BULGUR, PARSLEY, AND MINT SALAD

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Categories     Salad     Herb     Tomato     Appetizer     Side     No-Cook     Picnic     Low Cal     Dinner     Lunch     Buffet     Mint     Cucumber     Summer     Chill     Parsley     Bulgur     Gourmet     Sugar Conscious     Vegan     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Dairy Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added     Kosher

Yield Serves 8

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 1/4 cups fine or medium bulgur
1 1/4 cups water
1 red onion
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
5 cups packed fresh flat-leafed parsley leaves (about 3 large bunches)
1 1/2 cups packed fresh mint leaves (about 1 large bunch)
1 bunch scallions
1/2 small English cucumber
1/2 pound vine-ripened tomatoes
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
1/3 cup olive oil

Steps:

  • In a bowl combine bulgur and water. Soak bulgur 1 hour and 15 minutes. Bulgur may be prepared 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
  • Mince enough onion to measure 1 cup and in a bowl stir together with salt, allspice, and cinnamon. Let onion mixture stand 30 minutes. Finely chop parsley and mint. Finely chop enough scallion greens to measure 2/3 cup. Quarter and seed cucumber and tomatoes and thinly slice. In a bowl toss together all salad ingredients with salt and pepper to taste. Salad may be made 1 hour ahead and chilled, covered.

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