Sunflower Microgreens are very flavorful and taste exactly like the sunflower seed. It adds a nice crunch to salads or you can pair it with any dish to add your greens.
Put 1/4 cup of seed - for a 5 by 5 inch tray - in a jar.
Sunflower seeds float. To soak them all evenly, fill the jar to the top with cool water and cover with a lid.
Soak for 8-12 hours.
Drain off soak water. Never Soak them again.
Rinse thoroughly.
Drain thoroughly.
Rinse and Drain again with cool water - every 8-12 hours.
When your seeds have the tiniest root showing, plant them on a thoroughly moistened medium.
Cover your crop with another tray or plate, to keep light out and moisture in.
Keep your medium moist by watering gently as needed.
When your plants have begun to push up the cover, remove the cover and move your crop to a well lit location.
Harvest when the leaves are open and most of them have shed their hulls.
Cut just above the medium, with a scissors or sharp knife.