What are Microgreens?

Microgreens are freshly sprouted young vegetable plants. While they’re small in size, they’re packed with flavor and nutrition- often containing higher vitamin and mineral contents (by weight) than their full grown veggie counterparts.

Since microgreens are the baby version of a full grown vegetable they share the same general traits and flavor profiles as their classic form: mustard greens are earthy and ever-so-slightly spicy, pea shoots are sweet and crunchy like a fresh spring pea in its pod, and carrot greens are sweet and have the delicate feathery texture of a full grown carrot top.

How to store and care for your microgreens.

Most microgreens can be refrigerated in their packaging for 7 to 10 days. However, some varieties like pea shoots, radish, carrots and alfalfa sprouts can last well over 2 weeks. Excessive moisture will cause them to deteriorate quickly so if you’d like to wash them before use do so right before you use them or they’ll fade in the fridge shortly thereafter.

How to Use Microgreens

Microgreens can be used to add flavor, texture, and color to all sorts of dishes- tacos, salads, bagels, wraps, burgers, stir fry, omelettes…. They can be added to smoothies or eaten all by themselves as a snack (popcorn microgreens are especially delicious this way). Here are our most commonly grown microgreens, their key nutrition benefits*, and how we like to use them…

Pea Shoots

Pea shoots are sweet, crunchy, and taste like spring. They’re great for snacking and can be added to salads, wraps, and sandwiches. They’re a sweet yet mild addition to smoothies and can be stored in the freezer for blending up at a later date (we add them to our smoothies almost every morning- we’re huge fans). They can handle a little heat and are delicious in stir fry. Pea shoots are a good source of dietary fiber, protein, vitamin C, E and A, and potassium.* 

Cilantro Microgreens

These slow-growing little cilantro sprigs pack big flavor. Delicious on tacos, in burritos and veggie wraps, and as edible garnishes. They add fresh bright flavor to salads, sandwiches, green smoothies and juices, and rice. Rich in vitamins A, B, C, E, and K, beta-carotene, calcium, and iron.*

Mustard Microgreens

These micro mustards are packed with spicy, earthy flavor. Delicious in salads, wraps, sandwiches, grain bowls, burgers, or served atop a hearty tomato soup. Rich in vitamin A, C, E, folate, niacin, riboflavin, thiamin, potassium, calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese and zinc.*

Carrot Microgreens

Carrot microgreens are fresh, delicate, packed with carrot flavor, and rich in: antioxidants, vitamins A, B, D, and E, carotenoids, potassium, and magnesium.* They’re great for salads, soups, and sandwiches. Because they’re such a unique flavor, they’re great for wowing dinner guests.

Cantaloupe Microgreens

These fresh crunchy little springs have a sweet cantaloupe aroma that pairs brilliantly with fruit salads, and balsamic or lemon poppyseed dressings. They have a cucumber-esque characteristic and are a great snacking green and excellent in smoothies (can be frozen for on-demand blending). Cantaloupe microgreens are rich in vitamin C, potassium, and carotenoids.*

Dill Microgreens

These light, feathery, crisp microgreens have an incredibly fresh dill flavor. We love these in salads and sandwiches, folded into dips, blended into dressings, and added to quick pickles and fridge ferments. Dill microgreens are rich in calcium, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and dietary fiber.*

Sunflower Microgreens

These crunchy greens add great texture and flavor to salads, wraps, and sandwiches. They’re rich in folate, calcium, vitamin C, vitamin A, potassium, magnesium, manganese, dietary fiber and protein.*

Broccoli Microgreens

Broccoli microgreens add great texture and a fresh flavor to salads, wraps, and grain bowls. They’re rich in vitamins A, B, C, and E, calcium, copper, iron, magnesium.*

Radish Microgreens

Radish microgreens pack full radish flavor into a tiny spring of veg and are rich in vitamin C, vitamin E, B vitamins, manganese, magnesium, and iron.* We like them on salads, wraps, sandwiches, and as a garnish when we’re feeling fancy.

Salad Mix

Salad mix is a combination of broccoli, kale, kohlrabi, arugula, red cabbage, and mustard greens. It has a mild flavor and is incredibly versatile- use it anywhere you might add lettuce! Salad mix is rich in antioxidants, calcium, vitamin A, C, E, and iron.*

Popcorn Microgreens

Popcorn microgreens are grown entirely in the dark. They’re incredibly sweet and crunchy and great for snacking. They also work in salads, wraps, and tacos. Popcorn microgreens are rich in vitamins A, B, C, and E, as well as calcium, chlorophyll, and magnesium.*

*For us, growing food is all about sustainably growing flavor and nutrition, but we’re not nutritionalists and this is not medical advice.