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Turkish · Salad

Turkish Tomato Bulgur Salad (Kisir)

Fine bulgur swells in grated fresh tomato, red pepper paste and olive oil into a dense, spoonable salad that you can pick up in lettuce leaves. Make it with the best tomatoes you can find.

  • YieldServes 6 to 8
  • Hands-on25 min
  • Total38 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 3heirloom tomatoes, large, halved
  • 1green bell pepper, small, stemmed, seeded and diced small
  • ½red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded and diced small
  • 1 bunchgreen onions, mostly the white part, finely chopped (about 3/4 cup)
  • 1 tbspTurkish red pepper paste
  • 1 tbsptomato paste
  • 1½ tspground cumin
  • 1½ tspMaras pepper
  • ¾ cupextra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tspkosher salt, plus more to taste
  • 2 cupsfine bulgur
  • 8romaine lettuce leaves, to serve
  • ½ cuppickled pepperoncini, stems removed, to serve

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan
  • Pescatarian

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Sulfites
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Scallion (green onion)
  • Lettuce
  • Cumin
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Chewy

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Summer

Occasion

  • Entertaining
  • Meal prep

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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