Blueberry Breakfast Rice Bowl

Here’s something different to start your day off.

Recipe courtesy of BC Blueberry Council: http://www.bcblueberry.com/

Ingredients

• 1 cup (240 ml) water
• 1½ cups (360 ml) milk divided
• 1 tsp (5 ml) salt
• 1 cup (165 g) brown rice or quinoa, uncooked
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) chia seeds, whole
• 5 (10 ml) cardamom pods, whole
• 3 tbsp (45 ml) maple syrup
• ½ tsp (2.5 ml) ground cinnamon
• 1½ cups (225 g) B.C. blueberries, fresh or thawed frozen, divided
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) flax seed, ground
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) hemp hearts
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) walnuts, chopped
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) unsweetened coconut flakes

Directions:

• In a medium pot, bring water, 1 cup of the milk and salt to a boil. Add the rice, chia seeds and cardamom pods. Bring to a boil, stir, then simmer, covered on a medium low heat for 40 minutes until cooked (or according to the manufacturer’s instructions)
• Remove the cardamom pods.
• Add the remaining ½ cup of milk, maple syrup, cinnamon and 1 cup of the blueberries, heat and stir until warmed.
• Serve warm topped with the remaining blueberries, flax, hemp hearts, walnuts and coconut.

Yields 3 cups