BUCKWHEAT CEREAL WITH MUSHROOMS AND ONIONS

Buckwheat Cereal with Mushrooms and Onions image

Buckwheat is a healthy side dish containing all 9 of the essential amino acids. It's very popular in Europe. Buckwheat is gluten free, as it's not a grain. This recipe is not as quick as a plain basic way to cook buckwheat, but it's so worth it and smells and tastes so good. Serve hot with a small piece of butter on top.

Provided by Owlet

Categories Side Dish Grain Side Dish Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 cup buckwheat groats
1 tablespoon olive oil, or to taste
1 onion, diced
1 carrot, diced
½ pound mushrooms, diced
1 tablespoon butter, or to taste
2 cups water
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Rinse buckwheat with cold water in a colander; drain.
Heat a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir buckwheat until toasted and fragrant, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
Heat olive oil in the skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and carrot until onion is golden, 5 to 10 minutes. Add mushrooms; cook and stir for 5 minutes more.
Melt butter in a pot over medium heat; add buckwheat and stir to coat. Add onion mixture, water, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover pot, and simmer until liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 242.5 calories, Carbohydrate 39 g, Cholesterol 7.6 mg, Fat 8 g, Fiber 6.2 g, Protein 8.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 78.9 mg, Sugar 4.1 g