…Granola that is…
Yipee! I finished the first half of the nutrition program at Bauman College and am now a Certified Nutrition Educator – well certified in a few weeks. Next stop is Certified Nutrition Consultant which will happen same time next year after another 350 hours of classroom time.
In celebration, here is a recipe for an unusual granola that I developed…
* Exported from MasterCook *
Granola – Nutty Tamari Seaweed
Serving Size : 12
Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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3 cups oats — old fashion, raw
3 tablespoons sesame seeds — whole raw
1/4 cup sunflower seeds — raw
1/4 cup pumpkin kernels — raw
3 tablespoons seaweed — flakes
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
3/8 cup honey
2 tablespoons oil
2 teaspoons tamari soy sauce
Preheat oven to 300F.
Put dry stuff in a bowl and toss to mix
Heat honey, tamari and oil over low heat until thin enough to pour.
Pour honey mixture on to oat mixture and stir to evenly coat.
Spread on a half sheet pan lined with parchment paper.
Bake, stirring every 10 minutes, until golden brown. About 30 minutes total. Granola will still be a bit soft but will become crispy after cooling.
Cool and store in airtight containers.
***Notes: I try to use as many organic ingredients as possible. The seaweed is called ‘Dried Seaweed Powder’ or ‘Mikawawan San Aonoriko’. It’s not really a powder but more like flakes – green. I found this at Berkeley Bowl in the Japanese ingredient aisle right next to the sheets of Nori. It comes in a 20 gram bag. ***
Yield: “1 1/2 quarts”
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 254 Calories; 9g Fat (30.7% calories from fat); 9g Protein; 37g Carbohydrate; 5g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 103mg Sodium.
It’s a tasty snack all by itself. I like to take a little baggie of it with me while out and about in case I get hungry. Prevents me from eating junk out of desperation. I haven’t tried it on top of my favorite yogurt (Pavel’s Whole Milk Russian Style – we’ve got to bug the owners to make an organic version of this) yet but I imagine it would be quite tasty.
Enjoy!
