Chickpea, Feta and Bulgur Wheat Salad

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Chickpea, Feta and Bulgur Wheat Salad

This Chickpea, Feta and Bulgur Wheat Salad is similar to tabbouleh – but with the addition of chickpeas and feta cheese to make it extra delicious. Serve with pittas for a great weekend lunch or a quick evening meal.

Course Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine Fusion, Middle Eastern

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings people

Calories 507kcal

Author Eb Gargano

Ingredients

Salad:

200 g bulgur wheat
400 ml boiling hot water
3 tablespoons parsley chopped finely
2 tablespoons mint chopped finely
400 g tin chickpeas drained
150 g cherry tomatoes chopped into quarters
2 spring onions sliced finely
150 g cucumber diced
150 g feta chopped into 1cm / ¾inch squares
1 clove garlic crushed or grated

Dressing:

4 tablespoons olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon or to taste
Salt and pepper to taste

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Place the bulgur wheat and boiling water in a pan, place the pan on a high heat and bring back to the boil. Clamp a lid on and turn the heat off completely (move off the burner if you are on electric) and leave for 10 minutes, until the bulgur wheat has absorbed all the water and tastes cooked, but is still a bit nutty in texture. It shouldn’t be mushy. (The back of the packet often suggests cooking bulgur wheat for far too long, resulting in a mushy mess!)
Meanwhile, prepare the rest of the ingredients for the salad and put them in a large bowl.
When the bulgur wheat is ready, place in a sieve and rinse under cold water until it is cold. Ensure the bulgur wheat is well drained, then tip it into the bowl with the rest of the salad ingredients and stir to combine.
Add 4 tablespoons of olive oil to the bowl along with the juice of 1 lemon and a good grinding of salt and pepper. Stir thoroughly to combine.
If you have time, put the salad into the fridge (covered) for an hour to allow the flavours to develop. (If you don’t have the time, don’t worry – it’s not essential!)
Serve with warm pittas – I find the easiest way to warm pittas is to toast them. You can even toast pittas from frozen!

Notes

Serves 4 as a main course. It will serve more people as a side dish or starter.
Not suitable for freezing.
Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

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