Sunflower Pate Recipe

3  cups sunflower seeds, (soaked 8-12 hours,sprouted 2-4 hours)
1  cup squeezed lemon juice
1/2  cup chopped scallions
1/4-1/2 cup raw tahini
1/4  cup liquid amino's, or (2 tablespoons nama shoyu, or pinch of sea salt with add'l water)
2-4  slices red onion, chunked
4-6  tablespoons chopped parsley
2-3  medium cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
1/2  teaspoon cayenne pepper (to taste)

Soak sunflower seeds 8-12 hours, drain, sprouted for 3-4 hours (leave out on counter)
then thoroughly rinse and drain removing husks.

In food processor add:
sunflower seeds
lemon juice
scallions
tahini
liquid amino's
onion
parsley
garlic
cayenne, until smooth paste.
blend, taste and season, pate develops strong garlic taste in hours.

Makes 8 cups

-From the book, "The Raw Gourmet, Simple Recipes for Living Well"

Comments

[Kaye Dennan]

This sounds lovely. Sunflowers seeds sound like a good base to start with and their flavor is not strong but definitely not one to be ignored either.