Well not intended for life intended for consumption. This week I am trying quinoa and beluga black lentils. Both are fast sprouting and require minimal soaking. Quinoa is a pseudo-grain high in nutrients and the only "grain" that contains all amino acids, or so they say. It has indeed started sprouting overnight and by tomorrow they should be full fledged sprouts! Quinoa is impossible to chew on dry (ok, I suppose you could if you were determined) and delicious cooked. Sprouted quinoa should make an excellent salad material or good stir fry material.
Beluga lentils sprout about the same time as last weeks pardinas, but are much darker...a very dark green if not a blue black. I had a better term on the tip of my fingers but it was a crayola color and probably not clear unless you too were a crayola addict as a child. They'll be converted into a protein rich side dish with peppers, turmeric and ginger.
Great feasting ahead!
And speaking of feasting at the Maximalist house, there are peppers on the plants! Looks like the little cayennes will be the first crop as there are green fruits up to 1.5 inches long on my first plants. These will be tasty cooked and the excess dried and stored for the winter. Mmmmmm.
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