Easy Hummus Sprout Sandwich
I have been obsessed (and when I say obsessed, I mean it) with sprouting since I moved into my loft in 2020. I had a small garden box when I lived on campus where I grew fresh herbs, but honestly, they died every year. I want to say I am a gardener, but if I’m honest with myself, I’m definitely not. Maybe one day, but for now, it’s soil free growing for me. I learned about sprouting online after hearing Doug Evans on Rich Roll’s podcast, and from there, I was so hooked.
Since you don’t need a pot, yard, or even soil to sprout, I was able to do them on my kitchen counter. There are a few ways to do it, but I love getting a large mason jar, a sprouting lid, and a little stand or dish drying rack to drain them each day. All you do is rinse them in the morning or evening and in a few days, bam. You have sprouts. I’ve been using Sproutman for years, founded by two brothers and I love their energy. Plus, they’re all USDA certified organic, which is really important to me.
Not only do I love sprouting because it’s basically low maintenance gardening, but the nutrition is unmatched. Sprouts are packed with probiotics to promote a healthy gut microbiome, and contain digestive enzymes that help break down food more easily and also support liver detoxification. They’re packed with fiber to help support the correct flow of food through you (which we all want, if you know what I mean), and help to support the immune system by increasing Natural Killer cells in the body. Most importantly, been shown to have extreme anti-inflammatory and even anti-cancer properties. Because they’re sprouted from seed, you’re literally growing life and get so many more nutrients. Broccoli is known to be one of the most nutrition foods and contain anti-cancer properties, but broccoli sprouts are about 50 times more powerful in cancer prevention than mature broccoli, all because you’re bascially eating the sprouted seed. If you want to eat foods that fight cancer, THIS is the food.
I throw them into my bowls, smoothies, etc. just to add a ton of extra nutrients, but they’re also amazing on a sandwich.. Fighting cancer on a sandwich? Hell yeah. Boyfriend approved, here is my Easy Hummus Sprout Sandwich, which can easily be made gluten-free by switching the bread.
I love all kinds of sprouts, but my favorite is lentil, alfalfa, and broccoli. Broccoli are going to contain the most anti-cancer benefits, but for this recipe, I used lentil sprouts, but you can use whatever you’d like. You can also buy these already sprouted at the store, but let’s get back to our roots a bit.
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Ingredients:
1/4 cup Sprout broccoli, lentil, or alfalfa sprouts until mature, which takes about 3-4 days.
2 pieces Ezekiel Bread, toasted and cooled (this is my favorite freaking bread because the ingredients are SO damn good).
Sliced tomato
Sliced cucumber
2 tbsps HOPE Hummus (favorite hummus brand, the original is great but go crazy, queens)
1/2 avocado, mashed
Italian seasoning to taste on the hummus or avocado
1 tsp sesame seeds
Recipe:
Assemble the sandwich, adjusting amounts as desired.
Xo,
B
Sprout References for those that care about their body:
Evidenced based study (just one out of many) on benefits of Sulforaphane and cancer.
Mike Posner on sprouts (for the TikToker’s).
Doug Evans on TikTok for all things sprouts.
Rich Roll’s entire podcast interview on Sprouts with Doug Evans (loooove this one).
The Sprout Book (all you need to know. I do have this book and love it).
Well + Good’s Benefits of Sprouts (a great summary).
Sprouting kit I use on my kitchen counter.