raw legumes....how to eat

[violetgirl]

Hi!
I understand that you must sprout legumes in order for them to be considered "live", but my question is this: can you eat the entire bean as well as the sprout? Aren't they hard as rocks, or do they soften up?

Thanks!
Violetgirl

[paleogirl]

To my mind, if a food needs cooking or sprouting or anything-ing to make it edible, then we're not supposed to eat it. Just my opinion coming from a Paleolithic angle. :)

[Brianna]

You need to sprout them. I sprout garbanzo beans for hummus and to use on salads. I also love sprouted lentils, mung beans, and aduki beans. They soften up when you sprout them. Obviously, they aren't as soft as cooked beans and they have a more grainy texture.

[violetgirl]

Thanks Brianna!

That's just what I was wondering about....... if and how the beans "softened" up. By the way, do you happen to have a raw hummus recipe that uses the beans? I was recently at a cafe' near my home and ordered an outstanding hummus/veggie wrap that I'd like to "convert" to a 100 percen't "living" recipe. I will share the recipe ASAP!

Allison

[lifetolife]

Hi violetgirl,

I know you posted this ways back last year but just in case you didn't get a recipe for hummus here's a link: http://www.sproutpeople.com/cookery/hummus.html

Just replace the 1 cup of sprouts with sprouted chickpeas or any sprouted legumes. It's delicious!

Best wishes!

l2l

[Stina]

Yeah, my experience with sprouted beans corresponds with Ann Wigmore's wisdome on it, I think! I can easily enjoy sprouted mung, adzuki and lentils. The others so far with my experimentation seem to need cooked to be edible and I think that's what Ann wrote about it. Those with soaked nuts and seeds make me feel satisfied with protein.

[L6A2N6]

To my mind, if a food needs cooking or sprouting or anything-ing

Haha! good one.