Bulgur Mafroukeh

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup fine bulgur
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon red pepper paste
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1/2 bunch parsley, chopped
• 1/2 bunch red cabbage, chopped
• 1/2 cup white cabbage, chopped
• 1/2 cup lettuce, chopped
• A few fresh mint leaves, chopped
• 1/2 cup radish, chopped
• 1/2 cup green onion, chopped
• This traditional vegetarian recipe is from our website friend, Shou Tabkhin El Yom:
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Method

1. Rub the bulgur with the tomato paste and red pepper paste. Add the cumin and salt, then the oil, until the bulgur absorbs all the ingredients.
2. Add the chopped vegetables: mint, parsley, green onion, lettuce, cabbage, and radish.
3. Mix all the ingredients well with the bulgur. Add salt and olive oil to taste.
4. Bulgur mafroukeh is eaten with lettuce or cabbage leaves.