Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 13 of 17 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Banana | 1 medium (118g) | 105 |
| Pomegranate | 1/2 cup seeds (87g) | 72 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Cucumber | 1/2 cup sliced (52g) | 16 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Romaine Lettuce | 1 cup shredded (36g) | 5 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Bulgur | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Syrup | not in our table | 0 |
| Peppermint | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 cups fine bulgur
- 2 cups hot water
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon hot pepper paste
- ½ cup olive oil
- ½ bunch green onions finely chopped
- 1 small onion cut in thin half rounds
- 1 bunch flat leaf parsley finely chopped
- 1 cucumber finely chopped
- 2 banana peppers finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons pomegranate syrup
- juice of 1 lemon
- 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon mint flakes
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- romaine lettuce leaves
- tomatoes
Directions
Put tomato and pepper paste in a big bowl and melt them with boiling hot water.
Add bulgur and 1 teaspoon salt into this mix and stir once.
Cover with a thick kitchen towel and let it soak up the water for 10 minutes.
Cut onion in half first then into very thin half moon shapes.
In a little bowl knead onion with 1 teaspoon salt.
Rinse salt and squeeze excessive water.
Fluff bulgur with a fork.
Add pepper flakes, ground pepper, cumin, mint flakes, oil, pomegranate syrup, lemon juice and kneaded onion.
At this point taste to see if it needs more lemon juice.
Add banana peppers, spring onions, cucumber and parsley then mix well.
Serve over lettuce leaves and place slices of tomato over top and serve immediately.
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