Oats and Grilled Vegetable Porridge

Ingredients list for Oats and Grilled Vegetable Porridge

• 2 cups Rolled oats
• 1 tablespoon Olive oil
• 2 Small onions finely chopped
• 4 Garlic cloves chopped
• a few Fresh thyme sprigs
• 2 cups Vegetable stock
• to taste Salt
• to taste Crushed black peppercorns
• ¼ cup Fresh cream
• 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese grated
• a few Parmesan cheese shavings
• Grilled vegetables
• 1 small Zucchini cut into ½ inch triangles
• 1 medium Green capsicum cut into ½ inch triangles
• 1 medium Yellow capsicum cut into ½ inch triangles
• 1 medium Red capsicum cut into ½ inch triangles
• 10-12 Cherry tomatoes halved
• 1 tablespoon Olive oil
• ½ teaspoon Dried basil
• to taste Salt
• to taste Crushed black peppercorns

Method

1. To make grilled vegetables, heat olive oil in a non-stick pan. Add zucchini, green capsicum, yellow capsicum, red capsicum and cherry tomatoes and sauté on medium heat.
2. Add dried basil, salt and crushed peppercorns, mix and sauté for 1 minute. Remove from heat and set aside.
3. Heat olive oil in another non-stick pan. Add onions and sauté till translucent. Add garlic and oats and sauté. Add thyme and mix.
4. Add some vegetable stock, mix well and cook. When it gets absorbed, add some more vegetable stock and continue to cook.
5. Add remaining vegetable stock, salt and crushed peppercorns, stir and cook.
6. Add cream, mix and cook till all the moisture is absorbed. Add Parmesan cheese and stir.
7. Add grilled vegetables and mix well.
8. Serve hot garnished with Parmesan cheese shavings.