chickpea sprouts

[Emiliana]

Okay, so I've sprouted some chickpeas (garbanzos). The sprouts are about 1/4 inch long.

They are chewable and nice but taste kinda, well, raw. I guess it's just odd to be eating raw chickpeas. Feel like they might be hard to digest.

Any chickpea sprout experiences out there? Am I headed for a stomach ache?

I'm eating them in with some baby greens, avocado, dried cranberries and tahini dressing.

[DebB]

Just yesterday I decided to give up on chickpeas. I tried them soaked, sprouted and raw and they tasted just as you say - raw. I didn't care for them.

So a couple days ago I tried again, sprouted them for a few days and steamed them and made hummus. While I loved it, I was SO bloated - no difference in my body's reaction eating them raw vs. steamed.

I came to the conclusion I'll have to leave them alone for now. Luckily there are recipes for hummus that use zucchini instead of chickpeas. If I remember right, I think Alissa has one in her first book. *Ü*

[Emiliana]

They were definitely better with the dressing but I'm not quite sure I'm sold! I just love the idea of getting some legumes in me.

Thanks Deb!

[DebB]

I hear you Emiliana ~ I too wanted to get legumes into my diet.

I tried with raw sprouted lentils as well and I just don't care for them raw... I tried though. *Ü*

[Emiliana]

I may try some lentils--the black ones would make such pretty sprouts!

Do you have special sprouting stuff or do you just wing it? I used a nut milk bag for the garbanzos but thought smaller stuff would get kinda lost in it.

[DebB]

For sprouting lentils, I use a glass jar. Just be sure and get as much water out of it as possible (shake shake shake). I've always had 100% success sprouting in a glass jar, no mold issues. *Ü*

[big foot marty]

I have sprouted chickpeas and lentils and made hummus with them andit was good and I had no stomach isues.

have made th hummus with raw tahini as well as raw and sprouted sesame seeds.

with and without garlic

I have also made hummus with chickpeas, tahini lemon juice sea salt and a cup of fresh raspberries

[GreginND]

I'm not a big fan of raw chickpeas either. My favorite legume sprouts are moth (muth) beans or mung beans. I also love sprouted peas - not too sprouted - just enough to first start seeing the root develop.

[T-Bird]

I made sprouted chick pea hummus several times.....always threw it out....

sprouted chick peas.....not for me.....