Breakfast Grain Salad

Breakfast Grain Salad - 2 Guiding Stars

Active Time

10 min.

Total Time

30 min.

Servings

8 (193 g)

If you are sick to death of the normal breakfast routine and want something wildly different, this tangy cold grain salad is on the job. Take note: when we say it feeds eight people, we mean eight really hungry people. If you’ve got kids with smaller appetites, you could be feeding this to them for weeks. If cold grains aren’t your thing, don’t pass this by! Make the salad, refrigerate it, mix it with some egg whites (3/4 cup should be enough), and fry 1/4 cup scoops up as croquettes. Topped off with a little avocado (1/4 avocado per person), and you’ve got a hot and filling breakfast you’ll be excited to make again.

Ingredients

1 cup steel-cut oats
1 cup golden quinoa
½ cup millet
3 Tbsp. olive oil, divided
4½ cups water
¾ tsp. salt
1 inch fresh ginger, peeled and cut into discs
2 large lemons, zest and juice
¼ cup maple syrup
1 cup plain, non-fat Greek yogurt
¼ tsp. nutmeg
2 cups hazelnuts, roughly chopped and toasted
2 cups blueberries or mixed berries

Directions

Mix the oats, quinoa, and millet in a fine mesh strainer and rinse for about a minute under running water. Set aside.
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a 3-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the grains and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until they begin smelling toasted. Pour in water and stir in salt, the ginger and the zest of 1 lemon.
Bring to boil, cover, turn down the heat, and simmer for 20 minutes. Turn off the heat and let sit for 5 minutes, then remove the lid and fluff with a fork. Remove the ginger. Spread hot grains on a large baking sheet and let cool for at least half an hour. Stir in the zest of the second lemon.
In a medium bowl, whisk the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil with the juice of both lemons until emulsified. Whisk in the maple syrup, yogurt and nutmeg. Pour this into the grains and stir until well-coated. Stir in the toasted hazelnuts and blueberries. Refrigerate overnight.

Nutritional analysis per serving: Calories 505; Total Fat 26g (33% Daily Value); Saturated Fat 2.5g (13% DV); Trans Fat 0g; Cholesterol 1mg (0% DV); Sodium 230mg (10% DV); Total Carbohydrate 58g (21% DV); Dietary Fiber 9g (32% DV); Total Sugars 13g; Includes 6g Added Sugars (12% DV); Protein 16g; Vitamin D 0% DV; Calcium 8% DV; Iron 20% DV; Potassium 10% DV; Manganese 120% DV; Copper 90% DV; Biotin 70% DV.