By Chef Linda
What I eat for breakfast, and how I eat it, sets the tone for the rest of my day. If I sit down in the morning like a civilized person and eat something full of nourishing ingredients that support my health and well being, I tend to make good choices the rest of the day. A Hearty Breakfast Bowl is one of the best ways to start my day. Start with a bowl of cooked whole grains, like quinoa, oats, farrow or barley. You'd be surprised at how deliciously grains transition from dinner to breakfast or from savory to sweet. Pour on some
luscious homemade nut milk (or your favorite non-dairy milk) and add your favorite morning foods around the perimeter of the bowl. The ingredients below are suggestions, feel free to make your bowl your way. Cook a batch of grains at the beginning of the week, then mix and match different ingredients all week long. To serve, reheat grains or eat cold.
Ingredients
½ cup cooked whole grains, like quinoa, farro, or barley (choose one or mix and match them)
½ cup non-dairy milk
Seasonal fresh fruit (like berries and peaches in the summer or apples and pears in the cool weather months)
¼ cup chopped nuts
¼ cup dried fruit (like cranberries, blueberries, cherries or goji berries)
1 tbsp ground flax seed
1 tbsp hemp seeds
1 tbsp chia seeds
Grated dark chocolate
Drizzle of real maple syrup
Directions
1Place cooked grains in the center of the bowl. Add milk and arrange other ingredients around the bowl. Dig in!
Hearty Breakfast Bowl
YIELDS
1 to 2 servings
INGREDIENTS
½ cup cooked whole grains, like quinoa, farro, or barley (choose one or mix and match them)
½ cup non-dairy milk
Seasonal fresh fruit (like berries and peaches in the summer or apples and pears in the cool weather months)
¼ cup chopped nuts
¼ cup dried fruit (like cranberries, blueberries, cherries or goji berries)
1 tbsp ground flax seed
1 tbsp hemp seeds
1 tbsp chia seeds
Grated dark chocolate
Drizzle of real maple syrup
DIRECTIONS
1Place cooked grains in the center of the bowl. Add milk and arrange other ingredients around the bowl. Dig in!
