Good recipes using Chia seeds!

Chia seeds?! like the seeds in those clay heads??

...i didnt know they were edible...

please. enlighten me!

Missou, so far I have just been chucking them down but when I get home I am going to experiment with sprouting them.

they are so flavorless that you could really add them to anything!! Booboogroom has recipes!

Here are a few recipes .

Basic Smoothie
•1 banana chopped to fit in blender
•1/4 to 1/2 Cup Local Grown fruit (fresh or frozen)
•1 tbsp chia seeds
•1/2 to 1 Cup juice [should combine well with fruit]
Directions and Adaptations

Put all ingredients into blender and blend 30 sec until smooth. Any fruit juice will do, i.e. apple, orange, strawberry You could add a little yogurt, or tofu to thicken and fill out the smoothie. No more than 1/2 Cup.

For more sweetness you could add Canadian honey, or pure maple syrup.
Superseeds Breakfast of Champions

1 Personal size yogurt with or without fruit on the bottom– No Aspartame

•½ Cup Mixed Fresh fruit, local berries are best if in season.
•¼ Cup Raw Almonds or Granola
•1 Tbsp Canadian Honey
•1 Tbsp Superseeds Chia Seeds
Mix together, let stand for a minute or two and enjoy.


Tomato with Chunky Leeks Soup

INGREDIENTS
• olive oil
• 1 tsp ground fennel seed
• ¼ tsp ground black pepper
• ½ tsp” dried chile
• 1 large leek [rinsed, cut to 1/4” dice]
• 1 fennel bulb [1/4” dice]
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed (one clove added to broth mixture)
• 1 tbsp dry sherry
• 3 Cups chicken broth [put into a large bowl or 8-C measuring cup]
• 1 28-oz can tomatoes [juice added to chicken broth, rough 1/2” dice]
• ¼ cup Superseeds Chia [add to broth]
• medium potato [1/2” dice - add to broth]

DIRECTIONS
1. In large pot or Dutch oven, heat olive oil at medium heat. Cook spice powder for 3 min., stirring as needed. Add chile at 2-min. point.

2. Add vegetable mixture, 1st crushed garlic clove and sherry, and sauté until vegetables are softened, +/- 8 min. Add 2nd crushed garlic clove toward the end of the sauté.

3. Add broth mixture to pot and cook until potatoes are done, +/- 30 min.

Recipe Options:

Brown 1/2 lb stewing beef, seasoned with salt and pepper, in a skillet in a little olive oil. Add this to the soup at Step 3.Put soup through a blender to achieve a smooth consistency.Add cream for a richer soup and a rosé sauce look.


Superseeds Stir Fry

INGREDIENTS
•2 tbsp oil for frying [peanut, grape seed, sesame
- never olive which does not have a high smoking temp]
•1" pc ginger sliced or juliened
•1 tsp finely chopped garlic [more to taste]
•1 tbsp rice wine vinegar (or other vinegar)
beef pork or chicken sliced thinly [optional - omit for vegitarian]
•1 med carrot sliced on diagonal
•1/2 onion sliced
•1/2 green or red pepper sliced
•1 C chopped bok choy
•6 shiitake mushrooms, rinsed, stems removed
(other mushrooms work fine)
2 tbsp Soya sauce
oyster sauce (optional)
2 tbsp chia seeds
1/3 Cup water
1 tbsp corn starch
chili paste to taste [optional]


DIRECTIONS
Mix water and corn starch and stir to combine.
If marinading meat [optional] combine meat with 1 tsp sesame oil 1 tsp soya sauce and 1/2 tsp corn starch and stir to combine.
Heat frying pan or wok without oil until hot. Then add oil [with hood fan on!] and let heat for 1 min. Then add ginger and garlic and stir fry 30 sec. Next add rice wine and meat and marinade and stir fry until meat is browned. Remove meat to a bowl. Add a little more oil if needed and carrot and stir fry 30 sec, then add remaining veggies and stir fry 30 sec. Return meat and juices to pan, and add sauce ingredients to pan giving corn starch a quick stir before pouring into pan. stir fry for 30 sec more to heat through and remove to serving dish.


Superseeds Salad Dressing

INGREDIENTS
•1/4 Cup water
•1 tbsp chia seeds
•2 tsp minced garlic
•1 tbsp dry mustard
•1/2 tsp salt (to taste)
a few drops of tabasco, to taste (optional)
•2 tbsp red wine vinegar
•2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
•1/4 tsp finely chopped dill, basil or mint or a combination (you can adjust amount to taste)
DIRECTIONS
Make a chia gel by combining the water and chia seeds. Next add in the other ingredients one by one until all are mixed in. Try it and adjust oil or vinegar or salt to taste. Pour over your favourite locally grown vegetables and enjoy…




