Bulgur Salad with Roasted Summer Veg
This bulgur salad is ideal for summer picnics or entertaining, Make it a day ahead, fire up the BBQ and spend time with your guests, not in the kitchen.
Servings: 8 as a side
Calories: 311kcal
Ingredients
For the burgul…
- 1 cup burgul wheat (approximately 180 grams)
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- Pinch of salt
For the roasted summer veg…
- 2 medium eggplants (aubergine) (approximately 750 grams)
- 2 medium green zucchini (courgettes) (approximately 350 grams)
- 4 pattypan squash (approximately 250 grams)
- 1 red capsicum (red bell pepper) (approximately 250 grams)
- 1 red onion (approximately 150 grams)
- ½ cup olive oil
- 1 lemon medium
For the salad…
- 1 cup chopped mixed herbs (I used parsley, mint and basil)
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ⅓ cup lemon juice
- Sea salt and cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 200ºC (400ºF).
- Soak 1 cup of bulgur wheat with 2 cups of boiling water, add a pinch of salt and 1 teaspoon cumin powder, stir then allow to soak for 30 minutes.
- Wash and trim all your vegetables and cut into a small dice.
- Line two large baking trays with baking paper and spread out your diced vegetables evenly, season each tray with salt and paper and drizzle with ¼ cup olive oil for each tray.
- Check on them regularly and stir so that they cook evenly. Roast until golden brown (approximately 30-40 minutes).
- Chop your herbs while your vegetables are roasting.
- Squeeze half a lemon on each tray while the vegetables are still hot.
- Fluff your burgul with a fork after 30 minutes soaking.
- Add the ¼ cup oil and ⅓ cup lemon juice to your burgul and season, this will allow the burgul to soak up the flavours.
- In a large mixing bowl, add your burgul, your roasted diced vegetables, your chopped herbs, then season generously with salt and pepper and mix until well combined.
- Arrange in a salad bowl, serve and enjoy immediately or if you have the time allow the flavours to develop for ½ an hour or so.
Nutrition
Calories: 311kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 20mg | Potassium: 743mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1406IU | Vitamin C: 68mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 2mg