20 Buckwheat Recipes You Never Even Knew You Wanted

Number one: it's super good for you.

There are a lot of fad diets out there these days, touting one extreme way of eating healthy or another. While we don't know the first thing about which eating mantra is right -- we like to spend our time thinking about cooking and desserts -- we do know how to make healthy ingredients, like buckwheat, taste good. Buckwheat, a protein-rich seed, is a perfect substitute for rice and wheat which means it's a great option for those on gluten-free diets.

Buckwheat recipes are varied and never disappointing. You can use buckwheat flour to make gluten-free breads and crackers. You can turn to buckwheat groats, the unground form of this seed, for rice substitutes and breakfast porridge -- groats are tender and soft. And of course, soba noodles (Japanese buckwheat noodles) make for a great, easy dinner.

1

Fresh Pear And Dried Fig Bran Muffin

The Healthy Foodie
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2

Spring Soba Noodle Salad With Fava Beans

Gena Hamshaw
3

Lemon Buckwheat Waffles

The Healthy Maven
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4

Buckwheat Chocolate Chip Cookies

The View From The Great Island
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5

Buckwheat "Garden" Salad

The Healthy Foodie
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6

Easy Overnight Buckwheat Parfait

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7

Buckwheat Risotto

Jessica Cox
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8

Caramelized Peach And Cherry, Prosciutto And Gorgonzola Salad With Buckwheat Crêpes

Half Baked Harvest
9

Buckwheat, Apple And Jam Cake

Emiko/Food52
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10

Buckwheat Maple Cracker

Colette Martin/Learing To Eat Allergy Free
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11

Buckwheat Pita

Souvlaki For The Soul
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12

Homemade Soba Noodles

Tess Ward/Food52
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13

Buckwheat Biscuits

The View From The Great Island
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14

Buckwheat Granola

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15

Buckwheat Bacon Pancakes With Bourbon Syrup

How Sweet It Is
16

Buckwheat And Sea Salt Cookie Sundaes

Turntable Kitchen
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17

Buckwheat Apple Ring Cake

The Healthy Foodie
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18

Grain-Free Banana Bread

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19

Buckwheat-Amaranth Porridge With Strawberries And Coconut

Cafe Johnsonia
20

Homemade Multigrain Bread

The Woks of Life
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