Bircher muesli with sour cherries, pistachios and buttermilk
Ollie Dabbous' easy bircher muesli recipe is elevated with the addition of tangy buttermilk, toasted pistachios, sour cherries and fresh mint leaves to finish. A quick breakfast to prepare the night before with minimal effort and maximum flavour.
This recipe is taken from Essential by Ollie Dabbous (Bloomsbury Publishing, £30). Photography by Joakim Blockstrom.
Ingredients
Muesli
- 250g of apple juice
- 20g of porridge oats
- 20g of chia seeds
- 75g of dried sour cherries , halved
- 25g of golden raisins
- 75g of pistachio nut s, plus 4 tbsp
- 1 apple , coarsely grated, avoiding the core (any variety is fine)
- 125g of Greek yoghurt , thick
- 125g of buttermilk
- 1/2 lemon , zested and juiced
- 4 tbsp of pomegranate seeds
- 4 tbsp of blueberries
To serve
- 4 tbsp of blueberries , halved
- 4 tbsp of pomegranate seeds
- 4 sprigs of fresh mint , leaves picked
Method
Mix together the apple juice, oats, chia, cherries and raisins in a bowl and leave overnight to soak and rehydrate. Do not drain
- 250g of apple juice
- 20g of porridge oats
- 20g of chia seeds
- 75g of dried sour cherries , halved
- 25g of golden raisins
The next day, toast the pistachios. Preheat an oven to 170ºC/gas mark 3. Toast the nuts on a baking tray for 10 minutes until golden. Remove, leave to cool and roughly chop 4 tablespoons of the nuts, leaving the rest whole
- 75g of pistachio nut s, plus 4 tablespoons
Mix the whole pistachios and all the remaining ingredients into the bowl with the oats and divide between 4 serving bowls, or chill until needed
- 1 apple , coarsely grated, avoiding the core (any variety is fine)
- 125g of Greek yoghurt , thick
- 125g of buttermilk
- 1/2 lemon , zested and juiced
- 4 tbsp of pomegranate seeds
- 4 tbsp of blueberries
Sprinkle the blueberries, pomegranate, reserved chopped pistachios and mint over the muesli and serve
- 4 tbsp of blueberries , halved
- 4 tbsp of pomegranate seeds
- 4 sprigs of fresh mint , leaves picked
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Bircher muesli with sour cherries, pistachios and buttermilk
