Sprouts

[ysabetwordsmith]

A friend and I got to talking about bean and pea sprouts. If you can't garden outside, just want to save money, or wish for more variety, then check out these resources...


https://www.instructables.com/Growing-Bean-Sprouts/

https://buyersguide.org/sprouting-kit/t/best


Do you have limited interest in salads? Some bean or pea sprouts are quite thick, for use in stir-fries or other cooked recipes. Also you can use just-sprouted peas or beans in various dishes, before they get tall. Mung beans are the most popular, but there are many other options.

https://sproutpeople.org/collections/bean-sprouts

https://www.aussiesprouts.com.au/bean-sprouts-recipes

https://www.butteredveg.com/moong-sprout-recipes/

http://earthmother-intheraw.blogspot.com/2009/01/quick-easy-sprouted-bean-recipes.html


Do you use leaves in other ways, such as on sandwiches or in stir-fries? If so, consider leafy sprouts or microgreens. They also work great in smoothies; sometimes we get pea shoots at the farmer's market for our green smoothie. They'd probably work well in soup too.

https://sproutpeople.org/collections/leafy-sprouts

https://sproutpeople.org/blogs/recipes/eating-ideas-for-leafy-sprouts-1

https://sproutpeople.org/collections/microgreens

https://eatmoresprouts.com/recipes/

https://www.hamama.com/blogs/recipes/tagged/soup

Oh hey this one has a hippie recipe for anything pesto! :D You can tell from the nutritional yeast instead of cheese. Gosh I haven't had that in decades.
https://www.bootstrapfarmer.com/blogs/microgreens/10-of-the-tastiest-ways-to-enjoy-microgreens

Comments

[siliconshaman]

With my problems with chlorophyll the bean sprouts sound like a good option. Had them in stir-fry before now, no bother.

Not that I think I'll be growing them indoors anytime soon... the cats like them too!! They're not bad for cats, but they do fart horrendously afterwards.

Yes ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

Plants do not produce chlorophyll until a certain stage of development and light exposure. If the leaves have not yet emerged, or are still yellow, then there should be no chlorophyll.

https://sproutpeople.org/pages/greening

You can also blanche some vegetables to prevent chlorophyll:

https://web.archive.org/web/20260324165642/https://www.dispatch.com/story/lifestyle/home-garden/how-to/2016/11/08/multiple-ways-to-blanche-vegetables/24167881007/

https://modernfarmer.com/2014/07/white-asparagus/

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/cauliflower/blanching-cauliflower.htm

So if you want to try that at home, it's a good way to save money.