Zesty Coconut Lime Brown Rice Porridge
The former Golden Door Health Retreat (now Elysia Wellness Retreat) shared this recipe for Zesty Coconut Lime Brown Rice Porridge. The retreat served this guest-favorite porridge for breakfast during winter months, but porridge is a warming and nutritious meal all year for our staff, thanks to the dietary fibre for improved gut health, plus magnesium which boosts heart health.
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 292kcal
This hearty breakfast is a guest favorite at the retreat. Chef James Knight created this recipe for its dietary fibre for gut health and magnesium for heart health. We love it at Spa Index because it's a great way to use cooked brown rice, and it's a fast breakfast to prepare if you have leftover rice.
Ingredients
PORRIDGE
- 3 cups brown rice - fully cooked and room temp or chilled
- 2 tablespoons organic maple syrup
- ½ lime - zested (juice reserved for another use)`
- 3 whole medjool dates - pit removed
- 1 - ½ cups coconut water - unsweetened
- ¼ cup coconut milk - unsweetened
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
TOPPINGS
- 2 bananas - optional
- 1 cup berries - optional
Instructions
- Place all the porridge ingredients in a food processor and pulse several times until well combined, but keeping some texture -- too much pulsing would make a thin gruel.
- Transfer to a saucepan and gently heat over medium-low heat.
- Serve with fresh berries or sliced bananas, if desired.
Spa Index Kitchen Notes
This is a great way to use cold, chilled leftover brown rice. In fact, you can make enough ahead to intentionally have breakfast the next day.
You can replace the lime with orange, lemon or grapefruit zest if you prefer.
You can also use fresh young coconut flesh and water instead of the tinned coconut milk and coconut water.
At Spa Index, we preferred using Baahri and Blonde Dates, for a lighter, sweeter more "caramel" flavor.
If using 2 bananas and 1 cup of blueberries, divided between 4 servings, those optional calories change the total per serving to about 365 calories.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 292 kcal (15%) | Carbohydrates: 58 g (19%) | Protein: 5 g (10%) | Fat: 5 g (8%) | Sodium: 106 mg (5%) | Potassium: 481 mg (14%) | Fiber: 5 g (21%) | Sugar: 21 g (23%) | Vitamin A: 50 IU (1%) | Vitamin C: 5 mg (6%) | Calcium: 60 mg (6%) | Iron: 1.3 mg (7%)
The Elysia Wellness Retreat is located in the beautiful landscape of the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, Australia. The Spa Retreats offer a holistic blend of exercise, nutritious cuisine, health education, relaxation and spa indulgence to allow you to discover new sources of energy and vitality.