Bulgur pistachio salad with chopped rolls

AUTHOR
Avis Adkins
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
4 2
COOK TIME
50 mins
TOTAL TIME
50 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 250 g Bulgur
  • 7-10 Tbsp salt, pepper, sugar
  • 80 g Pistachio kernels with shell
  • 1 (approx. 500 g) Cucumber
  • 1 green chili pepper
  • 1 collar flat leaf parsley
  • 100 g Lamb's lettuce
  • 7-10 Tbsp juice of 2-3 lemons (about 100 ml)
  • 7 TABLESPOONS good olive oil
  • 2 discs Toast
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 1 Onion
  • 400 g minced beef
  • 1 TEASPOON medium hot mustard
  • 7-10 Tbsp ground cumin
  • 1 Egg (Gr. M)
  • 150 g Ricotta or fresh goat cheese

Directions

  1. 1

    For the salad 1⁄2 l boil up salted water and bulgur. Simmer at low heat for about 15 minutes. Remove the pistachios from the shell and chop them coarsely. Peel and chop the cucumber. Clean the chillies, cut lengthwise, remove seeds and wash, chop finely.

  2. 2

    Wash parsley and shake dry, pluck leaves from the stalks and chop finely. Sort the salad, wash, drain and also chop finely.

  3. 3

    Mix lemon juice, salt, pepper and 1 pinch of sugar. Fold in 5 tablespoons of oil. Mix with bulgur, cucumber, chilli, parsley, pistachios and lamb's lettuce. Let the salad steep for about 30 minutes.

  4. 4

    Soak the bread in cold water for the chopped rolls. Peel garlic and onion, dice finely. Squeeze the bread well and knead well with minced meat, mustard, garlic, onion, 1⁄4 tsp. cumin, 1⁄2 tsp. salt, 1⁄2 tsp. pepper and egg.

  5. 5

    Form approx. 12 rolls from the mixture with moistened hands.

  6. 6

    Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large frying pan and fry the chopped rolls in it in portions for 6-8 minutes, remove them. In the meantime, carefully mix the cheese in flakes with the salad. Arrange salad and minced meat rolls.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
900 kcal
CARBS
51 g
FATS
55 g
PROTEINS
43 g