Savoury Ginger & Garlic Oats

Name: Savoury Ginger & Garlic Oats
Yield: Makes 2 portions
Ingredients: ½ leek, green and all, chopped; 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger, peeled and chopped; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 1–2 garlic cloves, chopped; ½ vegan stock cube; 625 ml (21 fl oz/generous 2½ cups) water, plus a sprinkling for the green vegetables; 120 g (3½ oz/1 cup) oats; 1 handful of kale, chopped; 1–2 pak choy (bok choy), chopped; 1 spring onion (scallion), green and all, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon tamari; splash of sesame oil; hemp hearts

Preparation info

Makes
2
portions

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

7 Day Vegan Challenge: The easy guide to going vegan

By Bettina Campolucci Bordi

Published 2019

About

This is my take on a savoury Moorish porridge bowl, married with the flavours of warming ginger and garlic. I know this might sound like a strange combination but, trust me, it does work.

Ingredients

1 teaspoon olive oil
1–2 garlic cloves, chopped
½ leek, green and all, chopped

Vegan
Gluten-free
Breakfast

Method

Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and add the garlic, leek and ginger and fry for 5 minutes until soft. Crumble in the stock cube, then add the oats, followed by the water and bring to a simmer. Continue to simmer, stirring occasionally, for a good 5 minutes until thick and creamy.

Meanwhile, heat a small pan and add the kale and bok choy and a sprinkle of water and heat over a medium he