Information
Course: antipasto/mezze, side dish
Total time: under 1 hour
Skill level: Easy
Cost: Inexpensive
Yield: Serves 6
Notes
This rustic salad from the Bekaa Valley does not feature on the standard restaurant menu. It began originally as the leftover, meatless filling for vine leaves. Make it with fine-ground bulgur.
Ingredients
- 1 cup fine- or medium-ground bulgur
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- Juice of 2½ to 3 lemons
- Salt and black pepper
- 7 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- One 14-ounce can chickpeas, drained
- 3½ cups loosely packed finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 1 cup loosely packed finely chopped mint leaves
Directions
Soak the bulgur in plenty of cold water for 20 minutes, until tender, then drain and squeeze out the excess water. In a bowl, mix the garlic, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and olive oil. Soak the drained chickpeas in this for 10 minutes, then stir in the bulgur.
Mix in the chopped herbs when you are ready to serve.
Nutritional Information
Nutrients per serving
Nutritional information includes 1/8 teaspoon of added salt per serving.
318 kcal
11 % daily value
86 % daily value
6 % daily value
476 mg
85 mg
8 g
0 g
9 g
36 g
0 mg
515 mg
2 g
17 g
31 % daily value