Easy Bulgur Salad

Easy Bulgur Salad

3.8 of 5 (22)
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 150.3
  • Total Fat: 2.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 12.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 29.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 7.3 g
  • Protein: 4.8 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Easy Bulgur Salad calories by ingredient


Introduction

Full of fiber and fresh herbs, this whole-grain salad is perfect as a side or light lunch. Full of fiber and fresh herbs, this whole-grain salad is perfect as a side or light lunch.
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    2 cups coarse bulgur
    2 T no salt added tomato paste
    1 T olive oil
    juice of one lemon (about 2 T)
    1 T pomegranate molasses (or honey)
    1/2 t sumac (optional)
    2 scallions, chopped--use green and white parts
    2 plum or Roma tomatoes, chopped
    1 cup chopped fresh herbs (dill, mint, and parsley or any combination you like)
    salt and pepper to taste

Tips

The tomato paste adds a rich flavor, as do the pomegranate molasses and sumac. You can omit those ingredients if you don't have them.
I use a combination of mint, parsley, and dill in the recipe; basil would also be delicious.


Directions

Prepare the bulgur according to the package directions.
Place the tomato paste, pomegranate molasses, sumac, lemon juice, and olive oil in a medium-sized bowl and whisk ingredients with a fork to combine. Add the bulgur and stir well.
Add the chopped herbs, scallions and tomatoes and toss to combine.

Allow to cool to room temperature before serving; leftovers are best served chilled.

Makes eight 1-cup servings.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    7 of 8 people found this review helpful
    This is my favorite salad. I love to add in chopped salad veggies like cucumber, celery and green peppers. I haven't tried the pomegranate molasses or honey before but that would help cut the acidity of the lemon. I take this salad and add it to a pita with chicken for a sandwich at work. Yummy! - 10/4/14


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    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This is a riff on the middle eastern salad, tabhouli. The traditional recipe is bulghur, parsley, tomatoes, cukes with olive oil and lemon juice and salt. I learned from a Lebanese woman. Finely chop vegs in a chopper. Amount of parsley should be more than bulghur - 3/28/15


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    Very Good
    2 of 3 people found this review helpful
    Like the homemade version over the boxed stuff! Instead of tomato paste, I added a can of undrained diced tomatoes. I also switched the mint for basil because I only like mint in a cocktail :) FYI for the previous poster, I found bulgur in the natural food aisle. - 4/2/13


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    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I added pomegranate arilles and it was great - 9/4/17


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    Incredible!
    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
    The tomato paste is great , I usually use fresh tomatoes but this great for winter! I make different versions based on what is in season and in the refrig. Great way to use up leftovers too,. - 10/29/14


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    Great idea - 5/5/21


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    yuck - 3/18/21


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    Thanks - 1/22/21


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    Bad
    Not good at all. - 1/6/21


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Good - 12/17/20


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    Excellent - 8/17/20


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    Very Good
    good - 7/26/20


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    :) - 7/22/20


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    pomegranate molasses is actually from sour pomegranates. you can find it at any middle eastern or pakistani grocery. sometimes indian grocers have it. it is sour and adds body and tang to the dish. - 7/11/20


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    Good
    Good - 6/29/20


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    Incredible!
    nyummm! - 5/25/20


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    Incredible!
    yum - 12/31/19


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    Yummy! - 12/30/19


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    O.K.
    Ok

    - 11/11/19


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    Not too bad but don't think it will become a favourite - 9/20/19


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    Incredible!
    This was easy and quick to make. I did add some celery to give it more of a crunch. - 6/18/19


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    Very Good
    This salad is so versatile. I have to agree with other sparkers, you can toss this together using almost any chopped vegetable. I haven't tried it with the pomegranate molasses or sumac yet, but I'm getting there. - 3/17/19


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    Nice recipe - 3/12/19


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    Very good - 2/4/19


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    Incredible!
    This was my new recipe to try last week. It got a thumbs up so it is on the remake list. - 2/4/19


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    Thanks for this tasty and healthy salad. Looking forward to making this on the weekend. - 12/30/18


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    Incredible!
    This was a great salad. Will make this again. - 11/13/18


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    This is the first time that I am making this salad. The salad was good. - 10/13/18


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    nice - 8/30/18


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    Probably doesn’t need the added sugar - 6/26/18


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    Incredible!
    Great recipe! - 5/1/18


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    I did not know what Bulgur was. - 4/6/18


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    Good
    Good - 4/1/18


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    Interesting salad - 3/25/18


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    a lunch favorite - 3/17/18


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    love it - 3/9/18


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    Very Good
    Thanks for sharing - 2/10/18


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    Going to try this this afternoon - 1/16/18


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    Very Good
    I prepared this as a side dish for a meal. It has very interesting flavors and was well received. - 1/14/18


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    looks good... - 12/24/17


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    It was pretty good. - 11/3/17


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    Not sure I would like this, but I would have it again. - 10/22/17


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    Very Good
    great - 10/22/17


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    Will have to try this one soon! - 10/4/17


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    yummy healthy - 10/4/17


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    Great! - 9/29/17


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    Will try. - 9/5/17


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    Good
    not something I would make a lot - 9/5/17


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    Interesting - 8/30/17


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    It's okay, but I'm not real fond of cold cooked grains. - 8/28/17


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    yummy yummy - 6/10/17


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    Interesting - 5/27/17


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    Great - 5/24/17


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    give it a go. - 4/27/17


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    Incredible!
    This is a great substitute for rice, which I ate warm. My favorite are veggies and I used a combination of my favorites. A nice change from the normal salads that we're used to. - 4/27/17


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    yummy - 3/17/17


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    Looks great. Would it be good for a potluck? - 3/10/17


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    I have been looking for some recipes using bulgur wheat and this one looks wonderful and great for any time of the year. Thanks for sharing - 3/3/17


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    Used this recipe as a side dish for pork chops. - 2/24/17


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    Never heard of pomegranate molasses!! Got to google that one! - 2/19/17


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    Good
    - 12/17/16


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Do you think I could use kasha instead of bulgar to make it gluten free? - 7/12/15


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I have never tried bulgur. Where can I buy it? - 3/29/13


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Sounds yummy!
    - 3/2/13