Za'atar Mixed Seed Crackers
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These crackers are little more than a raft of good seeds bound together and baked until shatteringly crisp. There is no flour and no sugar, just chia and psyllium doing the binding while the seeds toast to a deep, savoury crunch. They keep for a fortnight in a tin and make any starter board look generous.
Ingredients
Tick the store-cupboard items you would like, then add them to your basket in one tap.
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Choose a product for sunflower seeds - we add the cheapest by default.
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Choose a product for pumpkin seeds - we add the cheapest by default.
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Choose a product for sesame seeds - we add the cheapest by default.
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Choose a product for chia seeds - we add the cheapest by default.
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Choose a product for ground flaxseed - we add the cheapest by default.
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Choose a product for psyllium husk - we add the cheapest by default.
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Local shop2 tsp za'atar or dried mixed herbs
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Local shop300ml water
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Local shop1/2 tsp sea salt
Ticked items go to your Lean & Healthy basket. Fresh items like onions and herbs are best picked up from your local shop.
Method
Serves 8 · about 55 minutes from start to finish.
Heat the oven to 160C / 140C fan and line a large baking tray with parchment.
Stir all the seeds, flaxseed, psyllium, za'atar and salt together in a bowl.
Add the olive oil and water and mix well. Leave to stand for 10 minutes until it thickens into a spreadable, gel-like batter.
Tip onto the lined tray and spread as thinly and evenly as you can with the back of a spoon, right to the edges.
Bake for 30 minutes, then carefully slide the sheet out, peel off the paper and flip it back onto the tray.
Return to the oven for a further 15-20 minutes until fully crisp and golden.
Cool completely, then snap into rough shards. Store in an airtight tin.
Nutrition
Estimated per serving
Cook's tip
Being grain-free and unsweetened, these suit a lower-sugar, blood-sugar-friendly way of eating. Spread the batter really thin - the thinner it goes, the crisper the cracker.
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Nutrition figures are estimates per serving and will vary with brands and portion sizes. Ingredient prices and availability are indicative and confirmed at the secure Shopify checkout. Blood-Sugar-Friendly describes a lower-sugar, lower-refined-carbohydrate way of cooking. It is a food style, not medical advice - please speak to a qualified professional about your own diet.