There is no doubt most people know how good Sprouted Flaxseed is, but not many of us know how to sprout it. With only flaxseed, a terracotta dish, and water, let me show you how!

How are we going to get Omega-3? That was one of the first few questions I asked myself when my family started a plant-based diet 13 years ago, and flaxseed has become part of our essential diet. However, I was afraid, and in fact I stopped consuming flaxseed products entirely when I found out about phytic acid, and also how flaxseed can go rancid so easily.

After some serious research about phytic acid, I finally learned that sprouting & fermenting are the best way to decrease the enzyme inhibitors in whole grains, beans, nuts and seeds.

The process helps break down the phytic acid and makes it easier to digest.

Since then, I sprout and ferment almost everything we eat.

Because it is gelatinous, I have to admit that Sprouting flaxseed was difficult, and I failed many times.

Give up? No, I didn’t. I finally found the best way to create Sprouted Flaxseed easily.

This method is easier than you might think. Ready to sprout and eat healthier flaxseed?

Here are things you need for making Sprouted Flaxseed:

1. Flaxseed.
2. An unglazed terracotta dish.
3. A spray bottle & water (preferably a glass one–I just use a spray head with a recycled glass jar).

How: 

1. Day 1- Sprinkle about 2 TBSP (30 g) of the seeds in the dish.
2. Cover them completely with water.
3. Keep the dish covered and leave it in a dark & quiet area. You can cover it with cardboard or anything to keep the light out. I just use another terracotta dish for a lid.
4. For the first few hours, spray them as often as you can remember to.
5. Day 2 – Keep spraying them at least 2 times a day: once in the morning, and once in the evening. Keep it covered in a quiet area.
6. Day 3 – You can see some tiny sprouts trying to break out. Keep on spraying.
7. Day 4 – Almost all of them have sprouted. I usually dehydrate my Sprouted Flaxseed at this point. Be careful not to let them sprout too long if you want to dehydrate them. I let it grow a little bit too long once, (to about day 5) and it was almost impossible to dehydrate–The taste was a little more vegetable like too.
8. To eat them, just grind them as you do when you eat non-sprouted flaxseed.
   

   sprinkle some seeds in an unglazed-terracotta dish

   

   keep the dish covered

   

   by day4, most seeds should be sprouted

   

   spread a thin layer on a dehydrator tray

   

   store in a glass jar and grind it before eating

If you make Sprouted Flaxseed, let me know how yours turns out. I’d love to hear about it!

Note: If you want to eat them fresh just keep repeating the process ‘til they get longer and the seeds develop leaves (usually about day 6). Stop covering them, and put them in a glass jar. Put the jar somewhere they can get some light. You’ll be amazed to see the leaves turn green. Keep the jar in the fridge and eat them as part of your salad.