How and why to Soak your nuts and seeds
This can feel like a lot of work at first but in fact it is super simple and takes just a little forward planning. If you want more bang for your buck in terms of nutrients then this is the way to go to increase the nutritional content of your nuts and seeds.
Equipment
- Bowl or large jar (preferably stainless steel or glass)
- Strainer
- Roasting tin
- Baking parchment
Materials
- Any nuts or seeds such as cashews, pecans, almonds or sesame, sunflower or pumpkin seeds
Instructions
- Place nuts or seeds into container
- Add enough cold filtered water to cover
- Leave for 8 hours
- Wash in filtered water and strain
- Spread onto baking parchment on a baking tray
- Dry out at 100'C for 3 hours or until dry
- Use straight away or place in the fridge or freezer in an airtight container
Shortcut
- Use boiled filtered water and soak for 2 hours