Name: Green Curry Oatmeal
Yield: Serves 1
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon coconut oil or olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon green curry paste (homemade or store-bought), plus more to taste; 2/3 cup water (or replace half the water with coconut milk, if desired); 1/3 cup rolled oats (you could use steel cut, but you\'ll have to adjust the cooking time); 1 pinch salt; 1 tablespoon toasted, shredded coconut; 1 tablespoon brown sugar, or to taste

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Author Notes:

When you have a bite of green curry oatmeal, your mind will do a double take. It’s unexpected, but it works. The flavor of green curry is softened and swaddled by the flavor of the oats, like a fuzzy blanket. A generous sprinkling of toasted coconut and brown sugar really pulls it all together and sparks up the flavor.

—fiveandspice

Serves: 1

Ingredients

1 teaspoon coconut oil or olive oil
1/2 teaspoon green curry paste (homemade or store-bought), plus more to taste
2/3 cup water (or replace half the water with coconut milk, if desired)
1/3 cup rolled oats (you could use steel cut, but you'll have to adjust the cooking time)
1 pinch salt
1 tablespoon toasted, shredded coconut
1 tablespoon brown sugar, or to taste

In This Recipe

Directions

In a small pot, heat the coconut oil over medium-high heat until it has melted, then stir in the curry paste and cook until it starts to sizzle, a minute or so.
Add the water and bring to a boil. Stir in the oats and pinch of salt, turn the heat down to low and cook, stirring frequently, until thick, about 5 to 7 minutes. Spoon into a bowl and top generously with toasted coconut and brown sugar.