How long does it take to make Buckwheat Microgreen and Avocado Tartine?
This recipe takes approximately 15 min total.
15 min
· Serves 2
· Updated September 2, 2026
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Buckwheat microgreens are best added fresh as a finishing ingredient. Elevate your brunch with this fresh and creamy tartine, featuring the earthy notes of buckwheat microgreens. Inspired by Ichi Umi Sushi's attention to fresh ingredients.
This recipe takes approximately 15 min total.
Buckwheat microgreens work best as a fresh finishing ingredient, adding color, texture, and a just-cut flavor that stands out right before serving.
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2 slices whole grain bread
1 ripe avocado
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 cup buckwheat microgreens
Salt and pepper to taste
Red pepper flakes (optional)
Toast the whole grain bread until golden brown.
In a bowl, mash the avocado and mix in the lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
Spread the avocado mixture evenly on the toasted bread.
Top generously with buckwheat microgreens and sprinkle with red pepper flakes if desired.
Serve immediately and enjoy the creamy crunch!
Buckwheat microgreens are grown from Fagopyrum esculentum seed and cut young for a mild, lemony green with a tender stem. Research interest centres on the flavonoids rutin and quercetin, which rise sharply as the seed germinates. Most published work measures sprouts rather than tray-grown microgreens, so figures should be read as indicative of the germinating plant rather than of a specific harvest.
• Buckwheat is a recognised dietary source of the flavonoid rutin, and germination has been shown to raise rutin and quercetin levels well above those of the ungerminated seed.
moderate evidence• Published measurements are largely from sprouts rather than tray-grown microgreens, and values vary with cultivar, germination time, and growing conditions.
strong evidence• Buckwheat is not a cereal and contains no gluten, though shared handling and milling can introduce cross-contact.
strong evidence1. Analysis of Phenolic Compounds in Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) Sprouts Modified with Probiotic Yeast — Molecules, 2022