Speaking of hot breakfasts for cold mornings, what do you think of bulgur for breakfast? We’re thinking this super-quick-cooking grain would be perfect for busy mornings this fall and winter.
The beauty of bulgur is that it’s technically already cooked. All we have to do is add hot liquid, let it stand for a few minutes, and it’s ready to eat. This makes it just as fast, if not faster, than instant oatmeal and definitely easier than a bowl of steel-cut oats.
We’re curious how the nutty, earthy flavor would do as a breakfast food. We’re used to pairing it with tomatoes, mushrooms, and lentils, and wonder if it would pair as well with milk, honey, and fruit. Of course, we could always keep it savory, but our usual breakfast tends to be sweeter.
We found a few recipes to get us started:
• Breakfast Bulgur Porridge from Martha Stewart
• Breakfast Bulgur with Pears from Food.com
• Bulgur Scrambled Eggs from Mr. Breakfast
Do you like bulgur for breakfast? How do you make it?
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Comments (7)
I love bulgur with yogurt and tomatos. It's tasty and super quick as well as healthy.
absolutely! I'll boil some water with raisins, dried cranberries, and a touch of honey. When it comes to a boil, I shut off the heat and add the bulgur (I use #1 bulgur) and let it sit for five minutes. All done. It's similar to oatmeal this way.
Bulgar is our favorite hot breakfast cereal. With walnuts and brown sugar on top.
I use quinoa in a similar fashion. It's so easy to cook up a pot at the beginning of the week and then scoop it out for breakfast. I heat it up, add some sesame or cashew milk, honey, and a generous sprinkling on cinnamon and chow down. It's so delicious and filling!
It's called dalia and eaten only in the winter in the northern parts of India. Heavy heavy deliciousness. It's first roasted with butter/ghee and then cooked in milk.
no wait, that wrong, it's cooked in water (and sugar) and served with milk on the side.
We have a place in Santa Barbara that makes a hot quinoa bowl like this that is AMAZING. They're called Backyard Bowls. I have my take on it on tastethisblog.com/2010/11/taste-this-hot-quinoa-breakfast