Bulgur Salad

Name: Bulgur Salad (Kisir)
Yield: To Serve 4
Cuisine: Turkey
Ingredients: 400 g/14 oz tomatoes, peeled, deseeded and chopped; 100 g/3½ oz onions, finely chopped; 150 ml/¼ pint boiling water; 50 g/2 oz peppers, deseeded and chopped; ½ tsp red pepper; salt; 25 g/1 oz parsley, finely chopped; 1 tbsp pomegranate syrup or 2 tbsp lemon juice; 150 g/5 oz finely ground bulgur; boiled vine leaves or red cabbage leaves pickles, sliced tomatoes; 3 tbsp olive oil

Kisir

Preparation info

To Serve
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Nevin Halici's Turkish Cookbook

By Nevin Halici

Published 1989

About

In Turkey ladies have one day a month set aside to receive guests. On those days or on special occasions when a guest arrives, kısır is offered before tea is served.

Ingredients

150 g/5 oz finely ground bulgur
150 ml/

Asia
Turkey
Spicy
Raw
Vegan
Mediterranean

Method

Put the bulgur in a bowl and stir in the water a few spoonfuls at a time. Cover with a lid, and let it rest for 15 minutes at room temperature.

Add the onion to the bulgur, and combine thoroughly. Then stir in the other ingredients, seasoning to taste.

Line a serving dish with vine leaves and serve the kısır on them or serve it spooned into red cabbage leaves, making one helping