Health food skeptics might expect the recipes in a cookbook titled The Sprouted Kitchen to be all sprouts and seeds, rabbit-food style. Not so in blogger Sara Forte’s new book, beautifully photographed by her husband, Hugh. Sure, Sara’s recipes highlight fresh produce, whole grains and unsaturated fats — but they’re also tempting and satisfying. Case in point: the spicy Ranchero Breakfast Tostadas pictured above.
From vibrant seasonal salads to fruit-spiked cocktails to bites of (unprocessed) indulgence in the treats section, the book’s 100 recipes are mostly original, with a few favorites from Sara’s popular blog folded in.
The Sprouted Kitchen‘s recipes are both impressive and easy, so try one for a simple weeknight meal or your next dinner party:
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A wheat berry salad I found years ago with pistachios, golden raisins, and a cumin dressing. I always overdo the feta, though, so I hope it still counts
Roasted cauliflower with olive oil and parmesean and fresh parsley sprinkled on top!
Stir fry with napa or bok choy cabbage, sprouts, mushrooms, onions, garlic, and anything else I may have in the fridge. I use oyster sauce and a bit of soy sauce. It is yummy!!!
Mango / corn / red pepper / black bean salad.
Easy corn salsa – can of corn (rinsed), can of black beans (rinsed), one cubed avocado, can of rotelle tomatoes with sauce, 1/2 chopped onion, 2 T chopped cilantro, mix and eat. Fills you up, not out.
Brown rice with steamed eggplant
tofu vegetable quiche
Grilled tofu and veggie skewers! Healthy and delicious!
A black bean chipotle soup, with carrots, onlins, and tomatoes. Flash blending or food processing the mixture makes it thick and hearty, and you can adjust the smokiness and spiciness. It is stick to your ribs good, but it's vegan and low-fat!
potato and kale soup… with any and all add-ins!!!
My go-to healthy recipe this year is a take on Heidi's Tortilla Salad in 101cookbooks.com: steamed cauliflower, kale, zucchini, and radishes, canned beans, crushed chips, avocado, feta and a citrus chipotle dressing. A great summer dinner!
Homemade pizza, three cheese, garlic, onion, olives, spinach.
Roasted vegetables over polenta
An Asian quinoa salad with edemame slivered carrots and a peas. and a poppyseed papaya dressing.
A grain salad my daughter makes.
I love a spinach, tomato, red onion with black olives for a whole meal salad.
Greek yogurt with fruit and granola.
Pasta with swiss chard and walnuts and feta cheese
I'm a juicer…Kale, Cucumber, Celery, green apple, lemon. I also like anything with avocado.
Simply Delicious…fresh arugula with olive oil and sea salt, fresh sliced beets on top and sprinkle with goat cheese.
Turkey styled kidney beans with cauliflower and tomatoes.
egg poached in moderately spicy marinara with soy sausage avocado corn relish.
Stuffed portabello mushrooms with spinach, tomatoes and rosemary
Grilled tofu and vegetable primavera served over roasted spaghetti squash and topped with toasted sunflower seeds
Butternut squash with black beans, spinach, and onions on a soft fried corn tortilla
Grilled chicken w/steamed broccoli.
Looks Yummy! I love butternut squash!
COLD BLACK-EYED PEA SALAD W/ CILANTRO, RED ONION, BELL PEPPERS, & OCCASIONALLY W/ A SIDE OF AVOCADO
Eggplant lasagna. I use the eggplants as the noodles. Its so good
Greek yoogurt, fresh fruit and a tablespoon of organic peanut butter.
My favorite salad: Mixed greens with organic heriloom cherry tomatoes, mini portobello mushrooms, chunks of mozzarella cheese, celery, red onion, garbanzo beans, cucumber, all covered with olive oil and Northern Italian dressing. Heaven!
I love making homemade extra garlicky hummus. Awesome with baby carrots and spread on veggie wraps, but my favorite way to eat it is with soft pieces of flatbread, chopped tomatoes, chopped kalamata olives, and chunks of feta. YUM!
Slow cooker turkey chili
and other one I love its Texas-style smoky corn and black beans salad!! mmm so delicious, refreshing and over all, super healthy, lots of fiber and protein 
Tuna Nicoise… I make mine with line lemin vin, purple potatoes cooked in little salt thyme nd rosmery, blanched french beans, oven roatsed grape tomatoes, 3/4 of a hard boiled egg, beautifully seared tuna and fat free greek yogurt aioli i make with anchovies, rosted garlic, lemon juice… yummy! all under 370 cal
Quinoa pilaf with sundried tomatoes, cucumbers and feta, and pine nuts fir some crunch.
Quinoa Salad with Roasted Sunflower Seeds, Arugula, Spinach, and Smoked Salmon
Egg white omelet, with vegetarian sausage, tomato, spinach, and cheddar cheese.
A bunch of veggies – broccoli, zucchini, onion, mushroom, carrot, everything! – sauteed with some garlic in olive oil and some fresh grated Parmesan cheese on whole wheat naan. Top with some fresh herbs from the garden. So delicious, like a veggie pizza. c:
kale salad with smashed avocado and lemon dressing…so delish!
Soft boiled egg over crispy baked kale drizzled with lemon juice!
Spinach Salad with Roasted Beets &all the veggies from my urban garden wall with a Sweet Basil Vinegrette.
Strawberry avocado salad with corn on the cob
Sauteed squash and zucchini with a little olive oil and some fresh ground pepper!
Salads!
A simple caprese salad
I have a strawberry salad that is my go to.
The Crunchy Curried Chickpeas looks absolutely fantastic. Can't wait to try it. Thanks
When I need something healthy, I tend to make a salad. Really, I just add whatever is sitting around in my fridge. My favorite combo is probably a spring mix with green apple slices, chicken, and Parmesan.
A fresh corn and black bean southwestern salad
Fave healthy go-to is a ratatouille-based spread we devour all summer long – sometimes scooping it up with fresh veggies, sometimes slathering it on pizza in place of our usual sauce. Good stuff!