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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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I was asked to cater a Turkish menu and this is one of the delights I served and it was a huge hit. Read more . This is very tasty. Can be used as an appetizer or side dish. It's also good as a light lunch. Enjoy . Ingredients:
2 cups fıne bulgur |
2 cups hot water |
1 tablespoon tomato paste |
1 tablespoon hot pepper paste |
1/2 cup olive oil |
1/2 bunch green onions finely chopped |
1 small onion cut in thin half rounds |
1 bunch flat leaf parsley finely chopped |
1 cucumber finely chopped |
2 banana peppers finely chopped |
2 tablespoons pomegranate syrup |
juice of 1 lemon |
2 teaspoons red pepper flakes |
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper |
1 teaspoon mint flakes |
1 teaspoon cumin |
romain lettuce leaves |
tomatoes |
Directions:
1. Put tomato and pepper paste in a big bowl and melt them with boiling hot water.
2. Add bulgur and 1 teaspoon salt into this mix and stir once.
3. Cover with a thick kitchen towel and let it soak up the water for 10 minutes.
4. Cut onion in half first then into very thin half moon shapes.
5. In a little bowl knead onion with 1 teaspoon salt.
6. Rinse salt and squeeze excessive water.
7. Fluff bulgur with a fork.
8. Add pepper flakes, ground pepper, cumin, mint flakes, oil, pomegranate syrup, lemon juice and kneaded onion.
9. Mix well.
10. At this point taste to see if it needs more lemon juice.
11. Add banana peppers, spring onions, cucumber and parsley then mix well.
12. Serve over lettuce leaves and place slices of tomato over top and serve immediately.
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