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So last month I made my first entry in a series I entitled "The Sproutables"

It was on how to sprout Quinoa. I also spoke about the health benefits of sprouting food. I recommend you check that post out first, if you are completely unfamiliar with sprouting.

With that said let's sprout lentils!

All you need:

• 1/2 cup of (organic)lentils
• about 2-3 cups of filtered water
• 1 quart mason jar

All you need to do:

First rinse and remove and stones and debris from the lentils

Add lentils and water to the mason jar

Allow the lentils to soak for 8 hours.

After 8 hours soaking, drain, rinse and drain the lentils again.

Now you'll need to invert the jar over a bowl at an angle. You'll need a sprouting screen or thin piece of fabric to put over the neck of the jar. (Keeps the lentils from escaping.)

Repeat the steps of rinsing and draining the lentils 2-3 times a day until the lentils have sprouted about a inch long tail.

Here's how they look after one day of this process.

After day 2

All done! Now I'll lay them out on a cloth to dry a bit before I refrigerate them.

If you store them in the fridge, be sure to use them within 1 week. However they freeze well for an extended storage time.

Now to convince my wife do a write up on her badass sprouted lentil burger recipe. ;)

Thanks for reading!

P.S. I've decided to start the tag #thesproutables so you can find all my edible sprouts posts searching that tag line.

#sprouting #sprouts #livingfood #livefoods #grains #lentils #quinoa #nutrients #seeds #phytates #antinutrients #beneficialfoods #superfoods #diy #homesteading

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