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Pink barley porridge with vanilla yogurt

Pink barley porridge with vanilla yogurt

Name: Pink barley porridge with vanilla yogurt
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 100g pearl barley; 75g traditional oats; 4 large or 8 small ripe red plums stoned and chopped; ½ tsp vanilla extract; 4 x bio yogurt; 2 tbsp sunflower seeds

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Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:10 mins
- Cook:15 mins
- Plus overnight soaking
Easy
Serves 4

Power yourself through the day with a healthy breakfast porridge that gets its pink hue from plums. Pearl barley adds great texture as well as releasing energy slowly

Healthy
Vegetarian

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100g pearl barley
75g traditional oats
4 large or 8 small ripe red plums
stoned and chopped
½ tsp vanilla extract
4 x bio yogurt
2 tbsp sunflower seeds

Nutrition: per serving

kcal371
fat10g
low
saturates4g
carbs52g
sugars18g
fibre4g
protein15g
salt0.3g

Method

step 1
Tip the barley and oats into a bowl, pour over 1 litre boiling water and stir well. Cover and leave to soak overnight.
step 2
The next morning, tip the mixture into a pan and stir in the plums. Simmer for 15 mins, stirring frequently and adding a little water if necessary to get a consistency you like.
step 3
Stir the vanilla into the yogurt and serve on top of the porridge with the seeds sprinkled over.

RECIPE TIPS

STORING AND REHEATING

If you are following our Healthy Diet Plan, you can enjoy this breakfast over two mornings. Store half in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days. You can serve the second portion cold or warmed through another day in a pan with a drop of milk or water.

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Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2017