eating sunflower seeds

[cabbagepatchkid]

You can eat sunflower seeds cant you?

But what do I do with them, are they roasted like pumpkin seeds?

My one and only big tall sunflower has fallen to the floor, so I have snipped its head off in anticipation of eating its contents.....

:P

[cabbagepatchkid]

[kenkew]

Let them dry, put them in bags and take them with you when you go walk-about. I nip the pointed end, edge on, between my front teeth to open the husk to get at the scrummy seed inside. I've been eating them since I was a boy. Well, not all the time, I have sometimes go to sleep!

[Sarah-b]

Sprouted sunflower sedds are delicious.

sb

[kenkew]

Explain/details 'sprouted' Sarah.

[Wicker]

Don't want to put a damper on things and have no personall experience but there are quite a number of sites online nowadays about the dangers of gastric illnesses, salmonella and even e-coli from contaminated sprouted seeds - most I think bean and alfalfa but any vegetable seed can be the cause.  Something to do with the damp humid conditions needed for sprouting - no where does it actually mention sunflower seeds tho I hasten to add!  Simply mention as people never associate the illness with vegetable seeds.

[Doris_Pinks]

Oh  great here I am munching loads of home grown alfalfa!  :-\

[cabbagepatchkid]

Also I found this website with information on preparing sunflower seeds.
http://fl.essortment.com/roastingsunflow_revx.htm

[Sarah-b]

Not something else to worry about!

Sprouted - just as in getting the seed to chit - or a bit more than that - so you have a little shoot. And then you eat it - really nutty.

Toasted - they are delicious too, but be careful, don't burn them. Basically, heat up a frying pan, no oil, and toss them around, they will swell a little and colour a little and be ready in around 30 seconds - Nice sprinkled on a salad, or by the handful with some salt and a glass of wine !

Sarah