North African Cracked Wheat Salad Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cracked wheat, lemon juice, and oil. Mix well. Add the tomatoes, red peppers, green peppers, cucumbers, celery, scallions, parsley, and mint. Season with the salt and black pepper. Toss well to combine.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours, or until the wheat has softened.

Steps:

• Place the bulgur in a large bowl and cover with boiling water, let stand 15 minutes and drain. Brush the onion slices on both sides with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Grill on both sides until almost cooked through, remove and coarsely chop. Place the bulgur in a large bowl, add the remaining ingredients and mix to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve at room temperature.

Steps:

• Rinse cracked wheat (bulgur) and put in a large bowl. Add hot broth, cover and let it stand until all liquid is absorbed (20-25 minutes).
• Let cool and fluff with fork occasionally.
• Add scallions, mint, cilantro, cucumber, olives and roasted pepper; mix well.
• Mix together garlic, olive oil, lemon (or lime) juice salt and pepper and add to salad.
• Stir in feta cheese, cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Steps:

• Combine the cracked wheat and the water in a large pot over medium heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook at a bare simmer for 10 minutes. Drain well, place in a medium bowl and let cool. Toss in remaining ingredients. Divide among 4 plates and serve.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a 3-quart saucepan over moderate heat until it shimmers and cook the cloves, cinnamon, cumin seeds, bay leaf, and turmeric (if using), stirring and shaking the pan, until the spices are fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the onion and ginger and cook until the onion is translucent, 2 to 3 minutes longer. Add the chicken stock, then bring to a boil over high heat. Stir in the cracked wheat and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and return the mixture to a boil.
• Remove from the heat and let the pilaf stand for 30 minutes. Remove the cloves, cinnamon, and bay leaf and fluff the pilaf with a fork and season with salt to taste before serving.