Kisir- Turkish Bulgur Salad
Kısır is a Turkish dish consisting of fine bulgur mixed with finely chopped fresh vegetables, herbs, tomatoes, and spices, flavored with olive oil, pomegranate molasses, and lemon juice.
Ingredients
- 2 cups #1 Fine Bulgur Wheat
- 2 cups Almost Boiled Water You can use a teapot to heat up the water, just make sure it doesn’t boil.
- 1 cup Spring Onion
- 1 Bunch of Chopped Curly Parsley
- 2 tbsp Tomato Paste
- 3 tbsp Red Pepper Paste
- 1/2 tbsp Cumin
- 1/4 cup Pomegranate Molasses
- 1 Lemon
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a bowl, add bulgur and almost boiled water. You can use a teapot to heat up the water, just make sure it doesn’t boil. You don’t want it to be too hot. Set aside for 15 mins so the bulgur can absorb all the water.
- Finely chop the parsley and spring onions.
- When the bulgur has absorbed all the water, add tomato paste, red pepper paste, cumin and salt and pepper to taste. Mix all the ingredients with your hands, by squeezing the bulgur gently, until it’s fully combined. You can adjust and add more of the ingredients based on your preference.
- Add in the parsley and spring onions to the bulgur mix. Do not over mix.
- Add pomegranate molasses and olive oil. Mix.
- Serve in a bowl or on top of lettuce. Squeeze lemon juice on top if you like.