Ingredients
- “1 cup (240ml) bulgur wheat (medium grained)
- 1/2 cup (120ml) olive oil
- 1/2 cup (120ml) lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp salt
- Ground black pepper
- 1 bunch parsley (Italian or curly)
- 1/2 green bell pepper (optional)
- 1/2 red bell pepper (optional)
- Sliced ripe olives (optional)
- dash of ground nutmeg (optional)
- 2-3 ripe tomatoes (optionally peeled)”
Procedure
- “Cover the wheat in boiling water and let stand for five minutes, drain.
- Add lemon juice, oil, salt and pepper.
- Stir, refrigerate while the rest of the vegetables are being chopped.
- Core and finely chop the bell peppers.
- Remove the larger stems from the parsley and finely chop.
- Drop the tomatoes in boiling water for 20 seconds, then run under cold water and the skins peel off easily.
- Quarter the tomatoes and discard seeds.
- Chop finely.
- Mix all vegetables along with olives and nutmeg into the wheat.
- Refrigerate at least four hours.”
Alternate recipe
- “1 cup (240ml) bulgur wheat
- 2 cups (480ml) fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 large tomato, diced
- 1 cup (240ml) green onions, chopped
- 1/3 cup (80ml) extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup (120ml) fresh lemon juice
- Pinch of salt”
Procedure-Alt
- “Boil 2-3 cups of water
- once water comes to a boil, add bulgur wheat and remove from heat.
- Let cool.
- Finely chop the parsley.
- Dice the tomato, discarding seeds.
- Chop the onions.
- Drain the bulgur wheat
- Mix everything together.
- Refrigerate.”
Another alternate recipe
- “1 cup (240ml) bulgur wheat (#2, medium size)
- 1 cup (240ml) fresh parsley, chopped
- 1/2 cup (120ml) fresh mint, chopped (do not use dried mint!)
- 1 large tomato, peeled, seeded, and diced
- 1 cup (240ml) green onions, chopped
- 1 medium onion, grated
- scant 1/2 cup (100ml) extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup (120ml) fresh lemon juice
- pinch of salt
- fresh ground black pepper”
Procedure-another alt
- “Soak bulgur in water for 15 minutes. Drain and squeeze out as much water as possible.
- Peel, seed, and dice the tomato. Chop the green onions, the white portion finely, the tops around medium. Grate the onion on the large side of a box grater. Finely chop the parsley and mint.
- Mix the bulgur, tomato, green onions, grated onion, parsley, and mint in a large bowl. Whisk the olive oil and lemon juice together and pour over the salad. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Refrigerate for an hour or so to allow the flavors to meld.”
