Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2013

I love bulgur salads but did not like the chili/lime dressing on this recipe. I brought this to work for lunch and I didn't have the desire to finish it. I didnt want to waste a fibrous salad with veggies, so the next day, I mixed olive oil, lemon, and kosher salt, tossed it to the salad.

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For Here or To Go?

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2012

I pour boiling veggie/chicken broth over the bulgar (2 to 1). Strain it. Add indicated veggies plus a ton of fine chopped parsley (at least a cup), 2TBS lemon instead of lime juice and generous splash of cider vinegar, skip the chili and garlic power and top it off with half olive oil and half blended soy/sesame oil. Lots of fine pepper, some salt and that is how I've made it for 30+ years.

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CONVERT94

Reviewed: May 16, 2010

Very good salad. I used lemon juice instead of lime and added a bit of EVOO. Only added chili powder to taste. Make sure the dressing has a bit of a bite before you add the bulgur as the bulgur sucks it up.

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kellyg73

Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2008

The combination of cracked bulgar and vegetables was wonderful. When I made the dressing it didn't smell very good, so instead I made a vinaigrette of cider vinegar, chili powder, and olive oil. The cider vinegar added a bright note to the salad.

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Pintsize25

Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2008

OK....this to me was really good! Some of the other reviews werent so hot on this dish, but I decided to try anyway. Glad I did. My only change was to used fresh lemon juice instead of the lime because I didnt have limes. I thought this was light and refreshing. Yes, very healthy, but thats what I was looking for. This was my first attempt at using Bulgur and it was a success. This is going to be a great salad come summer when you want to eat light. I also sprinkled some cayenne pepper on mine cause I like the heat. Will me making often! Thanks!

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SLJ6

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Jul. 15, 2007

It's colorful and chock full of healthy ingredients. However, it lacked a certain tastiness. I'm not likely to make this recipe again.

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SQUEAKYCHU

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Living In: Rockville, Maryland, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 28, 2006

Quick, easy and tasty. Tough to beat that.

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Emsdettener Koch

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Living In: Emsdetten, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2006

This was very good and very easy. I used part of an English Cucumber, pre shredded carrots and used minced garlic rather than powder. I probably used more veggies than the recipe called for, but for so few calories you really get a lot of food!

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LindaT

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: San Jose, California, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2004

Very good & different recipe.I am a vegetarian, so instead of chicken broth, I just added curry powder to the water & boiled the bulgur. In india, we pressure cook cracked wheat with veggies like cauliflower, peas, carrots & potatoes after frying the bulgur in a little clarified butter. That tastes good but this idea of using uncooked vegetables is amazing. Thanks a lot.

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VIVNIDHI

Reviewed: Aug. 25, 2003

I did not like this salad at all because of the chili lime dressing. I would have preferred the basic ingredients with an italian style dressing or something with less bite. My husband did like it although agreed that the chili powder does overwhelm all the other ingredients.

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