Recipe: Golden Healing Porridge

Porridge is my winter morning comfort and I’ve realised it can be so much more than just oats and water!

This recipe was developed as I’m always looking to reduce inflammation in my system and this porridge is a wonderful golden way to start the day so that your system stays warm, your tummy is calm, and your digestion is easy. It’s also good for joint pain!

Ingredients

Serves 2

1 cup oats/ soaked buckwheat/ soaked millet (soaked overnight is best!) or gluten-free flakes

500 ml almond or coconut milk

Knob of butter or coconut oil

Salt

1 banana mashed

1 handful frozen blueberries or berries of your choice

1 Tblspn nut butter

¼ cup anti-inflammatory Golden Juice (turmeric, ginger, lemon black pepper – see recipe below)

Golden Juice

Combine in a blender or nutri-bullet:

1 knob fresh turmeric (or a teaspoon turmeric powder)

1 thumb sized piece of ginger peeled

½ lemon, skin removed

2 cups lukewarm water

½ teaspoon coconut oil

½ teaspoon ground black pepper

(You can keep the left-over juice for 3-4 days in your fridge and add to your warm morning water)

To Create!

1. Heat up a small saucepan on medium and add the oats/grain. If you didn’t soak your oats, dry toast slightly for a couple of minutes. Continue stirring them – don’t let them burn!
2. Add the milk and mashed banana and mix everything up.
3. Add a knob of butter or coconut oil and a pinch of salt and mix again.
4. After a few minutes add a ¼ cup of the Golden Juice.
5. Mix in the nut butter and leave to simmer for 5 minutes or longer if needed.
6. Serve in a bowl and decorate with fruits and other sprinkles like toasted nuts, goji berries, cinnamon – whatever you have. I used banana slices, blueberries, cacao nibs, shredded coconut and some roasted seeds this time.

YUM! And good for the TUM!