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Kısır — bulgur salad

Why it worksMix the dressing into the bulgur while it is warm. Warm grains soak up the flavour, instead of it just sitting on the outside.

Ingredients

• 250 g bulgur wheat
• 40 g tomato purée
• 200 g cucumber
• 200 g tomatoes
• 60 g spring onions
• 1 lemon
• 30 ml olive oil
• 2 g chilli flakes
• 400 g chickpeas

Method

1. Put the bulgur in a large bowl. Pour over 350 ml of boiling water. Cover with a plate and leave it for 15 minutes. If it is still hard, add a little more boiling water and wait 5 more minutes.
2. While the bulgur is warm, stir in the tomato purée, the lemon juice, the olive oil, the chilli flakes and a pinch of salt.
3. Chop the cucumber and tomatoes into small cubes and slice the spring onions. When the bulgur is cool, stir them in with the drained chickpeas.

A portion: about 390 kcal · 13 g protein · 55 g carbs · 10 g fat