This is a healthy replacement for the peanut butter. It is a light breakfast that works great on toast. It stays good for more than a week in the fridge, and even longer in the freezer.

INGREDIENTS

(MAKES:  3 cups)

-3 cups raw sunflowers seeds
-5 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
-1 teaspoon salt
-3 to 4 big garlic cloves

METHOD

-soak the seeds 4 to 6 hours in enough water to cover (about 1 1/4 cup).

-with a food processor, blend soaked sunflowers seeds and other ingredients until smooth.

VARIATION

-try other seeds or nuts (pumpkin seeds, almonds) mixed with sunflower seeds.

DECORATION

-raw black sesame seeds
-soaked sunflower seeds
-chia seeds
-gomasio (grind 5 tablespoons black sesame with 1 tablespoon sea salt, in a coffee grinder)

HINT

Freeze the remaining lemon juice by tablespoon, in a ice tray, for the next time.