This is a delicious fruit salad to serve for breakfast or a late-night snack. If you'd like, you can add sprouted or soaked buckwheat to give this recipe a nice granola crunch. Good alternatives for the sunflower seeds include cashews, macadamia nuts, or pine nuts.

INGREDIENTS | SERVES 2

• ½ cup sunflower seeds
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon agave nectar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ cup strawberries, sliced
• ½ cup banana, sliced
• ½ cup blackberries

1. Soak sunflower seeds for 6 to 8 hours. Drain and rinse.

2. Place the sunflower seeds, the lemon juice, lemon zest, agave nectar, vanilla, and cinnamon in a blender and blend until smooth.

3. Place a layer of strawberries on the bottom of a dessert bowl or glass. Place a layer of the prepared sunflower cream on top of the strawberries. Place a layer of banana and blackberries on top of the cream, followed by a second layer of cream.

4. Top off the parfait with blackberries, strawberries, and bananas.

PER SERVING:

Calories: 163 | Fat: 5 g | Protein: 3 g | Sodium: 2 mg | Fiber: 4 g