There are countless variations for this recipe, and mine changes depending on what I have in the fridge, but the staples are always a grain (quinoa, bulgar wheat or cous cous); lemon juice; chopped corriander and parsley; cucumber and tomatoes; garlic and lashings of olive oil. The recipe below is what we had today...
For 4-6 portions you need:
1 cup bulgar wheat
2 cups boiling water
2 tsp stock powder
1/2 a cucumber, diced
2-3 tomatoes, diced (if you can be arsed then skin them but if you can't you'll live...)
1 clove garlic, crushed
large cup each of corriander and parsley, chopped
1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped
4 tbsp good quality olive oil
juice 1/2 - 1 lemon
salt and pepper
Begin by soaking the bulgar wheat in the stock and boiling water. Leave to absorb for about 30 mins. Meanwhile prepare the other ingredients and then mix into the grain. Leave to marinate and then eat. We had it as part of a mezze platter with falafel, olives, houmous, pitta and semi dried toms. Sunshine on the table even if it's peeing down with rain outside...
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