Amaranth
Amaranth is toasted for a few minutes before it’s combined with other ingredients, giving this porridge a fun textural dimension. Amaranth is a plant-based protein powerhouse, so you can expect to charge through all those morning tasks.
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Barley
2. Pearl barley porridge with baked apples and pears
Apples and pears baked in a little raw sugar until they caramelise, then laid across creamy barley porridge. Surely you want that to be part of your morning routine?
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Burghul
If your classic breakfast line is about being "sweet enough already", this Indian savoury porridge is for you: it's filled with vegetables like peas and carrots, fresh coriander, chilli, ginger and a heap of spices. Plus, leftovers make a great round-two meal for lunch.
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Buckwheat
4. Roots and leaves buckwheat bowl
This is one to really impress anyone who breakfasts with you and gloat about to anyone who doesn’t. Not only does it include a bounty of roasted vege and nourishing gluten-free buckwheat, it's served with homemade pecorino crisps (don't worry, they're a cinch) and carrot-top pesto.
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Chia
5. Thai peanut chia pudding
This little pud is a real nutter: coconut milk, almond milk, peanut butter, roasted peanuts, toasted coconut. Lime zest, honey and a pinch of cayenne keep the richness in check.
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Freekah
This pretty and aromatic breakfast has a Moroccan spin, with cinnamon, orange blossom water, fresh orange, and dates. Freekah grain is cracked young wheat, a larger-sized and greener-tasting version of bourghal.
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Fregola
7. Fregola pudding with poached strawberries and rhubarb (budino di fregola con fragole e rabarbaro)
Pasta for breakfast? Trust the Italians to work out a way. Fregola is a spherical grain made when wheat is rubbed with water. Here, it's cooked with a warming line up of ingredients: milk, cream, vanilla bean, cinnamon, pine nuts, sultanas, lemon zest and nutmeg, and has the consistency of a silky and light rice pudding.
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Oats
The magic ingredient in this breakfast is a coffee syrup of dark brown sugar, cocoa powder, freshly brewed espresso (or good-quality strong instant coffee) and lemon juice. It's likely that you'll find yourself working out other ways to incorporate this genius concoction into your daily life.
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Quinoa
You may already have a quinoa porridge recipe that you're loyal to, but this one is worth the wandering eye. Start the day before to allow the vanilla bean and honey-infused yoghurt to drain.
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Rice (brown)
Brown rice is cooked with lemongrass, spring onion, coriander root and ginger, to make a fragrant base for the topping: an umami-rich ensemble of pork mince, fish sauce, soy sauce and chilli sauce. The addition of lots of herbs and lime juice keep it fresh.
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Rice (black)
11. Black rice breakfast with tropical fruit
One look at this seductively glistening breakfast grain bowl, and you'll know it was a good choice to get out of bed.
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Rice (white)
Cherries baked until they’re soft and bubbly make a bright and tangy topping for this creamy coconut-milk rice pudding.
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Semolina
13. Whipped cranberry semolina porridge (vispipuuro)
Pretty in pink: this take on a classic Nordic porridge gets its luminous hue from blended cranberries (fresh or frozen are both fine).
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Spelt
That old pina colada combination is at it again. This time, in porridge form.
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Teff
Teff is so nutrient-dense it's a dietary staple for Ethiopia’s long-distance runners. In this textured granola, it's baked with other grains to make crunchy clusters.
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