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Seeds Glorious Seeds - Recipe ideas



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Seeds are not just for breakfast, I've found lots of ways of using them when preparing food.  There a great natural way of replacing vitamin pills.  

 I don't really believe in taking vitamin pills, unless they are specifically recommended by your Doctor.  My Doctor advised me to take calcium pills since I'm lactose intolerant. However trying to find a brand that does not contain lactose is really hard.  Which kind of defeats the point.  So now I try and get my calcium from my food and by eating fortified non dairy products.
Main Benefits

 - Seeds contain more fibre per ounce than nuts.  
- Good source of Protein
- Contain vitamins and minerals

There great as a snack or can easily be added to a lot of recipes.  The crunchy texture works well with a lot of dishes.  


FOOD IDEAS

-  Use Sesame seeds instead of tahini when making hummus or other dips.  Tahini is made by processing sesame seeds, eating the whole seeds is healthier.

 - Soups:  Use mixed seeds instead of croutons, to sprinkle on top of your fruit.  There a good substitute is you gluten intolerant.  

 - Breakfast: Sprinkle seeds over your breakfast cereal, or use to top your yogurt.  

 - Snacks:  Add mixed seeds into your home flapjacks or muffins.  

Vegan Richa



Beetroot Seed Cake - Nigel Slater  BBC Food

 Carrot and Poppy Seed Salad Mary Berry BBC Food

Jhat-pat Baingan Subzi - Aubergine recipe Tarla Dalal brilliant resource for Indian recipes 

Gujarati Potatoes with sesame seeds Vegan Richa another great website

Vegetable Burger recipe - Tarla Dalal  - I Use rolled oats or polenta as a substitute for bread crumbs. Helps keep the recipe Gluten free.

Other Websites

 Chia Seed Recipes web page

The Guardian 10 recipes using seeds


If you have not used seeds before give them a try.  There not expensive to buy and can be used in both savoury and sweet foods.  

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