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Kısır (Bulgur Salad)

Asia › Turkey
serves 6 40 min Easy 2 versions
Kısır tarifi
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Kısır

One of 2 versions of Kısır (Bulgur Salad) · the most complete write-up. The table below shows how their ingredients differ.

Ingredients

Servings 6 people
  • 2 water glass (200 ml) bulgur · fine
  • 2 water glass (200 ml) hot water
  • 1 bunch onion · fresh
  • half bunch parsley
  • half bunch dill
  • 2 dessert spoon mint · dried
  • 2 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoon pepper paste
  • half tea glass (100 ml) olive oil
  • 1 piece juice of the lemon
  • 1 dessert spoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper
  • 1 teaspoon chilli flakes
  • 8 leaf salad leaves

How to make it

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  1. Pick over the bulgur and wash it three times.
  2. Put it in a pan.
  3. Add hot water, a little below the level of the bulgur.
  4. Put the lid on and wait for the bulgur to absorb the water.
  5. Once the bulgur has cooled, add the finely chopped spring onion, parsley, dill and mint.
  6. Add the tomato paste, pepper paste, salt, black pepper, red pepper and chilli flakes.
  7. Add the olive oil and lemon juice and mix.
  8. Serve the kısır in salad leaves.

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Kısır (Bulgur Salad) versions

They are all the same dish; the table below lists only the ingredients that set them apart. Ingredients common to every version (flour, salt, oil) are left out — they make no difference.

Ingredient With pepper paste With sour apple
apple — ✓
dill ✓ —
mint ✓ —
oil — ✓
olive oil ✓ —
pepper paste ✓ —
pickled cucumber — ✓
pomegranate molasses — ✓
salad leaves ✓ —
tomato paste ✓ —

With sour apple

serves 8 40 min

A different take in which the bulgur is worked with pomegranate molasses and finished with sour apple and pickled cucumber.

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