Simple Fare: My Favorite Savory Oats

An easy fall breakfast to take the chill off.

Savory oat groats with salad greens, eggs, green onions, and achar - just the thing on a chilly fall morning.

I was going to give you a lasagne recipe this week.

I’ve been in the kitchen prepping for an Italian pop-up dinner at the dive bar a couple miles down the road and have been slinging around vegetarian comfort food - mushrooms, caramelized onions, béchamel.

But I’ll be honest, readers - after all that stirring and layering and cheese, this morning had me craving something simple, nourishing, and balanced. You almost got a formula for a green juice - my food cravings have been swinging from one pole to the other with the weather - but last night we had our first frost and it was a chilly walk down to the pasture. And so: oats.

As always, this is less a recipe and more a method - adjust to suit your taste, diet and goals. A couple tweaks to the standard oatmeal procedure help me with my goals and preferences:

We’re using oat groats here, which are just whole, hulled, but otherwise mi…