Bulgur Wheat Salad with Cucumber and Carrot
A refreshing Bulgur Wheat Salad with Cucumber and Carrot, which also has a very simple Orange and Honey Dressing. It makes an ideal lunch or side dish for any meal, any day of the week.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
For the salad:
- 75 g bulgur wheat or Large Couscous
- ½ red onion
- ½ tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large or two medium sized carrots
- ½ cucumber
- 1 small bunch of flat-leaf parsley
- 1 small bunch of mint
For the dressing:
- Zest and juice of one medium sized orange
- Pinch of ground sumac
- 1 teaspoon clear/runny honey
- Salt and Pepper to Taste
Instructions
- Begin by adding the Bulgur Wheat to a medium sized pan with enough water to slightly more than cover the wheat grains. You don't want the pan to boil dry. Bring the water to the boil, then simmer for 10-15 mins. When cooked, drain and leave to cool. The Bulgur wheat should be nice and soft but not mushy.
- Chop the onion into small pieces and gently cook in a medium pan with the Olive Oil until soft and translucent. This could take about 5 mins. Too high a heat will burn the onion and give the salad a bitter taste. TIP: Covering the onions with a small piece of baking parchment, will help the onions to steam gently.
- Slice the cucumber in half lengthways, if you wish, you can deseed by scraping the length of the cucumber with a teaspoon, then slice into batons and finely cut into small chunks.
- Add the cooled Bulgur Wheat to a large dish. Grate the carrot and add the cooked onions and diced cucumber. Mix all the ingredients together.
- Roughly Chop the Mint and Parsley.
- To make the dressing, mix together the orange zest, orange juice, honey, and sumac. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Add the herbs and dressing to the Salad and give everything a really good mix allowing all the flavours to be absorbed.
Notes
TIPS AND FAQ'S
- Covering the onions with a small piece of baking parchment while cooking will help the onions steam gently.
- If you don't want to waste any of the Orange flesh, you could add some to the salad to give it more Orange flavour.
- If you are using set honey, to make it slightly runny, very gently warm the honey in a small pan until it just begins to soften. Then add to the rest of the dressing.