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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal305
  • fat25g
  • saturates4g
  • carbs14g
  • sugars2g
  • fibre4g
  • protein3g
  • salt0.1g
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Method

  • step 1

    Soak 120g fine bulgur wheat in cold water for 15 mins. Drain well, put in a bowl and mix with 75ml olive oil and 4 tbsp lemon juice. Cover and leave for 30 mins to soften. When ready to serve, deseed and finely chop 5 tomatoes and add with 4 finely sliced spring onions and a good handful each of chopped flat-leaf parsley and chopped mint leaves. Finally, stir in another 75ml olive oil and 4-5 tbsp lemon juice and season well.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2017

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A star rating of 3.3 out of 5.16 ratings

Sandrita

Love this and the fact you don’t need to cook it - gives it a nice nutty texture. Season well and add lots of mint and feta. A great go-to lunch or as a side.

hoods789

We used a bit less oil it otherwise followed the recipe- delicious. Everyone loved it

hjbb.thebeaumonts

This was… dreadful. Not much taste, far too oily and the bulgur wheat was far too hard— I assume you’re suppose to cook it a bit to make it go soft?

rdove66447

This recipe is very under-seasoned and needs sumac and pomegranate molasses for authenticity, not to mention flavour. I also agree with the previous comment about cooking the bulgur wheat. The larger bulgur wheat has a lot more flavour and needs cooking. I use boiling water, add to the bulgur wheat,…

lsmith1111

I dont understand this recipe - arent you supposed to cook the bulgur wheat? Mine is still pretty crunchy after following the steps, and other recipes say you have to cover with boiling water! I wish i had stuck to my guns on this one. shame because the flavours are nice

Star2

It depends on the type of bulgar wheat you are using. This recipe calls for the fine version so it does not need to be cooked or stood in boiling water. The wheat is already par-boiled when you buy it but most shops don’t say what grade of bulgar you are purchasing- fine, medium or coarse. Or…

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