Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Oatmeal for hot weather - 2 versions

Oatmeal is a very heart healthy food because it helps lower cholesterol. It has less appeal when cooked and served hot in the summer heat but this is an easy way to eat it without heating up the house or ourselves.


Ingredients:
1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds
4 pitted dates
3/4 cup raw oatmeal
1 cup water
1 Tbsp ground flax


Pureé all the ingredients in the blender for one minute then serve.


A second recipe...


1/4 cup ground almonds
4 pitted dates
3/4 cup raw oatmeal
1 cup water
1 Tbsp ground flax


Pureé all the ingredients in the blender for one minute. This makes enough for one person.
If you don't have ground almonds, add 1/4 cup slivered almonds to the water and let it sit for an hour prior to adding it to the blender.


One could serve this with soy or almond milk but we both like to eat it plain.

1 comment:

  1. Thank you for a very tasty Saturday night supper! Can't wait to try the un-cheese crock on the boys, will let you know the results. Steve especially liked the date dessert however he's still not convinced about tofu. I think I will try some in a stir fry later this week!

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