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Inexpensive Vegetables:
Lentil sprouts are cheap, tasty, and delicious in salads in place of lettuce.
To make sprouts I put about 1/8 of a cup of lentils (you can use the ones you buy at the grocery store) in a large, wide mouth jar (a canning jar about the size of a mayonaisse jar). I fill it with water and soak overnight. I take a square from an old nylon stocking (clean, of course), stretch it over the top of the jar and then secure it with a rubber band or a canning jar ring. Drain the sprouts and set them down at an angle in your dish drainer so that they will continue to drain.
Rinse and drain the sprouts three times a day for three days. They are ready to eat when the sprout is as long as the seed, and the seed is basically an empty husk.
To store these, line a plastic bag with a paper towel and put the sprouts inside the papertowel. This will absorb moisture and keep them fresh longer.
Saturday, April 01, 2006
Frugalities
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Wow, we both submitted an article on the exact same topic for the festival. How weird :)
Howdy! Ok, so I know absolutely nothing about lentils, but your idea sounds really good. See, I just don't like lettuce. It's like crunchy water. lol
So, once the lentils sprout, do you take the seed husks out? Do you leave them in and eat them too?
See, I told ya that I have no clue.. :o )
Jenna, rinse the sprouts one last time and eat them as is. The seed 'husks' are just a soft skin. Lentil sprouts have a slightly stronger flavor than lettuce, a bit sweeter/nuttier, and they are a wee bit firmer. Very good.
If you don't like them raw, whirl them in the blender with a smoothy, or have them in a stir fry or put them in bread dough.
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