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Spring Salad with Broccoli Microgreens

FAQ

These baby greens are full of nutrients – typically much more than what is in the fully grown plant, making them a nutritious option and an easy way to eat more vegetables. You can use broccoli microgreens in salads, sandwiches, or as a garnish for other dishes.
Realizing that some minerals and vitamins have a maximum RDA is essential. However, eating tremendously large quantities of microgreens would be necessary to reach high enough levels that could lead to serious adverse effects. Realistically, it's not possible to eat too many microgreens.
Once harvested, microgreens generally do not regrow because they've been cut before they can develop true leaves or a more robust root system.
Soaking such seeds could potentially result in mold formation and hinder their sprouting process. Examples of microgreens seeds that should not be soaked include Amaranth, Radishes, Cabbage, Turnip, Kale, Arugula, Broccoli, and others of similar size.
Additionally, sprouts are better sources of amino acids, pectins and sugars than microgreens. Microgreens were characterized by high content of carotenoids and chlorophylls, and organic acid, without any sugars, exhibiting higher anti-diabetic and anti-cholinergic activity than sprouts.

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