Savory Oatmeal

lily_swenson

I'm not much of a sweet person.. So imagine my delight when I "discovered" my grandfather eats his oatmeal with a crack of black pepper, some salt and a tiny drizzle of butter (must be a Russian thing), I personally LOVE eating my oats this way and would like to try more savory versions of this grain...do you have any recipes? How do you eat your oatmeal? Also instead of butter I use olive oil

brando79az

I share your sentiments.

Bump for ideas

thepetiterunner

Check out this blog: www.theoatmealartist.com She has tons of different recipes, and several savory ones too.

lily_swenson

Thank you this is a very good website! Here are some of the savory recipes I'm interested in:
Greek Oatmeal
Ingredients (serves 1)
1/8 cup of diced red onion
1/2 cup water or vegetable broth
1/2 cup unsweetened milk (preferably soy)
1/2 cup rolled oats (I use Country Choice Organic)
2 tbsp hummus
handful of spinach, cut/ripped in strips
handful sliced kalamati olives (optional)
handful tomatoes, cherry or sun-dried (optional)
diced cucumber (optional, for topping)
crumbled feta cheese (optional)
salt and black pepper

lily_swenson

Mexican Corn Oatmeal
Ingredients (serves 1)
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 cup milk of choice (unsweetened and unflavored), water, or broth
1/2 cup rolled oats (I use Country Choice Organic)
1/2 cup frozen corn
1/2 tsp chili powder
the juice of half a lime (~1 tbsp)
1/8 tsp liquid smoke (optional)
salt and pepper, to taste

lily_swenson

Oatmeal Risotto
Ingredients (serves 4)
1 cup steel-cut oats
3 cups water
1/4 cup golden raisins
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
pinch of salt
1 ripe banana, mashed
parmesan cheese shavings, as a topping

lily_swenson

Pizza Oatmeal
1 cup milk of choice, or water
1/2 cup rolled oats (I use Country Choice Organic)
1/3 cup pizza/marinara sauce
your favorite pizza toppings!
pinch of salt

tegalicious

Last week I did eggs scrambled with spinach, red bell pepper, and jalapeño, bacon, cheese and butter on top of my oats. Delicious!!

runnergrlfl

I cook it like usual with water, when it's done and while it's still smoking hot I stir in some cheddar cheese until it's melted and gooey. Then top with a runny egg, salt pepper.

lily_swenson

I cook it like usual with water, when it's done and while it's still smoking hot I stir in some cheddar cheese until it's melted and gooey. Then top with a runny egg, salt pepper.

yum

GingerLee13

I love to add a little tamari/soy sauce, a sprinkle of garlic and onion powder, and LF shredded cheese.

feelin_gr_8

Had never thought of oatmeal savory...though I suppose it's like me and cottage cheese. I think it's nasty when people put jam or fruit in it-I only like it with salt and pepper!

byahbee

my grandparents are scottish and they just ate theirs with salt which was awful and has probably put me off savoury porridge for life! i don't add any sugar to mine but i do have it with dried apple and blueberries, also i prefer the finely milled powdery oats

NancyKhuu

I eat mine with furikake ( japanese rice seasoning made from seaweed ). If you like fish and sushi then you try it out. The stuff is good on everything, on rice, porridge, oatmeal, udon noodles ...

Hell_Flower

I once put hot sauce in mine.

Don't do that. Don't ever do that. :sick:

Sometimes I'll pop a bit of marmite or just a bit of salt n pepper.

Alatariel75

I'm in for recipes, I do not do sweet food in the morning but find that oatmeal, when I do have it, does fill me up and stick til lunch. I've got a recipe for savory oatmeal slice which has sundried tomatoes and olives, so I'd probably really like savoury oatmeal

awebs89

I just tried this today and it was awesome:

1/2 cup oatmeal
1 sunnyside up egg
1/4 cup cheese
1 cup spinach
anything else you want to throw in ex. mushroom, avocado, onion
garlic powder, salt, pepper

Cook oatmeal in water in mix in everything and top with the egg

kelly_c_77

Bump. I've never tried savory oatmeal but I'm very interested. Hopefully someone can post some more ideas!

CindyMarcuzAdams

If I love grits and polenta with salt, pepper, and butter, I bet I will love oats the same way. Guess I have to try it.

Thanks...

HeidiCooksSupper

We had some mushroom risotto-style oatmeal a couple of weeks ago. It was delicious and in no way felt like a breakfast food. Instead of water, I partially cooked it in chicken broth in the microwave. I sauteed mushrooms with some herbs in olive oil, stirred in the partially cooked oatmeal and broth, and stirred it around for a minute or so until it was done.

Faster than cooking rice for real risotto. Bill said it reminded him of stuffing but that's probably because I put some sage in it.

Technically, I was using Bob's Red Mill 5-Grain Cereal -- but it's basically "multigrain oatmeal." We use it instead cuz it's yummy in multigrain bread and we can get it in bulk from Amazon.

So, my take away is that oatmeal is a great whole grain for supper. Cook it following the package direction but with savory stuff instead of sweet stuff and it's supper not breakfast. So simple. Who knew?

melimomTARDIS

in my house we say do you want your oats sweet (brown sugar) or scots? (butter and salt)

I had "scots" oats this morning, with margarine. Yum.

chopsart

I never thought to make oatmeal savory. Great recipes ideas!

Mygsds

I'm always s the strange one... I cook with water with minced garlic in.. When done stir in sharp cheddar cheese and a little butter, salt and pepper. Lasts for hours.

judychicken

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Mischievous_Rascal

Interesting.

kirkor

It's funny how oatmeal because associated with sweetness, whether it's those flavor instant packets, or just adding brown sugar.

But really, it's a grain ... no reason for oats to be sweet more than savory any more than there'd be reasoning for rice or corn or flour or even potatoes to be sweet.

It's a neutral base and the flavor profile comes from what you add.

Speaking of making oatmeal awesome, add peanut butter. (actually don't, because it tastes so good you'll become addicted and completely blow your calories )

achantee

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isa75

Loving some of these, great ideas.

My mom used to toss oats into her soups. Along with or in lieu of barley or other grains.

marissanik

I do a tbsp of peanut butter mixed in with 100% cocoa baker's chocolate pieces. Mixed up, SO GOOD. I also make my oats with water.