Hoppers are a Sri Lankan staple, often eaten for breakfast. This recipe includes a herb-packed zingy green sambol, and a fiery chilli sambol.
28 healthy breakfast ideas that aren't all porridge
Sick of eating toast at your desk? Why not wake up a little earlier and cook something that will put a spring in your step. Food for thought?
Grab-and-go muesli bars
Lusciously decadent bars of soft fruit and crunchy nuts to give you the energy you need to power through the day. You'll need to start this recipe a day ahead, and you'll need a 20cm square cake pan. Grab-and-go muesli bars
Zucchini, ricotta and roasted garlic muffins
Eating your greens has never been easier when they're tucked away inside this tasty bite.
Breakfast muesli cookies
“This muesli cookie is packed full of wholesome apricots, cranberries, coconut and organic oats then enhanced with the addition of pumpkin which replaces the eggs and adds a boost of fibre and plant-based antioxidants and vitamins." – Teresa Cutter. This recipe is an edited extract from Earth To Table by Teresa Cutter (The Healthy Chef, $49.95), available from thehealthychef.com
Cinnamon porridge
Start the day with a healthy breakfast of cinnamon porridge. This is a FODMAP friendly recipe for a Low FODMAP diet.
Soft scrambled eggs with kale and pesto
Start your day off with a superfood breakfast of perfect scrambled eggs topped with homemade kale and LSA pesto. When you're looking for a simple breakfast that still delivers, this easy breakfast ticks all the boxes.
Japanese cabbage pancakes (okonomiyaki) with avocado
A giant gluten-free okonomiyaki loaded with healthy veg is the perfect nourishing green breakfast.
Toasted berry granola
This toasted berry granola is Katie Quinn Davies' favourite weekend breakfast. It also makes an ideal Christmas present when packaged into glass jars.
Chocolate muesli with warm milk
Liven up chilly mornings with this warming chocolatey muesli.
Banana + oats = healthy cookies
Okay, so you probably should pimp these babies with a sprinkle of cinnamon or chocolate chips, but the banana and oats make an excellent base. A perfectly acceptable breakfast cookie on all fronts. Recipe via Pure Ella.
Toasted muesli
This toasted muesli is the perfect weekday breakfast. Try added to a dairy-free chocolate cake or apple muffins for extra crunch.
Creamy vanilla porridge with brown sugar apples
This creamy porridge is the perfect breakfast treat.
Bircher muesli
Pan-fried apple makes a sweet and tasty topping to this delicious, crunchy muesli.
Quick bircher muesli with raspberry sauce
Kick-start your day: Nutritious and filling, this muesli makes an ideal breakfast for active people.
Macadamia muesli
Wake up to Australia Day with this bright and healthy muesli, worth flying the flag for.