Bulgar wheat salad

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Bulgar wheat salad

Based on Tomato avocado bulgar wheat salad. This is more detailed for my food processor.

Ingredients

• 120g Bulgur Wheat.
• 240ml boiling water.
• 16–20 black olives (pitted and halved or chopped).
• 350g baby plum or cherry tomatoes (halved).
• ¼ large cucumber (cut into small chunks).
• 4 spring onions (thinly sliced)
• A handful of fresh mint and flat-leaf parsley (chopped).
• 150g feta cheese (crumbled, optional).

Dressing

• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil and the juice of 1 large lemon
• Seasoning

Directions

1. Put the bulgur wheat in a pan with the stock cube and cook following the pack instructions. Drain and set aside to cool a little.
2. Whisk the dressing together.
3. Put the avocado in a bowl and pour over the remaining lime juice.
4. Tip the bulgur wheat onto a serving platter, then top with the cucumber, lime zest, radishes, parsley, avocado, torn basil and cress.
5. Add the tomatoes, then drizzle over the dressing and scatter over the whole basil leaves.

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