Middle
Eastern Magic…
Almost
everywhere I have lived over the past 30 years as soon as I am settled my
priority is to plant a small herb garden – sometimes this was merely a window
box or on one occasion I had the luxury of planting a small herb garden within
a Celtic knot of miniature box hedging. Either way my ultimate motivation was
that over the forthcoming summer I could have the pleasure of picking fresh
herbs in the quantity required to make this Middle Eastern bulgar wheat salad…J J |
Ingredients & Costing…
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Bulgar Wheat x 200gm
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0.60
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Tomato x 2
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0.20
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Onion x 1 small finely diced
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0.15
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Fat Clove of Garlic x 1 crushed
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0.05
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Fresh Parsley x 50gm
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1.98
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Fresh Mint x 25gm
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0.99
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil x 2 tblsp
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0.10
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Juice of Lemon x 1
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0.25
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0.05
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Freshly Ground Black Pepper
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0.05
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4 Hearty Portions
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€4.42
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æ Place the bulgar wheat in a bowl & cover with boiling water, seal with cling film & leave for 15 minutes until the grains have absorbed the water, drain any excess liquid
æ Scoop out the tomatoes & chop the flesh into small dice, add to the bulgar wheat together with the diced onion, crushed garlic, finely chopped fresh parsley & mint
æ Add the lemon juice & olive oil, seasoning well to taste with freshly ground black pepper & sea salt
æ Serve piled on a platter drizzled with olive oil, delicious served with falafel & flatbread
Fresh herbs add character & texture to any dish creating an explosion of flavour unrivalled by their dried counterparts. Throughout the ages herbs have been renowned for their medicinal qualities known to aid digestion of food in the diet especially fat & to eliminate toxins from the body. Mint in particular has anti inflammatory properties easing breathing & soothing inflamed stomachs… J J
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