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From Day 6 of my Healthy Eating Cleanse, I bring you The Ultimate Winter Bulgur Wheat. This one was delicious! And, I’d eat this even if I wasn’t on this cleanse. Bulgur is a natural whole grain rich in fiber, “B” vitamins, iron, and other nutrients.
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The Ultimate Winter Bulgur Wheat
Adapted from Bon Appetit
The Ultimate Winter Bulgur Wheat
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 medium carrot peeled and cut into 3/4-inch chunks
- 1 medium parsnip peeled and cut into 3/4-inch chunks
- 4 shallots peeled and sliced
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tablespoons olive oil divided use
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon hot paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon chile flakes
- 1 large sweet potato peeled and cubed
- 1/4 cup dried apricots roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup chickpeas canned or freshly cooked
- 3/4 cups chickpea cooking liquid and/or water
- 1/2 cup bulgur
- 1 cup boiling vegetable stock or water
- 2 cups cilantro leaves if desired
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place the carrots, parsnips and shallots in a large ovenproof dish. Add the cinnamon stick, bay leaves, 1 tablespoon of the oil and all other spices and mix well. Place in the oven and cook for 15 minutes.
- Add the sweet potato, stir and return to the oven. Continue cooking for about 35 minutes, by which time the vegetables should have softened while retaining a bite. Now add the dried apricots and the chickpeas with their cooking liquid and/or water. Return to the oven and cook for a further 10 minutes or until hot.
- In the meantime, put the bulgur in a large heatproof bowl with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Pour the boiling stock over the bulgur. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and leave for about 20 minutes. Fluff up the couscous with a fork.
- To serve, spoon bulgur into a deep plate or bowl. Spoon the vegetables onto the center of the bulgur. Finish with plenty of cilantro leaves as desired.
Recipe Notes
Adapted from Adapted from Plenty and Bon Appetit
Yona says
January 19, 2012 at 5:29 pmI love recipes that involve dried apricots. Thanks for sharing.
Happy Favorite Things Thursday.
Katherines Corner says
January 20, 2012 at 8:39 pmThis sounds wonderful. Thank you for linking to the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop at Katherines Corner. Hugs and smooches and wishes for a wonderful weekend
Chef in Training says
January 21, 2012 at 10:43 pmYUM! That looks so delicious! Thanks for linking up to the Tuesday Talent Show! I hope to see you again next Tuesday!
-Nikki
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Trish - MomOnTimeout says
January 25, 2012 at 1:22 pmWhat a delicious recipe – looks great! Thanks so much for sharing at Taking A Timeout Thursday! Hope to see you again this week!