Sprouted lentils with Broccoli

If you take lentils, soak them overnight, then rinse twice daily for 1-2 days, they begin to sprout.  Basically, it mellows the flavor out and they get sweeter and more delicate.  The texture changes to slightly crunchy and crisp, with an almost sugar snap pea flavor.  Its amazing.  I tried it for the first time lately and was surprised at how it turned lentils from being boring and brown to tasting fresh and almost like fresh peas from the garden.  Try it sometime!  You can eat them raw as a healthy, crunch snack (just 82 calories per cup with 6 grams of protein!) or saute them with veggies like we did.   It doesn't take much work and its kind of fun to see them "starting to grow."  We can't really garden much since we have a balcony but this is one way to "grow" something indoors.