Contributed by: Chef Michael Sanguinetti
Bulgur Salad with Summer Vegetables and Pomegranate Molasses
Get the weekend started by pairing this delicious bulgar salad recipe with any of your cookout favorites. Tossed in a pomegranate molasses, this salad will have your guests obsessed.
Ingredients:
1.5 cups fine bulgur
1 small red onion, finely chopped
1 medium red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded and chopped
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Kosher salt and ground black pepper
1.5 cups boiling water
3 tablespoons EVO
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses
2 ripe tomatoes, cored, seeded and chopped
1/2 English cucumber, halved lengthwise, seeded and chopped
3/4 cup lightly packed fresh flat leaf parsley
Directions:
- 1. In a medium bowl, combine the bulgur, onion, bell pepper, tomato paste, pepper
- flakes and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Mix until no clumps of tomato paste
- remain. Stir in the boiling water and let stand for 15 minutes to allow the bulgur to
- hydrate.
- 2. Stir in the oil, lemon juice and pomegranate molasses. Add the tomatoes,
- cucumber and parsley, then toss gently. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Transfer to a serving dish, then drizzle with additional oil and pomegranate
- molasses.