Cranberry Nut Oat Pilaf
December 31, 2007 at 12:45 pm | In Uncategorized |
prefer to keep things salty, even when it comes to your oatmeal? here’s something for you.
adapted from the actual box of steel-cut oats I bought from Vons
serves 4
1 cup steel-cut oats
3 T EV olive oil
1/4 cup chopped red onion
1 clove garlic, pressed [let it sit 10 minutes at room temp once pressed (before cooking it) so that it can develop its anticancer properties! saw this tip in this month's Vegetarian Times]
1/2 cup chopped toasted walnuts
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1 t dried thyme
3 cups vegetable broth or 3 cups purified water with 1 t better than bouillon paste
salt & pepper to taste
in a medium to large saucepan, heat oil on medium-high, add garlic & onion and cook for a couple of minutes, until the onion gets transparent. be sure to keep an eye on it so that the garlic doesn’t burn!
add cranberries, walnuts, thyme, and oats. let toast on medium heat for 3 minutes, stirring often so as not to let anything burn.
add 3 cups of water/broth, bring to a boil. lower heat, cover, and let simmer for 25 minutes or until the broth has been absorbed, stirring occasionally during cooking time.
serve with a side of winter salad made of chopped radicchio and endives, sprinkled with a bit of coarse salt, freshly ground black pepper, a touch of white balsamic vinegar and black truffle olive oil.
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Now that’s different… not sure I could eat my steel cut oats without my standard vanilla soymilk and maple syrup. But it does sound very fancy. Beautiful photo too!
Comment by Vegan_Noodle — December 31, 2007 #
I like the idea of taking the oats a savory route rather than sweet! Sounds very yum.
Comment by cakespy — December 31, 2007 #
What an interesting recipe! I might try it next week when I have some family in town…
I hope you have a happy new year!
Courtney
Comment by Courtney — December 31, 2007 #
such a gorgeous pilaf dish!!
Comment by VeggieGirl — December 31, 2007 #
Well, now I’ve learned yet another new thing from you. Savory oatmeal pilaf? Yes please!
Happy new year, you creative inventive chef person, you.
Comment by bazu — January 1, 2008 #
is it bad that I even like eating this cold? because I do. best. thing. ever. and don’t compliment me, B, I’m not the one who came up with the concept: Mr Vons did. I just tweaked the recipe a little.
*burp*
Comment by Celine — January 1, 2008 #
This looks amazing, you have a wonderful blog…I am so making this soooooon :)
Comment by Sorina — January 7, 2008 #
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