Linseed juice

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    2

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Tekebash & Saba: Recipes from the Horn of Africa

By Saba Alemayoh

Published 2023

  • About

This is an acquired taste! The granulated texture in the mouth can be tricky. I am not a major fan of it but my mother loves it. She also raves about the digestive health qualities.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons linseeds (flaxseeds)
  • 400 ml (14 fl oz) water</

Method

In a dry frying pan, toast the linseeds for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Take off the heat and transfer to a bowl to cool. When cool, grind the linseeds with a spice grinder or mortar and pestle.

In a blender, combine the ground seeds with the water and the honey to taste. Blend for 5 seconds.

Serve and drink soon after. If it has been sitting for a while, give it a quick stir before