Oat & chia porridge
Make this vegan breakfast packed with healthy ingredients including flaxseeds. You'll benefit from calcium, vitamin C, fibre and one of your 5-a-day. Make with gluten-free oats as desired!
Spinach & barley risotto
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 2
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- 2 tsp rapeseed oil
- 1 large leek(315g), thinly sliced
- 2 garlic cloveschopped
- 2 x 400g can barleyundrained
- 1 tbsp vegetable bouillon powder
- 1 tsp finely chopped sage
- 1 tbsp thyme leaves
- 160g cherry tomatoeshalved
- 160g spinach
- 50g finely grated vegetarian Italian-style hard cheese
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal346low
- fat12glow
- saturates5g
- carbs34g
- sugars7g
- fibre12g
- protein19g
- salt0.8g
Method
step 1
Heat the oil in a non-stick pan and fry the leek and garlic for 5-10 mins, stirring frequently, until softened, adding a splash of water if it sticks.
step 2
Tip in the cans of barley and their liquid, then stir in the bouillon powder, sage and thyme. Simmer, stirring frequently, for 4-5 mins. Add the tomatoes and spinach and cook for 2-3 mins more until the spinach is wilted, adding a splash more water if needed. Stir in most of the cheese, then serve with the remaining cheese scattered over.
