Colorful Bulgur Salad recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup cracked bulgur wheat
½ cup chicken broth
1 small cucumber, seeded and chopped
1 tomato, chopped
1 carrot, shredded
3 green onions, thinly sliced
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
¾ tablespoon chili powder
1 pinch garlic powder

Nutrition Info

64.7 calories
carbohydrate: 13.8 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 0.7 g
fiber: 3.5 g
protein: 2.9 g
saturatedFat: 0.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 127.4 mg
sugar: 3.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place bulgur in a colander and rinse under cold running water. Drain and transfer to a small bowl.

  2. In a small saucepan bring the chicken broth to a boil. Stir in the bulgur, remove from the heat and let stand for 1 hour.

  3. Stir in the cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, and green onions into the bulgur.

  4. In a small bowl whisk the lime juice, chili powder and garlic powder together. Pour over the bulgur mixture and stir until combined. Cover and chill for 2 hours before serving. Stir before serving.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

A delicious salad. The bulgur is cooked in chicken broth which gives it a hearty flavor. And the dressing is pungent and wonderful. All the veggies - tomatoes, carrots and cucumbers - blend in beautifully, and the whole salad comes alive when chilled.

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