Bulgur Salad
Bulgur is a very healthy grain full of fibre, protein, iron and magnesium. Enjoy this health booster in this well-balanced, easy salad! The core recipe leads you to a meal-worthy salad, but there are some extra ingredients you can add if you like them.
Ingredients
- 100 grams bulgur
- olive oil
- 300 grams tofu
- 2-3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 red onion
- 1-2 tsp paprika powder smoked
- 2 cloves garlic or more to taste
- 1 cucumber
- 2-3 tomatoes
- 150 grams fava beans frozen or from a can
- lemon juice from one lemon
- (dried) thyme to taste
- black pepper to taste
- salt to taste
Instructions
Bulgur
- Cook the bulgur according to the packaging. Typically, this is done by boiling water (200 ml for 100g bulgur) and adding bulgur for 7-10 minutes on low heat
- If you’re using frozen fava beans, you can add them with the cooking bulgur in the last two minutes
Tofu
- Add 2 tablespoons oil to a frying pan on low heat
- Press on the tofu to remove the liquid or squeeze it out with a tea towel
- Cut the tofu into cubes (1-2cm) and add to the pan on medium heat
- When the tofu starts to get slightly golden, add the soy sauce
- Chop the onion and add to the pan with the tofu
- After 3-5 minutes, add (smoked) paprika powder and mix
- Chop the garlic into small pieces and add to the pan
- Keep on low-medium heat until the tofu is golden brown and the garlic is not raw anymore
Total Salad
- Cut the tomatoes and cucumber into cubes
- Add tomatoes, cucumber, and olive oil to a salad bowl
- When they are ready, add the bulgur, fava beans, and the tofu mixture
- Add lemon juice, thyme, black pepper, and salt to taste and combine
- Your salad is done! For extra taste, add chopped almonds, raisins or fresh mint
Notes
Variation: you can swap the fava beans with chickpeas and the tomatoes with red bell pepper.