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    How to Make Quinoa Sprouts Plus Sprouted Quinoa Salad Recipe

    Published: Mar 21, 2013 Β· Modified: May 5, 2020 by Audrey Β· This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Salad made with Sprouted quinoa, tomatoes and cucumbers

    Making your own quinoa sprouts is easy and inexpensive. Once they have sprouted you can make a delicious Sprouted Quinoa Salad with Avocado Dressing.

    When I was at the local health food store, they had a 4 ounce container of "mixed sprouts" (peas and lentils) for $2.49. I made 8 ounces of lentil sprouts for about 25 cents.

    A quick search for "growing sprouts" turned upΒ a slew ofΒ sites, some of which recommendedΒ specific water temperatures and sprouting vesselsΒ etc. I just know what worked for me - you may need to tweak it.

    I used a very simple sprouting jar and method.

    1. I poured 4 ounces of quinoa into a quart sized Ball/Mason quart jar and 4 ounces of lentils into another and then filled both with cold tap water to the 8 ounce line.
    2. I topped each with a square of cheese cloth and secured with a rubber band and stuck themΒ in a cupboard (out of toppling range of the ultra curious soon to be 5 year old and temperature variations).
    3. About 8 hours later I emptied the water, rinsed and put the seeds back in the jars without any water.
    4. The next morning the quinoa had already started sprouting! The lentils had no visible sprouts but had doubled in volume.Sprouted Quinoa
    5. About 4 hours later I made the Quinoa Salad and Avocado Dressing for lunch. I ended up with about 8 ounces of sprouted quinoa, I think.
    6. Before bed (12 hours-ish from the last rinse) I rinsed the lentils again and they had the makings of tinyΒ sprouts.
    7. By morning, the lentils had sprouted. I rinsed them and left them another 12 hours.

    How to make Lentil Sprouts

    For the Quinoa Salad, use whatever ingredients are fresh and in season! Don't overspend on a tomato in December that won't end up tasting very good anyway.Β  I didn't have jicama or cucumber, but I did have radishes so I went with that. I made it with this Creamy Avocado Dressing, but feel free to top with your favorite

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    Ingredients
     

    • 2 cups sprouted quinoa
    • Β½ cucumber (peeled, seeded and chopped)
    • 1 red pepper (seeded and chopped)
    • 1 tomato (chopped)
    • 1 stalk celery (thinly sliced)
    • 1 carrot (grated)
    • ΒΌ cup jicama (chopped)
    • Β½ cup cilantro (parsley or basil)

    Instructions
     

    Sprouting the Quinoa

    • Rinse quinoa then put into a large jar and cover completely with tap water. Cover with cheese cloth secured with a rubber band.
    • Let soak for 8 hours. Empty the water and rinse the quinoa. Put back in the jar without additional water and secure with cheese cloth.
    • Let sit for approximately 12-24 hours, quinoa should be sprouted.

    Salad

    • Mix all ingredients in a large bowl and stir in Avocado Dressing, or other dressing of your choice. Salad is ready to serve, or you can let sit in the refrigerator for a few hours to allow the flavors to mix.

    Notes

    You can serve the salad with this Avocado Dressing or any dressing of your choice.

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    Until next time, happy eating.
    ~Audrey

     

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    1. Queen of Quinoa

      March 22, 2013 at 6:54 am

      Thanks for sharing how to make quinoa sprouts. I have yet to try it, but think they would be delicious!

      I would love for you to share this recipe over at Thank Goodness It's Quinoa, a bi-weekly link party celebrating all things quinoa. I know our readers would enjoy this just as much as I have.

      Here's the link: http://www.queenofquinoa.me/2013/03/thank-goodness-its-quinoa-tgiq-6/

      ope to see you there! Happy Friday πŸ™‚

      Alyssa

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    2. Linda @ Axiom at Home

      March 23, 2013 at 1:09 pm

      I really loved that you shared your technique for sprouting quinoa and lentils. I generally just soak, because sprouting seems so hard πŸ™‚ but this made it sound very simple. Great recipe.

      Reply
    3. biggsis

      March 29, 2013 at 2:36 pm

      I never thought of sprouting quinoa. Thanks for sharing and the salad sounds great πŸ™‚

      Reply
    4. Ashley

      June 01, 2016 at 8:22 am

      Interesting! I didn't know you could sprout quinoa that way! Thanks for sharing on FTAF!

      Reply

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