A parsley salad with bulgur — not the reverse. Levantine proportions: mountains of herbs, a modest handful of grain, lemon with courage.
3 bunches
🌿 Parsley ›
yes, three — chopped fine and dry
3
🍅 Tomato ›
seeded, fine dice
Mise en place
Before you start
Prep checklist
Parsley — yes, three — chopped fine and dry
Tomato — seeded, fine dice
Steep the bulgur in hot water 10 minutes; drain and squeeze dry.
Wash, DRY thoroughly, and chop the herbs fine with a sharp knife — wet herbs bruise into sludge; a dull knife blackens them.
💡
The salad spinner and a sharp blade are the real recipe here.
Toss everything; rest 15 minutes so the bulgur drinks the lemon. Taste — it should be startlingly bright.
Taste before serving and adjust salt and acid — the last 30 seconds of seasoning matter more than any single ingredient.
Afterwards
Keep, reheat & pair
Storage
Refrigerate up to 3 days.
Freezing
Depends on the vegetable — roasted things reheat better than they freeze.
Reheating
Roasted vegetables re-crisp in a 200°C oven for 6–8 minutes; mashes loosen with a splash of warm milk over low heat.
Make ahead
Blanch or par-roast ahead, then finish with high heat just before serving.
Wine pairing
Follows the main.
Beer pairing
Follows the main.
On the plate
Serve it with
Sides
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This is the side — pick a main.
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