Bulgur Wheat Porridge

This recipe springs from my love of breakfast (hands down best meal of the day!) and my boredom with oat porridge. I had picked up a packet of bulgur wheat from Sainsburys and it sat unused & unloved in the back of the store cupboard for almost a year. I then discovered the joy that is quinoa porridge & started to wonder if you could do something similar with Bulgur Wheat. A few tweaks later and voila...

Bulgur Wheat is obviously not suitable for coeliacs (clue is in the title) but it is packed with nutritional benefits. It is low in fat & a good source of plant based protein (muscle gains HURRAH!). Bulgur wheat is high in minerals such as maganese, iron and magnesium. Add to that it provides over 25% of your daily fibre needs - and I'd say you've got yourself a perfect breakfast.

By itself bulgur wheat doesn't really taste of much at all, so in my recipe I add sultanas, raisins, blueberries, desiccated coconut, nuts and seeds and if I'm starving - a banana! My kids LOVE this recipe & always come back for more. Win!

I can PROMISE you that you'll be full up until lunchtime. Guaranteed!

Cooking Time 10-15mins

Serves 1

Ingredients

29g or 1/2cup bulgur wheat

120ml or 1/2cup oat milk (any plant based milk will work as an alternative if you want to make it vegan)

1 tbsp coconut oil

Handful blueberries

Handful sultanas/raisins

Handful almonds

1 tbsp sunflower seeds

1 tbsp pumpkin seeds

1 tbsp linseeds

2 tbsp desiccated coconut

(Extra 1/2 sliced banana)

Method

•Pour the bulgur wheat into a small saucepan & cover with the milk

•Add in the sultanas/raisins, cover and bring to the boil

•When the milk has boiled turn down the heat to a light simmer

•At this point if the milk is disappearing too fast then add a little more according to your preference

•Whilst the wheat is cooking on a simmer, it's time to fry your nuts & seeds & coconut

•Using a small frying pan melt 1 tbsp of coconut oil

•Add in all of your nuts, seeds & coconuts

•Fry them on a low heat, if you cook them too high then they will taste bitter

Turn the nuts & seeds continuously with a wooden spoon, whilst checking on the wheat

•After 10mins simmer, MOST of the milk will have been soaked into the bulgur wheat

•It's then ready to be served

My preference is to put the bulgur wheat & dried fruit into a bowl first, add sliced banana & then the fried/roasted nuts, seeds, coconut and then add beautiful juicy blueberries on top

Enjoy!

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