Recipes Using Sesame Sprinkles (Gomashio)

Sesame Sprinkles - Gomashio, Sea Vegetable and Salt-Free Sea Vegetable

Nut and Seed Patties

Mix together well:

  1 C chopped onion
  1 C chopped mushrooms
  1 C sunflower seed meal (buzz seeds in a blender      or processor)
  ¾ C any nut meal
  ½ C chopped parsley
  ½ C grated cheese (optional)
  ½ C tahini or peanut butter
  ¼ C Sesame Sprinkles, your choice
  4 Tablespoons lemon juice
  1 Tablespoon tamari (soy sauce)
With wet hands, form into patties. Coat with wheat germ or oat bran.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 min, or fry in a little oil, turning once.

Tofu Shepherd’s Pie

Crumble 1 pound firm tofu into little pieces.
Brown tofu in butter or oil until crunchy.
Add:

  ¼ C nutritional flake yeast
  ¼ C Sesame Sprinkles, your choice
  1 medium onion, chopped
  4 cloves garlic, minced
Cook till dry.
In a jar, shake together:
  2 C water
  ¼ C tamari (low salt soy sauce)
  4 Tablespoons flour
Pour over tofu, let come to a bubble. Spread into a baking dish.

Make enough mashed potatoes to spoon a layer over the tofu, smoothing surface. Score with a fork into an interesting pattern.
Bake uncovered at 375 degrees for 10 min.
You can spoon cooked veggies (peas, broccoli etc.) onto the tofu before the potato layer, if desired.

Spicy Fried Tofu

Cut into small cubes, 2 packages firm tofu
Brown in 2 Tablespoons oil, till dryish
Add:
  ¼ C Sesame Sprinkles, your choice
  1 teaspoon each: basil, thyme, curry powder, cumin, ground turmeric
  2 teaspoons dill weed
  2 cloves garlic, crushed
  1 Tablespoon tamari (soy sauce)
  ½ C nutritional flake yeast
Cook till flavours are well blended. Serve with rice or other grain.

Summer Salad

Slice thinly, 1 medium red onion.
Cover with cold water and leave for 30 minutes.
Make dressing:

  ¼ C olive oil
  2 Tablespoons lemon juice
  ¼ C Sesame Sprinkles, your choice
  2 cloves garlic, crushed
  ½ teaspoon oregano, dried
  ½ teaspoon basil, dried
  ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
Prepare 5 cups of assorted vegetables in chunks: tomato, cucumber, green/red/yellow peppers, carrot, shelled peas, cauliflower, broccoli.
Drain onion and mix all together with:
  a handful of olives
  ½ C crumbled feta cheese (optional)

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