Looking to increase your intake of omega-3 fatty acids when you don’t eat fish? Here’s an easy fix you can use to help increase your dietary omega-3 intake.
Makes 20 servings
Ingredients
- 100g pitted dates
- 30g chia seeds
- 30g linseeds
- 150g rolled oats
- 50g rye flakes
- 50g barley flakes
- 50g spelt flakes
- 100g chopped walnuts*
- 30g sunflower seeds
- 50g desiccated coconut
- 50ml extra virgin olive oil
- 100g sultanas
- 100g dried cherries
Method
- Preheat the oven to 120°C fan/ 130°C convection
- Soak the dates in 200ml boiling water for 5 minutes, before adding the chia and linseeds and blending to a paste.
- In a large mixing bowl add the oats, rye, barley, spelt, walnuts, sunflower seeds and coconut. Add the date paste and mix thoroughly before adding the olive oil and mixing again.
- Spread the mixture out evenly on a baking tray. Bake for 30 minutes before turning the mixture, keeping large chunks. Bake again for 20 minutes, before flipping over again one last time, breaking up any very large chunks before baking for a final 20 minutes.
- Allow the granola to completely cool before mixing in the dried fruit and storing in an airtight container.
Per 50g serving: 202kcal/ 10g fat/ 2.4g saturated fat/ 21g carbohydrates/ 4g fibre/ 4.4g protein/ 1.035g omega-3