Grains Recipe | Colorful Bulgur Salad

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.

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

Cooking 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.

Nutrition Facts

• calories64.7
• carbohydrateContent13.8 g
• fatContent0.7 g
• fiberContent3.5 g
• proteinContent2.9 g
• saturatedFatContent0.1 g
• sodiumContent127.4 mg
• sugarContent3.1 g