Linguini with Sausage & Clams in a Red Sauce

INGREDIENTS
•1 tbsp olive oil
•3 links hot Italian sausage, removed from casing and chopped
•30 pasta clams or 15 - 20 Littleneck clams, scrubbed clean and debearded
•4 cubes frozen garlic
•1 can sliced mushrooms
•4 tbsp finely chopped parsley
•1/4 Cup dry white wine
•28-oz can tomatoes, chopped to 1/2” dice (juice added to wine)
•2 tbsp Chia seeds
•ground black pepper
•parmesan cheese to serve

DIRECTIONS
1. Brown sausage meat in skillet on high heat. Remove from pan once browned.
2. Add mushrooms to pan and brown slightly.
3. Reduce heat to medium, add 2 cubes garlic and sauté 30 seconds until fragrant, then put sausage meat back into pan.
4. Add chopped tomatoes, deglaze pan and turn heat down to low. Add Chia seeds and simmer uncovered to thicken sauce. Season with pepper as needed.
5. Place second pan on high heat, pour in wine and tomato juice, along with 2 cubes of garlic and clams. Cover tightly. Check every 30 seconds to 1 minute and move any opened clams to a bowl. Discard any clams that do not open after 10 minutes.
6. Once all the clams have been removed, pour contents of second pan into first pan, and continue to reduce and thicken sauce.
7. Set a pot of water to boil and add 1 tsp of salt to the water. Once at boiling point, cook linguini according to package directions.
8. Drain pasta and return to pot, add sauce, mix and top with clams. Clams can be left in shells, or removed and chopped if desired.
9. Serve in bowls and top with parmesan cheese.


SuperSeeds Hungarian Goulash

INGREDIENTS
Grape seed oil
1 medium onion, diced
1 large green pepper, diced
4-5 garlic cloves, smashed
2 tbsp paprika powder [hot, sweet or a mix of both]
1 lb beef [or veal or venison], cut to 3/4" dice [top sirloin is best, in my opinion]
2 tbsp paprika paste
2 tbsp goulash cream paste
1 L water
1 carrot, sliced 1/4" [if omitting parsley root, add a carrot]
1 parsnip, sliced 1/4" [optional]
1 parsley root, sliced 1/2" [optional]
1 lb potatoes [about 2 medium]
2 tbsp SuperSeeds Chia Seed
1/2 bunch parsley

DIRECTIONS

1. Heat pan to medium-hot, add 2 tbsp oil and sauté onion until glassy and soft [3-5 min].
Add green pepper and sauté until softened [2-3 min].
Add garlic and stir for 1 min until fragrant.
Remove veggies and set aside in a bowl.
2. Turn heat up to high and wait until pan is fully heated and just starts to smoke. Add another 2 tbsp oil and the paprika powder, followed by the meat. Let meat stand [i.e., do not turn it] for a minute so it can brown, then turn it and let other side brown. Keep stirring until all sides are browned. The meat will let off some water - let this boil off and the browning will continue.
3. Towards the end of the browning, add paprika and goulash pastes, and sauté 1 min.
4. Add veggies back in, add tomato to the pan and scrape bottom of pan. Stew for about 10 min, add a little water if needed.
5. Add water, carrot, parsnip and parsley root, and stir. Add SuperSeeds and caraway seeds, and stir.
6. Lay parsley like a mat across the top of the pot and put lid on. Turn down heat to 1-2 and simmer for 4 hours.

By adding 500 ml to 1 L more water this can be turned into a soup and could be served with a variety of meats [grilled steak, grilled Hungarian [wine?] sausage, schnitzel, etc.] as a meal for a group.


SuperSeeds Pizza Dough

INGREDIENTS
3.5 Cups hard or all purpose flour
2 1/4 tsp instant yeast (1 pakage)
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp chia flour
2 1/2 tsp honey or brown sugar
1 tbsp olive oil
3 - 4 tbsp finely chopped basil (or other herbs)
1 1/3 C warm water

DIRECTIONS

Mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl, then add honey and oil. Add the herbs or tomato paste at this point and mix. Slowly mix in water as you pour, incorporate the water into the dry ingredients. Continue to mix until a ball forms. Leave ball to rest for about 5 minutes. Then take the ball out and kneed it on a lightly floured surface until it becomes sticky and slightly springy. Form a smooth ball and coat it in olive oil, put it into a bowl that is twice the size of the ball, cover with plastic wrap and put into the fridge. When ready to use, take out of fridge. knead and shape like normal pizza dough.
Preheat oven to 500 Deg F
Dress the pizza with: sauce, cheese, veg, meat, and a little more cheese. Slide pizza into oven [use pizza stone or unglazed quarry tiles] and bake until edges are browned about 10-12 minutes.

bump...I have a couple to share too, they are on the other computer....I'll find them and post....

Yay! You guys are the best. I definitely have problem just putting them in water/juice and chugging them down. No problem in a muffin or something though. So these recipes will be great! Thanks.

Bumpin' it

Bumping for later use. Thanks guys...I picked up some a while ago and have only added them to some of my baked goodies...now I have some new recipes to add to my arsenal.