Kisir - Turkish Bulgur Salad
Bulgur salad with herbs, cucumber and onion sauce makes a perfect light lunch or dinner. You can serve it as a side too. This salad also makes a perfect food for potlucks.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup fine bulgur (better if brown)
- 1 teaspoon dried mint
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup hot water
- ½ cup olive oil
- 1 large onion (finely chopped)
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- ½ tablespoon pepper paste (optional)
- 1 medium lemon (squeezed)
- 1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
- 4 green onions (finely chopped)
- 1 medium tomato (finely chopped (optional))
- 1 medium cucumber (finely chopped)
- ½ cup parsley (finely chopped)
- ¼ cup fresh dill (finely chopped)
- 2 tablespoons fresh mint (finely chopped)
- 1 head lettuce (to serve)
Instructions
- 1
Put bulgur and spices in a large bowl.
- 2
Pour hot water over them, give it a stir. And cover the bowl with a lid or with a kitchen towel. Let it sit until bulgur rises, about 10 minutes.
- 3
Heat olive oil in a pan and sauté finely chopped onion until translucent. Add in tomato paste (and pepper paste if you are using) and cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- 4
When the soaked bulgur rises, pour the cooked onion mixture over it and stir well.
- 5
Add in lemon juice and pomegranate molasses, stir well.
- 6
Toss in all the chopped herbs, tomatoes and cucumber. Give it a good stir.
- 7
Serve it on plates with lettuce leaves on the side.
- 8
Also you can serve pickles, sliced tomatoes and cucumbers on the side too.