What to cook from buckwheat: 4 delicious recipes for every day (+ video)

Buckwheat is a versatile cereal. Side dishes, salads and even sweets are prepared from it. It is very useful, and you can eat it almost every day. We at joy-pup offer four recipes for delicious buckwheat dishes for every day with step-by-step preparation.

Buckwheat salad

There are many varieties of salads with buckwheat. After all, almost all the ingredients are combined with it. Watch the video recipe for buckwheat salad.

You can also prepare the following salad. We offer step by step preparation.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup buckwheat
• 2 glasses of water
• 1 cucumber
• 1 tomato
• 1 sweet pepper
• 1 small onion
• 1/4 cup fresh herbs (dill, parsley or basil)
• 2-3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1-2 tablespoons of vinegar or lemon juice
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

• Rinse buckwheat in cold water. Then pour 2 cups of water and put on fire. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and cook over low heat for about 15 minutes until tender. Let sit for 5-10 minutes and then drain in a colander to remove excess liquid.
• Peel the vegetables and cut them into cubes. Onions can be cut into rings.
• Mix buckwheat and vegetables in a large bowl.
• Add fresh herbs, vegetable oil, vinegar or lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste.
• Mix well and let the salad sit for 10-15 minutes for the flavors to meld.
• Serve the buckwheat salad cold.

Bon appetit!

Buckwheat porridge with vegetables and mushrooms

This simple dish is perfect for dinner and will delight you with its nutritional value.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup buckwheat
• 2 glasses of water
• 200 grams of champignons or other mushrooms
• 1 carrot
• 1 bulb
• 1 red pepper
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

• Rinse buckwheat in cold water. Then pour 2 cups of water and put on fire. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and cook over low heat for about 15-20 minutes until tender. Let sit for 5-10 minutes and then drain in a colander to remove excess liquid.
• Peel and cut vegetables and mushrooms into cubes.
• Heat the oil in a pan and sauté the onion and carrot until soft. Add mushrooms and sauté over medium heat until the liquid has evaporated.
• Add chopped peppers and garlic to the mushrooms. Continue frying for 2-3 minutes.
• Add buckwheat to the pan and stir. Continue to cook over medium heat for another 3-4 minutes until all ingredients are warmed through. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Serve hot buckwheat porridge with vegetables and mushrooms.

Buckwheat pancakes with cottage cheese

Such delicious pancakes will appeal to those who like to pamper themselves with unusual dishes. We offer a simple recipe for buckwheat.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup buckwheat flour
• 1/2 cup cottage cheese
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• a pinch of salt
• vegetable oil for frying

Instructions:

• Mix buckwheat flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
• Add egg, cottage cheese and honey. Mix well to make a homogeneous dough.
• Heat a skillet over medium heat and add a little vegetable oil.
• Scoop out the batter with a spoon and place on the pan to form pancakes. Fry on one side until they are golden and puffy.
• Turn the pancakes over and fry on the other side until done.

Serve hot buckwheat fritters with honey or jam. Bon appetit!

Granola from buckwheat

Prepare a dish that will be a great option for breakfast.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups buckwheat
• 1 cup nuts (you can use any, for example, walnuts or almonds)
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• a pinch of salt

Step by step preparation:

• Rinse the buckwheat and dry it.
• Heat a skillet over medium heat and fry the buckwheat until it turns golden. Leave it to cool down.
• Preheat oven to 150 degrees.
• Roast the nuts in a hot skillet until they are fragrant. Leave them to cool, then chop.
• In a large bowl, combine buckwheat, raisins, nuts, honey, vegetable oil, cinnamon and a pinch of salt. Mix well so that all ingredients are coated with honey and oil.
• Spread the mixture on a baking sheet and spread evenly. Bake the granola in the oven for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally to toast evenly.

Leave the granola to cool on the baking sheet, then transfer to an airtight container.