Chia seeds

Rosa_Damascena

I'm looking for tried and trusted savoury recipes that use chia seeds. I bought some a while ago and thought I would be adding to smoothies etc but since then have radically cut back on my sweet consumption, so I'm wondering whether any OSers can recommend what to do with them? I bought them with the health benefits in mind.

nosuperwoman

I've found that the so called chia puddings are nothing of the sort, too gritty. I combine 10/15 grams with the same in ground flax seeds in a glass and add some frozen berries, about 50 grams, I add water, enough to cover it then stir. Left overnight I add yoghurt and have it for breakfast. It's filling enough, oats can be included or nuts.

3secondmemory

Aside from breakfast oats, I haven’t found much use for them so I’m sprouting mine just to use them up. 

Rosa_Damascena

3secondmemory said:

Aside from breakfast oats, I haven’t found much use for them so I’m sprouting mine just to use them up. 

That's something, I didn't know they could. What do you do with them once sprouted? Salads, I suppose?

I do want to eat them because I need the omega-3s. they are so tiny though, I'd rather not crunch them up with my teeth though.

CRANKY40

I mix a spoonful with cous cous. It makes no difference to the cous cous at all.

Rosa_Damascena

CRANKY40 said:

I mix a spoonful with cous cous. It makes no difference to the cous cous at all.

I was wondering about this (and bulgar wheat, and quinoa..!). Do you mix it in once made up, or whilst dry? And if the latter what adjustment do you need to make the water added? I don't want a jellylike texture to my grains.

3secondmemory

Rosa_Damascena said:

3secondmemory said:

Aside from breakfast oats, I haven’t found much use for them so I’m sprouting mine just to use them up. 

That's something, I didn't know they could. What do you do with them once sprouted? Salads, I suppose?

I do want to eat them because I need the omega-3s. they are so tiny though, I'd rather not crunch them up with my teeth though.

Egg sandwiches 😋

handy for social distancing 😉

Rowan9

I add to porridge 

Rosa_Damascena

3secondmemory said:

Rosa_Damascena said:

3secondmemory said:

Aside from breakfast oats, I haven’t found much use for them so I’m sprouting mine just to use them up. 

That's something, I didn't know they could. What do you do with them once sprouted? Salads, I suppose?

I do want to eat them because I need the omega-3s. they are so tiny though, I'd rather not crunch them up with my teeth though.

Egg sandwiches 😋

handy for social distancing 😉

Can't stand eggs, so not for me.