Bulgur is a cereal made from boiled water and crushed wheat, a frequent guest on the tables of the inhabitants of the Middle East. A wide variety of dishes are prepared from it, including taboule salad. What kind of ingredients are not added to it by culinary experimenters. And I advise you to “make friends” cereals with vegetables and herbs. Then the salad with bulgur will turn out not only tasty, but also juicy.
- Cooking time: 30 minutes.
- Servings Per Container: 6.
Ingredients:
- bulgur - 100 g;
- lemon - ½ pcs.;
- water - 200 ml;
- tomato - 1 pc.;
- olive oil - 70 ml;
- cucumber - 1 pc.;
- parsley (bunch) - 1 pc.;
- salt, black pepper, green onion, mint - to taste.
Cooking method:
- Put the groats in a deep bowl. Pour in cold water.
- Cover the container with a lid and leave for 10 minutes, then add salt and boil for 25-30 minutes on low heat.
- After the specified time, open the cereal with a fork.
- Wash vegetables thoroughly. Chop the cucumber into small cubes. Cut the tomato a little larger.
- Parsley is an essential component of a tabula. In addition to it, you can add green onions, mint and other herbs. Rinse the greens with running water and chop finely.
- To cool the bulgur, which has had time to cool down, add vegetables, onions, herbs.
- Squeeze juice from half a lemon, sprinkle the contents of a bowl with it.
- Season the salad with olive oil, add pepper and salt.
- Mix all the ingredients thoroughly so that the ingredients are evenly distributed.
Ready-made salad with bulgur can be served in a bowl or portioned dishes. Tabula laid out on fresh lettuce leaves looks especially impressive. This is how it is served in its historical homeland - in Syria and Lebanon. The dish can be additionally decorated with pomegranate seeds, they will give it brightness and an appetizing look.
Important! When experimenting with ingredients for a dish, it is worth remembering that cereal does not combine with beets, potatoes, eggs, dried fruits, tarragon.But tomatoes, sweet peppers, thyme, rosemary and cloves will be a great addition to bulgur.
Tabule is still an unusual dish, which is rarely found on the tables of Russians. But thanks to the benefits and taste of the components, it is gaining more and more popularity.
Bulgur salad - a step-by-step recipe for oriental taboule salad
Ingredients
- 100 g Bulgur
- 1/2 PC. Lemon
- 200 ml Water
- 1 PC. A tomato
- 70 ml Olive oil
- 1 PC. Cucumber
- 1 PC. Parsley (bunch)
- taste Salt, black pepper, green onion, mint
Step-by-step instruction
- Put the groats in a deep bowl. Pour in cold water.
- Cover the container with a lid and leave for 10 minutes, then add salt and boil for 25-30 minutes on low heat.
- After the specified time, open the cereal with a fork.
- Wash vegetables thoroughly. Chop the cucumber into small cubes. Cut the tomato a little larger.
- Parsley is an essential component of a tabula. In addition to it, you can add green onions, mint and other herbs. Rinse the greens with running water and chop finely.
- To cool the bulgur, which has had time to cool down, add vegetables, onions, herbs.
- Squeeze juice from half a lemon, sprinkle the contents of a bowl with it.
- Season the salad with olive oil, add pepper and salt.
- Mix all the ingredients thoroughly so that the ingredients are evenly distributed.
