Ideas on how to eat sunflower seeds?

Question

Have you tried them in any recipe?

Answer 1

I love to lightly roast them and add them to everything!! Sandwiches, sprinkled over pasta, salads, in baking, by themselves... (I add pumpkin seeds to the mix as well because they are a great source of iron).

My all time favourite use involves a New Zealand yeast spread called marmite: sunflower seeds and marmite sandwiches are divine :D

Answer 2

There are a lot of salad recipes that include sunflower seeds. Here is one of my favorite salad recipes (though I prefer it with bacon) :

1 x         Bunch chopped broccoli - (some stems)

1 x         Small onion - chopped

1 cup Sunflower seeds - roasted

1/2 cup Raisins

1/2 cup Mayonnaise

1/2 cup Sugar

2 Tblsps Vinegar

Prepare the dressing by combining mayonnaise, sugar, and lemon juice. Add dressing to other ingredients just before serving

Answer 3

Sitting at Pac Bell Park watching the Giants :D

... or a little league game.

I have only eaten them in salad or plain.

Answer 4

My mother was from Russia, where sunflower seeds are a big favorite snack. She could take a handful of them, put them in her mouth, and using just her teeth and tongue, separate the meats from the shells, spit out the shells, and eat the meats.

I never even got close.

Answer 5

Plain or in salads

Answer 6

I eat them with the shells on. I dunno, for some reason I really like the shells. XD

Answer 7

on a pizza. here's an idea of a pizza with sunflower seeds on them.

recipe:

pizza dough

pizza sauce

mozzarella cheese

pepperoni

fresh spinach

red onions

tomatoes

sunflower seeds

feta cheese.

in that order

Answer 8

you can eat sunflower seedss with salt like i eat them.

Answer 9

Hi, I use them in salads, and also sprinkle them on cereal.  You can also add them to a flapjack recipe.

Braised Green Beans and Sunflower Seeds

Vegetarian Times Issue: October 1, 2004   p.38

Once known as string beans, green beans no longer have the characteristic stringy fibers. Sunflower seeds are a good source of magnesium, which may help reduce the severity of asthma, lower high blood pressure, build bones and prevent migraine headaches.

ingredient list

Serves 6

1 1/2 tsp. olive oil

1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 cup chopped red onion

1 large red bell pepper, cut into 2-inch pieces

1 16-oz. pkg. green beans, cut into 2-inch pieces

1 6-oz. pkg. sliced cremini mushrooms

1 14.5-oz. can diced tomatoes with garlic and onions

1 1/2 Tbs. cornstarch

1/3 cup sunflower seeds

2 tsp. dried thyme

Nutritional Information

Per SERVING:

Calories 122

Protein 5g

Total fat 5g

Carbs 16g

Cholesterol 0mg

Sodium 190mg

Fiber 5g

Sugars 5g



Directions

Heat the oil and crushed red pepper in a large skillet over medium heat for 30 seconds. Add the garlic, onion and bell pepper. Add the green beans, and cook the mixture for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in the  mushrooms, and cook the mixture for 3 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, and reduce the heat to low.

Whisk the cornstarch and 11/2 tablespoons of water in a small bowl, and stir into the beans. Add the sunflower seeds and thyme, and cook for 5 minutes. Serve hot.

Answer 10

usually i just eat them plain!!!  ! ! ! ! ive never heard of using them to add flavor to a pot of soup or somthing!!!

:D

Answer 11

You can add them to muffins,

Answer 12

just bake then eat um i used to have sunflower plants

Answer 13

Here is an unusual recipe for you, very yummy and very healthy:

http://goneraw.com/recipes/300-Sunflower...

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Answer 14

You can add them to anything: baked goods, salads, and pastas... Also just baking them in the oven so they are roasted is good too.