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Bulgur Salad

Try this delicious traditional turkish food recipe bulgur salad.
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Prep Time 15 mins
Resting bulgur in hot water 30 mins
Total Time 45 mins
Course Appetizer, Main Course, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine Mediterranean, Turkish

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups fine bulgur
  • 4 cups hot water
  • 1 full tbsp. pepper paste
  • 1 tbsp. tomato paste
  • 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup parsley
  • 1/2 cup green onions
  • 1/2 cup fresh mints
  • 8-9 leaves lettuce
  • 1/2 tsp. black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
  • 1 fresh lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup pomegranate sour sauce
  • 1/3 cup olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Wash and strain your bulgur.
  • Take your bulgur in a large bowl. Add your 1 full tbsp. of pepper paste, stir very well until all combined. Then add your 1 tbsp. of tomato paste and again stir very well until combined.
  • Add 4 cups of hot water to your bulgur, cover a lid and wait about 20 minutes until bulgur drains the water and softens.
  • Finely chop your 1/2 cup parsley, 1/2 cup green onions,1/2 cup fresh mints and 8-9 leaves lettuce while waiting for your bulgur.
  • After your bulgur is ready, add your finely chopped 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, finely chopped green vegetables, 1/2 tsp. black pepper, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. ground cumin, 1 fresh lemon juice, 1/3 cup pomegranate sour sauce, 1/3 cup olive oil and stir your bulgur salad very well until the mixture is combined.
Keyword Bulgur Salad