Don’t you just love bulghur? I do. I like to say it nearly as much as I enjoy eating it. And talk about an easy-peasy thing to make – I would easily call it nature’s fast food. I like it warm, with root veggies or with curry and spicier sauces, but I often find myself eating it cold – or at least room temperature – and often in the form of a salade composée, a salad composed of various elements.
I for one find that the wholesome taste of the bulghur marries so well with black beans that it is almost a tradigdy to separate them. Let them live and play together in harmony my friends, they belong together.
This is one of my favorite salades composées. It’s often a little different, mostly depending on what I happen to have in my kitchen, but the main players are the same – black beans (when I can find them), bulghur and shredded carrots – from there the sky’s the limit. I often find myself adding diced green onions, celery, chopped tomatoes, corn, cilantro, peas…you get the idea. This salad calls for a light and sweet accent, so I like serving it up with a maple vinaigrette : some olive oil, a bit of spicy mustard, some apple cider vinegar, a little maple syrup and some salt and pepper. I am of course incapable of giving you any measurements because I do it au pif, I just taste and go. Same for the salad – it’ll be maybe a cup of uncooked bulghur, maybe four tomatoes…I just sort of add things to the bowl as I go and decide from there.
I try to let it sit for about half an hour before serving to let the flavours become one with each other, but that’s just me. I’ve also served this with tostadas or tortilla chips – it’s such a fiesta! Olé!
I LOVE bulgar!!! I’ve been using it a lot lately, the flavor is just amazing. I really like your salad, I’m going to have to try it soon =)
You KNOW I love bulgur
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(especially bulgur that has encountered my hand blender or food processor!!!)
bulghur and black beans were simply meant to be. that looks so easy and delicious!
I USED to love bulghur, before my gluten-free days
Enjoy it for me!!
So much chunky goodness in one delicious dish! I like bulgur, but if I eat too much of it, it makes my tummy unhappy
Looks very yummy! I used to like bulgur but can’t really have it now. I bet this would be good with quinoa, too.
the maple vinaigrette sounds delightful on this salad!
I do love bulghur and so wish it were gluten free. That salad would be a big hit at my house.
I’ve just recently gotten into bulghur, and I can’t seem to get enough of it now. marrying it with tortilla chips? why, that would be heaven of course.
Your bulghur dish is beautiful. I love bulghur too but strangely I have never paired it with black beans. Thank you for the idea!
Of course I love bulgur, I even put it in my cabbage rolls
I think this is an awesome grain product because it cooks so fast. I never had it with black beans though. Must try!
All of my recipes, pretty much, are to taste as well. I can’t be bothered to measure, and why dirty the dishes? We all like different spice intensities so this allows for that. This looks fantastic Shelly! I have some bulghur sitting in my cabinet and I wasn’t sure what to do with the rest. We had bought it for a tofu dish, and it turns out we don’t like tofu, then I ran out of ideas. I like the black bean pairing – perhaps I could Mexican-ify bulghur? Now I’m thinkin’……
Yum! That looks delish!
I have been trying to give bulgur more of a chance… I find I often prefer quinoa. But this salad looks delicious!!
i too super love bulghur! it’s so versatile and can go with just about any flavor combo..and lets not forget tabouli! oh yes. i also love the texture..chewy. delicious.
I’m so ashamed to say that I’ve never made bulghur! Thanks for the inspiration, though, I’m going to stop and get some after work today!
Maple Vinaigrette = YUM!!
Everything about your bulghur salad looks delicious. It must be torture waiting the 30 minutes for the flavors to unite!
Oh my, that looks incredible! I have a big bulk bag of bulgur here…and you’re giving me ideas!
I’ve never had bulghur would you believe it.
Yours looks soooo yummy!
don’t you just ♥ bulghur?! yay! it’s one of my favorite grains! well, bulghur & quinoa! mmmmmmmmm! i’ve never had bulghur with black beans – THIS i’m gonna have to try! you’re bulghur looks gorgeous, Shelly! i love it the most! hooray!
p.s. – opps! i meant to say your – not you’re! ahahahaha! it’s not even 9am and i’m already starting with the typos! sheesh!
I’ve got some bulghur in my pantry that needs to see the light of day. Thanks for the salad idea!