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Bulgur Cabbage Crunch Salad with Lemon Tahini

Nutty bulgur and crisp shredded cabbage tossed with crunchy carrot, red pepper, edamame and mint in a creamy, garlicky lemon-tahini dressing.

Bulgur Cabbage Crunch Salad with Lemon Tahini

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups200 gBulgur, dry
  • 2 cups460 gWaterdivided
  • 2½ cups300 gShelled edamame, frozen
  • 5¾ cups shredded400 gGreen cabbagefinely shredded
  • 2½ medium150 gCarrotscoarsely grated
  • 1 cup chopped150 gRed bell pepperthinly sliced
  • 3 medium45 gGreen onionsthinly sliced
  • 2½ tbsp chopped15 gFresh mintchopped
  • ⅓ cup chopped20 gFresh parsleychopped
  • ⅓ cup90 gTahini
  • 1½ lemons, juiced70 gLemon juice
  • 2 cloves6 gGarlicgrated
  • 1 tsp2 gGround cumin
  • 1 tbsp15 gOlive oil
  • ⅓ cup40 gPumpkin seeds (pepitas)
  • ¾ tsp4 gSaltdivided
  • ½ tsp1 gBlack pepper

Steps

  1. Prepare the vegetables first: shred the cabbage, grate the carrot, slice the red bell pepper and green onion, and chop the mint and parsley.
  2. In a pot, bring 400 g of the water and half of the salt to a boil. Stir in the bulgur, cover, and simmer on low for 10 minutes.
  3. Scatter the frozen edamame over the bulgur, cover again, turn off the heat and let stand 5 minutes until the bulgur is tender and the edamame is hot. Fluff with a fork, spread on a tray and cool about 15 minutes.
  4. While the bulgur cools, toast the pumpkin seeds in a dry skillet over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes until they puff and pop; set aside.
  5. Make the dressing: whisk the tahini, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, olive oil, the remaining half of the salt and the black pepper, then whisk in the remaining 60 g of water a little at a time until creamy and pourable.
  6. In a large bowl, toss the cabbage with half of the dressing and let it soften for 5 minutes.
  7. Add the cooled bulgur and edamame, carrot, red bell pepper, green onion, mint and parsley, pour over the remaining half of the dressing and toss well.
  8. Divide among four bowls and top with the toasted pumpkin seeds.

Contains: Gluten, Soy, Sesame.

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