Some mornings you just need that big bowl of warm, hearty goodness to start the day that only comes from a nice bowl of porridge. But I didn't just want to bring you any boring old porridge, so I called on a friend; Erin of Seed & Grain Porridge to bring you the tasty damn porridge you've ever come across.
Erin aims to please the porridge lovers and change the mind of those with a claggy, stodgy aversion. Oats are a champion health choice, proven to lower cholesterol and provide slow releasing energy with a low glycemic index. The perfect way to kick-start your morning.
RECIPE BY: Erin Murnane - Seed & Grain Porridge
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MAKES: 2 serves
PREPARATION: 1 hour (including soaking)
COOKING: 15 minutes
INGREDIENTS
PORRIDGE
- 3/4 cup Oats (preferably hand-rolled)
- 1/4 Rolled Rye
- 750ml Unsweetened coconut milk
- pinch Salt
BLUEBERRY COMPOTE
- 1 punnet Blueberries
- 2 tbsp Lemon juice
- Maple syrup to taste
TO SERVE
- Toasted coconut
- Almond butter
- Coconut yoghurt
HOW
To make the porridge, combine oats and rye in a bowl, cover with 1 1⁄2 cups coconut milk and leave to soak for at least an hour.
Place soaked oats into a saucepan with the remaining coconut milk and salt and bring to the boil over medium heat. Once boiling reduce the heat to low and simmer stirring regularly for 10 minutes until thick and creamy.
To make the Blueberry Compote, In a small saucepan combine blueberries, lemon juice and maple syrup cook on medium heat for 5- 10 minutes until the blueberries start to burst and become syrupy.
To serve, divide cooked porridge evenly into two bowls top with coconut yoghurt, blueberry compote, almond butter and toasted coconut.
TIPS
- For the creamiest porridge soak oats and rye in 1½ cups coconut milk overnight in the fridge
- If you can’t find rolled rye in the supermarket try your local health food shop or replace rye for oats or another grain such as buckwheat, barley or triticale
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