Savory Bircher Bowl with Apple & Alpine Cheese

Ingredients

• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• ½ cup milk
• 1 Apple, coarsely grated
• 2 oz alpine cheese, diced small
• 3 tbsp toasted hazelnuts, chopped
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp chopped chives
• Salt and black pepper

Method

1. Stir the oats, yogurt, milk, and a good pinch of salt together in a jar. It looks too wet now and will be exactly right in the morning.
2. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours, ideally overnight.
3. In the morning, grate the Apple straight into the bowl and toss with the lemon juice to keep it from browning.
4. Fold the Apple through the oats with the cheese and half the chives, then loosen with a splash of milk if it has gone stiff.
5. Top with hazelnuts, the rest of the chives, and a hard grind of black pepper. Salty, tart, crunchy, cold — breakfast solved.