Vegan pear and buckwheat porridge with ginger and hazelnuts

Vegan pear and buckwheat porridge made with buckwheat flakes, oat milk and ginger, topped with fried pears and hazelnuts. A warm breakfast without milk or egg, ready in 20 minutes.

At a glance

• Serves 2
• Prep time: 10 min
• Cooking time: 10 min
• Total time: 20 min
• Calories: 506 kcal per serving
• Protein: 11 g
• Fat: 14 g
• Carbs: 78 g

Ingredients

• 2 pears
• 15g ginger
• 400ml oat milk
• 100g buckwheat flakes
• 1 tbsp ground linseed
• 25g hazelnuts
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 pinch of salt

Method

You’ll need: frying pan · saucepan · chopping board · knife · grater · wooden spoon

1. Peel and finely grate the ginger. Dice one pear and cut the other into wedges.
2. Bring the oat milk, buckwheat flakes, diced pear, ginger, cinnamon and salt to the boil in a saucepan.
3. Simmer everything over a low heat for 5 min, until the flakes are soft, then stir in the ground linseed.
4. Toast the hazelnuts in a dry frying pan for 3 min and roughly chop them.
5. Fry the pear wedges with the maple syrup in the same pan for 2 min on each side.
6. Divide the porridge between two bowls and top with the pear wedges and hazelnuts.

Good to know

Buckwheat tastes stronger than oats and goes well with pear. The fresh ginger brings some heat to the porridge. The fried pear wedges on top taste like a little dessert.

Swaps

Buckwheat flakes → oats (contain gluten). Oat milk → almond milk (then gluten-free, if the flakes are). Hazelnuts → walnuts. Pears → apples.

Cooking tips

Use a firm pear for the wedges so it doesn't fall apart in the pan. Only stir in the linseed at the end, or the porridge turns sticky.

Storage

The porridge keeps in the fridge for 2 days; fry the pear wedges fresh to go with it.

Allergens

Vegan, no egg or milk; contains hazelnuts. Oat milk contains gluten (unless labelled gluten-free); buckwheat itself is gluten-free.

Frequently asked questions

How long does pear and buckwheat porridge keep in the fridge?

The porridge keeps in the fridge for 2 days; fry the pear wedges fresh to go with it.

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