Herby Bulgar wheat salad with chargrilled chicken
Herby Bulgar wheat salad with chargrilled chicken
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 Approx Cost ~ £? |  Difficulty ~ Easy |
 Freeze ~ No |  Serves ~ 4 |
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Ingredients
Dressing:
½ cucumber
1 x 150g / 5oz pot natural yogurt
1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
Salt
Salad:
100g / 4oz Bulgar wheat
½ pomegranate
75g / 3oz ready to eat dried apricots, roughly chopped
40g / 1 ½ oz pistachio nuts, roughly chopped
4 spring onions, finely chopped
2 tablespoons chopped mint
2 tablespoons chopped flat leafed parsley
Juice 1 lemon
4 skinless chicken breasts
1 teaspoon olive oil
Pinch cayenne pepper
Salt and pepper
Method
- Prepare the dressing: cut the cucumber in half lengthways and scrape out the seeds using a teaspoon.
- Coarsely grate half the cucumber, keeping the other half for the salad. Sprinkle with a little salt and place in a sieve over a bowl to drain for ½ hour. Squeeze out any excess moisture from the cucumber, and then add the yogurt and mint. Cover and chill until required.
- Add the bulgar wheat to 300ml / ½ pint boiling water, cover and set aside to soak for about 15 minutes, until the grains are tender and have absorbed the water.