Bulgur wheat salad recipes: 59 photos

Bulgur Salad with Cucumbers, Red Peppers, Chick Peas, Lemon & Dill

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Ways to Use Bulgur Wheat
  1. As a simple side dish. Make a quick pilaf by tossing the wheat with olive oil, fresh lemon juice, sea salt, pine nuts, and chopped fresh parsley. ...
  2. In a grain bowl. Swap it in for the quinoa in this Mediterranean quinoa bowl.
  3. In salads. ...
  4. In stuffed vegetables. ...
  5. In soups and stews.
Rice and grains, such as couscous and bulgur wheat, can be eaten hot or cold, and in salads.
Do you have to wash bulgur wheat before cooking? It's not necessary to wash bulgur wheat before cooking, although some recipes do call for rinsing if you don't drain the bulgur after it's been cooked.
Bulgur (sometimes spelled bulghur) is a form of whole wheat that has been cracked, cleaned, parboiled (or steamed), dried and then ground into various sizes. Bulgur is sold by its size. It isn't cracked wheat, which are whole raw wheat berries that have been milled into smaller pieces.
In terms of nutrition, bulgur holds its own when compared to fiber-rich brown rice – with more than twice the fiber and four times as much folate! Bulgur can be used in recipes calling for converted rice, and has been found to be more nutritious than rice.
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