Toasting sunflower seeds prior to making this butter will create more of a roasted peanut flavour. Otherwise, keeping them raw will keep their neutral, creamy taste.

sunflower seed butter

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serves

lasts 1-2 weeks

preparation time

10 minutes

cooking time

10 minutes (if dry roasting)

ingredients

• 1 cup of sunflower seeds (pre toasted if desired)
• good pinch of sea salt
• 2-3 tbsp of a neutral oil such as grape seed or rice bran oil.

method

In a coffee grinder or good blender blend the seeds until they are a powder like consistency (similar to a nut meal). Add the salt and 2 tbsp of the oil. Blend again till mixture comes together. If needed, add the extra tablespoon of oil. The paste should come together and resemble a thick ‘peanut butter’. If needed, add a little more oil. Store seed paste in a container in the fridge.

nutritional information

• Roast sunflower seeds on 180c for 6-8 minutes or until slightly golden. This will bring out their natural oil and create more of a sweeter and nutty butter.
• Sunflower seeds are rich in omega 6 making them a useful therapeutic food for hormone imbalances.
• Seed paste is rich in essentially fats which keeps the skin nourished and healthy.
• This paste can be made without oil. However, it will require blending for approximately 15-20 minutes. Eventually, the fine powder becomes grainy, then clumps together, then finally forms a ball and loosens up into a paste.