Buckwheat Cereal with Mushrooms and Onions

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.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 243 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Rinse buckwheat with cold water in a colander; drain.

Step 2

Heat a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir buckwheat until toasted and fragrant, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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.