Brazilian Inspired Bircher Vegan recipe
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Brazilian Inspired Bircher

Cook 5 mins
Serves 4

Created by the Swiss nutritionist Bircher Benner, a tasty and healthy way to start the day.

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Ingredients

200g Cauldron Organic Tofu, just drained
50ml orange juice
1 tbsp icing sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 ripe papaya, peeled and deseeded
50ml soy cream
100g oats
200ml apple juice
2 apples, peeled and grated – 1 x red, 1 x green
100g blueberries

Method

  1. Soak the oats in the apple juice overnight then mix with the grated apple.
  2. Blitz the tofu, orange juice, icing sugar, cinnamon, half of the papaya and soy cream until smooth.
  3. Dice the remaining papaya and place a layer of papaya in 4 glasses or bowls, pour in a layer of the tofu cream, then a layer blueberries.
  4. Top with a generous spoonful of the oat mixture and decorate with a few slices of papaya, a few blueberries or some diced apple.

Chef's tip

Use 2 x red apples if you would like the bircher to be a little sweeter

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