Sunflower Seed Spread

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 cups sunflower seeds
• 1/2 cup tahini
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon minced onion
• 1/2 cup water

Recipe

• toast seeds in a frying pan over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes stirring non-stop, until lightly browned.
• transfer the hot seeds to a bowl and mix well with tahini, stirring well to coat all seeds. spread seeds out in a single layer and cool to room temperature.
• while cooling, combine juice and garlic in a small bowl. set aside.
• put seeds in food processor or hand held blender along with the juice mixture, soy sauce, celery, minced onion and water; blend until the mixture is fairly fine. cover and refrigerate if not using the spread within 15 minutes. if spread firms up mix in a tablespoon of water.