Most housewives use bulgur as a side dish. However, with it you can cook dozens of variations of dishes, both sweet and savory. Today I want to share two interesting recipes for bulgur with vegetables, in which the familiar cereal appears in a completely different light.
Material Content:
Bulgur salad with tomatoes, cucumbers and beans
- Cooking time: 40 minutes.
- Servings Per Container: 6-8.
- Purpose: lunch or dinner.
- Difficulty: medium.
I'll start with a warm salad. This type of snack is only beginning to gain popularity in Russia, so finding a really good recipe is not so simple. Bulgur in combination with vegetables will give you a feeling of satiety for a long period of time, help to recharge with vitamins and good mood.
Ingredients:
- bulgur - 200 g;
- feta cheese - 120 g;
- water - 250 ml;
- refined vegetable oil - ½ tbsp. l .;
- canned red beans - 1 can;
- celery stalk - 2-3 pcs.;
- medium cucumber - 1 pc.;
- tomato - 1 pc.;
- bell pepper - 1 pc.;
- red sweet onion - 1 head;
- fresh greens - 1 bunch.
For refueling:
- lemon juice - 2 tbsp. l .;
- olive oil - 1 tbsp. l .;
- ground black pepper, salt to taste.
On a note! Bulgur goes well with thyme, cloves, rosemary, star anise and marjoram. If desired, these spices can be added in small quantities to the salad.
Step by step recipe:
- Pour bulgur into a stewpan or small ladle and add vegetable oil. Sauté the cereal over medium heat for 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly. Fill with water, cover and cook until tender - about 20 minutes.
- Wash greens and vegetables, dry and chop. Cut feta into small cubes, after removing the brine from it.
- Drain the beans and combine all the ingredients in a salad bowl.
- In a separate bowl, combine olive oil and lemon juice.Fill the salad with the resulting dressing and add spices to taste.
If desired, this dish can also be served as a cold snack. Just prepare the bulgur in advance and completely cool it before adding it to the salad.
How to stew bulgur with pumpkin and spinach in a slow cooker
- Cooking time: 1 hour.
- Servings Per Container: 6-8.
- Purpose: for lunch / dinner.
- Difficulty: medium.
If you have a crock-pot at home, then try to cook delicious porridge from bulgur with spinach and pumpkin in it. It turns out to be moderately fragrant and crumbly. I usually make it for dinner as an independent dish, but it can also be used as a side dish.
Ingredients:
- bulgur - 200 g;
- peeled pumpkin pulp - 100 g;
- fresh or frozen spinach - 100 g;
- water - 200 ml;
- vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. l .;
- onion - 1 pc.;
- garlic - 2-3 cloves;
- tomato - 2 pcs.;
- turmeric - 1 tsp;
- salt, pepper - to taste.
Cooking:
- Pour vegetable oil into the multicooker bowl and add finely chopped garlic. Put in the "Frying" mode and cook for 10 minutes with the lid closed.
- Cut pumpkin, onion and tomatoes into small pieces.
- Place bulgur, vegetables, turmeric and spinach in a slow cooker, fill with water, season to taste and simmer in the Multi-Cook mode at 150 degrees 30 minutes.
On a note! To make the porridge even tastier, turn on the heating and let it simmer for half an hour under the closed lid.
Due to the high fiber content, bulgur dishes are very nutritious and nutritious. Easy-to-cook recipes diversify the family diet and give you the opportunity to try new combinations of tastes.
Bulgur salad with tomatoes, cucumbers and beans
Ingredients
- 200 g. Bulgur
- 120 g. Chees Feta
- 250 ml Water
- 1/2 tbsp Refined vegetable oil
- 1 bank Red Canned Beans
- 2-3 PC. Celery stalk
- 1 PC. Medium cucumber
- 1 PC. A tomato
- 1 PC. Bell pepper
- 1 head Red sweet onion
- 1 beam Fresh greens
- For refueling:
- 2 tbsp Lemon juice
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- taste Ground black pepper, salt
Step-by-step instruction
- Pour bulgur into a stewpan or small ladle and add vegetable oil. Sauté the cereal over medium heat for 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly. Fill with water, cover and cook until tender - about 20 minutes.
- Wash greens and vegetables, dry and chop. Cut feta into small cubes, after removing the brine from it.
- Drain the beans and combine all the ingredients in a salad bowl.
- In a separate bowl, combine olive oil and lemon juice. Fill the salad with the resulting dressing and add spices to taste.
