Fresh Sprouts
With these instructions you'll be able to germinate your own fresh sprouts at home made from mung beans, lentils and quinoa.
Equipment
- 1 glass jar and sieve
- 1 sprouting jar (optional)
- 1 tea towel
Ingredients
Seed material depending on what you want to germinate:
- mung beans organic, whole and dried
- lentils organic, whole and dried
- quinoa organic, whole and dried
Instructions
- Soak the seeds in water. See soaking times for each seed in the recipe notes.
- Pour off the water using a sieve.
- Pour the seedlings into a glass and set aside in a warm place.
- Place dark germs in a dark place and cover with a kitchen towel. Place the light germinator on the window sill. Read which seeds are dark and light germs in the recipe notes.
- Rinse with fresh water and drain every 4-8 hours. In summer, the germination process takes less time due to the higher outside temperature and the seedlings should be rinsed more often. See estimated germination times for each seed in the recipe notes.
- As soon as small germs have formed, the seedlings should be stored in the refrigerator until further processing, as the seedlings become bitter if they germinate too much.
Notes
The seed material used should always be natural, unpeeled and of organic quality, otherwise it will not germinate.
Mung beans:
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Soaking time: 8 hours
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Dark germs
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Germination time: 2 days
Lentils:
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Soaking time: 8 hours
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Dark germs
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Germination time: 3 days
Quinoa:
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Soaking time: 4 hours
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Light germinator
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Germination time: 1 day