 cloves garlic sliced
1 tsp black mustard seeds
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp chilli flakes
8 Curry leaves
200 g green lentils rinced
750ml water
150g spinach
3 tbsp coconut yogurt or cream
1 tsp sea salt
TOPPING: coconut yogurt or cream
TOPPING: sprouts
TOPPING: 1 tsp garam ..read more
Fresh Sprouts Blog
11M ago
FRESH SPROUTS
Print Purple Hummus with Chickpea & Radish Sprouts
Course Dip & Spread
Keyword chickpea, hummus, radish, radish sprouts
Prep Time 6 days days 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes minutes
Total Time 20 minutes minutes
Ingredients
7 g Rose radish seeds for sprouts
60 g Chickpeas for sprouts
100 g cooked organic chickpeas in a can
1 clove fresh organic garlic
1/2 small fresh beetroot
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 small organic lemon
1 tbsp organic light tahini
1 pinch salt
1 pinch freshly ground, black pepper
1 pinch crushed cumin
1 pinch cayennne pepper
Inst ..read more
Fresh Sprouts Blog
11M ago
FRESH SPROUTS
Print GREENIE WITH SPROUTS AND SPINACH
Course Smoothies
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes minutes
Total Time 15 minutes minutes
Ingredients
7 g Red or white clover seed for sprouts
10 g Peas for sprouts
1 large handful of spinach
¼ fresh cucumber
½ fresh lemon (juice)
1 tbsp rice protein powder
3 blueberries or blackberries
1 cup rice drink, coconut milk or a mix of the two
Some dried or raw coconut flakes for decoration
Instructions
Soak the clover seeds for 8 hours. Then grow them for 6 days until the leaves are unfolded and dark green. Harvest by pla ..read more
Fresh Sprouts Blog
11M ago
FRESH SPROUTS
Print GREENIE SMOOTHIE WITH MUNG BEAN SPROUTS
Course Smoothies
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes minutes
Total Time 15 minutes minutes
Ingredients
40 g organic mung beans for sprouts
4 cup fresh spinach
¼ fresh cucumber
1 fresh lemon
3 chopped almonds
30 g crushed ice cubes
3 fresh berries as desired
Instructions
Soak the mung beans for 12 hours in a glass of cold water. You can tell they have absorbed enough water when the beans are clearly water-tight and smooth on the surface. Then grow them for 1-3 days until they have a 1 cm long, white root. They ..read more