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How to Grow Sprouts in a Jar
Recipes with Sprouts
Sprout-Growing Equipment
Broccoli, alfalfa and bean sprouts show up on sandwiches and wraps on the regular. You can find them at the grocery store, but while the sun is shining, it’s pretty easy to grow them at home. With a few simple tools you probably already have, you can have fresh sprouts anytime you want.
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1. Soak the Seeds
2. Rinse and Repeat
Drain the seeds, then rinse and drain again. Set in a cool, dark place. Continue to rinse and drain the seeds twice daily until light yellow leaves start to sprout, three to five days.
Pro tip:Lay the jar on its side or at an angle (use a bowl to hold it in place with the opening down so any excess water can drip out) so the seeds have more room to spread out along the side of the jar, instead of being all on top of each other on the bottom.
3. Get a Little Sun
Once the yellow leaves appear, rinse and drain once more and set the jar in a well-lit area so the leaves can darken.
4. Serve
When the leaves have turned green, the fresh sprouts are ready to rinse in a salad spinner and eat. Refrigerate until ready to use.
BLATs (Bacon-Lettuce-Avocado-Tomato Sandwiches)
In this healthy BLT recipe, we use a creamy avocado spread flavored with garlic and basil and add broccoli sprouts.
West Coast Avocado Toast
Hummus, sprouts and avocado top sprouted whole-wheat bread in this healthy vegan lunch idea. Look for sprouted bread in the freezer section of your grocery store. If you want to make this toast interesting, try growing red clover sprouts.
Rainbow Veggie Wraps
There’s definitely a sushi vibe to these kid-friendly wraps, which are stuffed with vegetables, cheese and hummus and then rolled and sliced. Serve them with store-bought green goddess, a creamy herb-filled dressing, to take it up a notch with ease. They look impressive but they’re easy enough for kids to assemble themselves for a simple lunch or dinner.
Loaded Garden Pizz’alad
Here a garden salad packed with lettuce, bell pepper and avocado rests atop a provolone cheese pizza. And it’s all drizzled with tangy homemade ranch dressing. We recommend a knife, fork and plenty of napkins to dig into this pizz’alad! Using bread flour gives the pizza crust a crisp and sturdy structure, but all-purpose flour works well in its place.
Ham, Egg & Sprouts Breakfast Sandwich
This open-faced sandwich feels like something you would get at a fancy breakfast spot, but you can make it at home in just five minutes! Don’t skip the step of tossing your sprouts in the mustard-lemon juice mixture; it ensures each bite is full of peppy, bright flavor!
Pictured:Chef’n Countertop Sprouter Growing Kit
While growing your own sprouts is easy to do with items you probably already have around the house, these sprout-growers proved to be mega-helpful in making the process even easier.
Deluxe Kitchen Crop 4-Tray Seed Sprouter
Want to scale up the amount of sprouts you grow without sacrificing counter space? We love that this multi-tray sprouter stacks up, instead of out, to save room and make watering a cinch. Just add water to the top tray, and it flows through each tray below until filtering into a catch tray on the bottom (which saves you from having to rinse and drain multiple jars if you are making more than 1 teaspoon of seeds). Plus, spreading the seeds out on each tray gives each sprout more space to grow and equal amounts of sunlight, so no seed goes to waste.
Chef’n Countertop Sprouter Growing Kit
The process for using this sleek-looking grower isn’t different than the jar method listed above. The bonuses? The strainer works better than cheesecloth, plus the drip tray and interior ventilation tube help keep excess moisture to a minimum for more bountiful growth without any mold.
Stainless-Steel Sprouting Lids
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