Toasted Oatmeal With Walnuts and Apricots.

By LaLaCooks

This came from Martha Stewart's living magazine.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup walnut halves
• 1 1/4 cups oats, steel cut
• 5 cups water
• 1 cup dried apricot, chopped
• 1 pinch ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
• 2 teaspoons flax seeds, freshly ground
• 4 teaspoons honey (or to taste)

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 40mins
Cooking time 70mins
Adapted from food.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2 spread walnuts and oats on 2 rimmed baking sheets.

3 bake until walnuts are toasted and oats are golden brown (about 10 minutes for walnuts and 12 minutes for oats).

4 bring water to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat.

5 stir in oats, apricots, cinnamon, and salt.

6 return to a boil.

7 reduce heat, partially cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until oats are tender and thickened, about 25 minutes.

8 chop nuts.

9 spoon oatmeal into 4 bowls.

10 sprinkle each serving with walnuts and flaxseed, and drizzle with honey.

11 serve immediately.