Bulgur Wheat Salad

Method5 steps · about 20 min

1. 1

   Step 1: Put the fine yellow bulgur (1 cup) in a bowl and cover with the measured hot water (1 cup). Soak about 10 minutes until absorbed and bulgur is tender; drain any excess water.

   Hydrate fine bulgur · 10 minUses 1 cup yellow fine bulgur · 1 cup hot water

2. 2

   Step 2: While bulgur hydrates, wash the lettuce (1), vegetables and herbs. Dry lettuce and keep it separately for serving. Finely chop mint, parsley (1/2 bunch), green onions (4), tomato (1) and cucumber (1). Finely chop the onion (1) separately for frying. Squeeze the lemon and retain its juice.

   Uses 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves (finely chopped) · 1 onion (finely chopped) · 4 green onions (finely chopped) · 1 tomato (finely chopped) · 1 cucumber (finely chopped) · 1/2 bunch parsley, finely chopped · Juice of 1 lemon · 1 lettuce

3. 3

   Step 3: Heat the olive oil (3 tbsp) in a pan and sauté the prepared chopped onion with tomato paste (1 tbsp) for about 5 minutes.

   Sauté onion with tomato paste · 5 minUses 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil · Prepared chopped onion · 1 tbsp tomato paste

4. 4

   Step 4: Combine the hydrated bulgur with the cooked onion and tomato-paste mixture. Add prepared lemon juice, pomegranate molasses, the chopped mint, parsley, green onions, tomato and cucumber, black pepper (1/4 teaspoon) and either chili flakes OR paprika (1 tsp). Mix well and add salt to taste; the source’s numeric salt fraction is incomplete. Reserve the lettuce for serving.

   Uses Hydrated drained fine bulgur · Cooked onion and tomato-paste mixture · Prepared mint parsley green onions tomato cucumber and lemon juice · 1 tsp chili flakes OR red paprika; choose one · 1/4 teaspoon black pepper · 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses syrup · Salt to taste; source teaspoon fraction incomplete

5. 5

   Step 5: Serve the prepared bulgur salad with the washed dried lettuce leaves.

   Uses Mixed Kısır salad · Washed dried lettuce leaves