Peppery Bulgur Salad

Name: Peppery Bulgur Salad
Yield: serves 6
Ingredients: 1 cup fine bulgur; 1/2 cup boiling water; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; Juice of 1 1/2 lemons; 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1/2 to 1 fresh red or green chili pepper, finely chopped; Salt; 5 to 7 scallions; 3 tomatoes (about 11 ounces), diced; 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley; 2 tablespoons chopped mint leaves; To serve: 2 Little Gem (baby romaine) lettuces

December 9, 2011

Kisir is a salad from Gaziantep. You need the fine-ground (not medium) bulgur, which you can find in Middle Eastern stores. The chili pepper gives it a thrilling zing but you can leave it out. Serve the salad with little lettuce leaves that can be used as scoops.

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