I have always hated oatmeal. Don't most people? In the past I have taught myself to like certain foods because of their nutritional values. Skim milk...tomatoes...salad. But oatmeal...no matter how hard I tried to like it, I just couldn't. Even when I tried steel-cut oats, even when I mixed in cinnamon and honey, even when I put peanut butter and chocolate chips in it - I still felt like I had to force it down my throat.
But now...I have found an oatmeal I like.
The other day I saw a post (I can't remember where now) about savory oatmeal, with olive oil and herbs mixed in. Intriguing! I'd never heard of such a thing. Not the saccharine-sweet, brown sugar, milky cream oatmeal, but SAVORY! I finally tried it for myself last week and I was pleasantly surprised. A few nights later, as I was drifting off to sleep, I found myself CRAVING this oatmeal and scheming how I would make it again. I would spread the oatmeal out on a plate, then top it off with fried eggs.
And that's exactly what I did.
And it was good!
As far as how I made it: I used Quaker Instant oats and prepared one serving (half cup of dry oats) according to the package directions. It's better not to get it too soupy, so don't add too much water. A medium thickness makes it seem almost like risotto, which is perfect. Once it's hot, add in 1/2 TB of extra virgin olive oil, and salt and cracked black pepper to taste. (I love a lot of pepper). That's it! I haven't tried it with herbs yet but I'm sure it'd work great.
7 comments:
brillant!
I like the sound of a savoury oatmeal!
Can I bite that?
I've never tried savory oatmeal, but it definitely sounds like it would be great! I wasn't a huge oats fan until I tried the steel cut variety. Love those.
yum, I'm fantasizing about adding some crispy bacon to that!
That does sound good Kristen, bits of bacon stirred into the oatmeal would be yummmy! :)
This was awesome! Thanks for the idea, and tho bacon sounds good, I left it out and added my fav herbs and lots of pepper with the olive oil. Instead of a fried egg, I had poached. I love to poach my eggs in boiling water that I add 1 t of red wine vinegar to water, just before I put eggs in to poach. When ready I use slotted spoon to lift eggs to oatmeal. Thin sliced tomatoe or cherry tomatoes are a nice burst of color and if put between the hot items, a nice 'savory' flavor. :) Again, thanks, I never would have combined these this way without your idea.
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