A little breakfast recipe here to ease back into the swing of things! This Rhubarb and Orange Compote is a nice zingy way to pep up your yogurt and museli and gets the day off to a great start! I didn’t used to be a breakfast person. In fact I spent about 28 years avoiding the meal! Nowadays, however, I cannot get going until I’ve had a good breakfast and I know that a bad breakfast will hold me back the whole day, no matter how much I’ve enjoyed it! (I’m looking at you, croissants!). I need protein to kickstart me, sugary cereals and pastries do me no good at all. I tend to turn to eggs but some days you just don’t want anything cooked, a cool bowl of greek yogurt, fruit and museli is just perfect for me then!
My love affair with rhubarb is well documented. I love the colour and the tartness. I think the combination of rhubarb and orange is just diving, a really zingy combination that hits your tastebuds and wakes you up! Perfect breakfast food!
Serves 2 generously, 4 more reservedly
~3 stalks rhubarb, trimmed
~100-150ml orange juice (just enough to come about halfway up your rhubarb in the pan)
2 tbsp sugar (or honey as a natural alternative) *
Plain Greek Yogurt and Museli to serve
– Trim your rhubarb and chop it to about 2″ lengths.
– Pop it in a small saucepan with enough orange juice to come about halfway up your rhubarb and the sugar or honey.
– Bring to the boil and simmer on a low heat for 10-15 minutes until your rhubarb is soft.
– You can serve it warm but I like to prep this in advance for a cold breakfast.
– Serve with greek yogurt and museli. I like to mix up my own museli according to my mood, this time it was oats, almonds, hazelnuts and goji berries.
*You may find you can dial down or even leave out the sugar here if you like. The sugar in the orange juice may be enough for you, especially if you are using a juice from concentrate rather than fresh as it has added sugars already. I still have a painfully sweet tooth but I’m getting there cutting down slowly!
Anna in the kitchen 