Darren Parker
Head Chef
Difficulty: Easy
Ready In: 10 Minutes
Serves: 2
Ingredients
- ½ cup raw pumpkin seeds
- ½ cup raw sunflower seeds
- 3 cups water
- pinch salt (optional)
Instructions
- Soak the pumpkin and sunflower seeds in water (so the seeds are completely
covered) for at least 4 hours or overnight. - Drain and rinse the seeds.
- Add 3 cups of fresh water including the drained seeds to a blender. Add salt if desired. Blend until smooth.
- Pour the milk into a muslin cloth or a clean tea towel over a bowl to catch the milk. Squeeze the cloth to extract as much milk as you can. Keep the pulp (see chef’s notes).
- Store in an airtight container or jar in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Chef’s Notes
If using a tea towel, make sure it has been washed in an unscented laundry detergent otherwise it could taint the flavour.
You can use the pulp to make crackers by binding the pulp with chia or flax seeds, egg and any flavours or spices you wish. Roll out, bake or dehydrate until mix is dried out , golden and crisp.
Darren is a Head Chef with 35 years in the trade from the SouthWest of England. Having spent time honing his skills in the UK at prestigious hotels such as The Grosvenor Hotel, The Dorchester and Harrods Food Halls in London, he moved to New Zealand in 1995, and has been working in various restaurants and catering businesses within the Waikato region…
If you would like to learn more about Darren, see Expert: Darren Parker.