Microgreens are new to a lot of people. They were new to me relatively recently as well! Something I hear at nearly every farmer's market is "So do you just put this on salads?" I mean, sure you can put them on salads if you'd like, but that's only the tip of the iceberg! Truth be told, I rarely eat microgreens on salad. You're much more likely to see me eating them on something like this. 😉
Meats, sandwiches, wraps, pizza, smoothies, tacos - I basically use these anywhere I would use lettuce! So why not just use lettuce, you wonder? NUTRITION! Let's take arugula microgreens, just as an example. Not only is the flavor much more powerful than lettuce, but arugula microgreens contain almost eight times the calcium, five times the vitamin A, C, and, K, and four times the iron as iceberg lettuce, not to mention magnesium, phosphorous, potassium, amino acids, and more! These things are tiny powerhouses! ... See more
