Oven Roasted Vegetables Burghul Salad

Name: Oven Roasted Vegetables Burghul Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients: : 300g/ 10oz. Burghul; Butternut Squash: 1 small; Onions: 1 medium; Cauliflower: 1 head; Tomatoes: 2; Avocado: 1; Corn: 1; Olive oil: 3 tbsp.; Lemon Juice: from 1 medium lemon; Kosher Salt: 2 tsp.; Pepper: 1 tsp.

typical mediterranean salad with grilled and fresh vegetables

Features:

Cuisine:

Mediterranean

Ingredients

300g/ 10oz. Burghul
1 small Butternut Squash
1 medium Onions
1 head Cauliflower
2 Tomatoes
1 Avocado
1 Corn
3 tbsp. Olive oil
from 1 medium lemon Lemon Juice
2 tsp. Kosher Salt
1 tsp. Pepper

Directions

Burghul salad is one those salads that can easily be a full meal, it’s healthy, packed with nutritional values, and… it will not leave you hungry for carbs.

Burghul (Arabic version), called Bulgur in Turkey, is a kind of pre-boiled cracked wheat, usually durum wheat that is one of the Mediterranean basic nutrition and can be found in many dishes and variations.

How to prepare a basic burghul salad?

Well, the good news are that making the basic salad is very easy, easier than making a rice bowl.

In some recipes, I’ve noticed that the Burghul is actually boiled like rice, however this is really not needed.

Like I said, the burghul is pre-boiled and then dried out so a simple 20-30 minutes of soaking the burghul grains will make them nice and tender.

burghul salad

For the basic burghul salad, just season with salt and pepper, drizzle some olive oil and mix, that’s about it, this is the basic salad, however additional flavors are needed, I like the grilled vegetables just as you’ll see in this recipe.

Grilling Vegetables for the salad

The amount of work needed for the vegetables is minimal, just throw the vegetables into a preheated oven, of 225°c/450°F for about 40 minutes until a bit burnt.

burghul salad

You can use whichever vegetables that comes to your mind, I used a mix of grilled butternut squash along with grilled cauliflower and grilled onion as my smoky feeling to the salad.

burghul salad

In addition, I added fresh vegetables like tomato, sweet corn (uncooked so it has to be a quality one) and avocado to add some freshness in the dish, making it lighter and add crunchiness.

Keeping it simple

The idea is not to tamper to much with the basic flavors, so the salad dressing consists of only lemon and olive oil only, no need for additional flavors. This cooking method is similar to another Mediterranean dish, the Yogurt Tahini zucchini puree, minimum tempering with the original flavors

Getting this salad into your dinner routine is a great idea, it’s both filling and healthy, it will make your dinners colorful and tasty with minimum kitchen time.

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Steps

1 Done 30 minutes	Making the Burghul Place the burghul in a medium bowl and top with water. Soak the burghul for 20-30 minutes in order to make it soft and tender.
2 Done 40-50 minutes	Grill the vegetables Preheat the oven to 225°c/450°F. In a baking pan, place the butternut squash, onion and cauliflower, drizzle with some olive oil and bake for about 45 minutes until slightly burnt.
3 Done 10 minutes	making the salad Drain the burghul and place in a large bowl. Cut the butternut squash, cauliflower and onion into small- medium pieces and add to the burghul. Dice the tomatoes and avocado into small pieces, add the corn, and pour into the burghul bowl. Season with salt and pepper and add the olive oil, mix well and serve.