TURKISH KISIR SALAD
Kisir is like the cousin of couscous salad. I found few variations of recipes where veggies are slightly different, so you can just add the veggies you like (same for the spices). One common thing though that I find in all recipes is that they drizzle the salad with pomegranate molasse which I didn’t have and have trouble sourcing. So if you have some, do add it. I’ve never tried with but I can tell the salad is very good without as well!
Nutrition Per Serving
Calories: 300kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 13g
Ingredients
- 250 g bulgur, cooked (or 100g raw)
- 30 g tomato paste
- 4 g extra virgin olive oil (1 tsp)
- 5o g Persian cucumber
- 100 g red bell pepper or tomatoes
- 50 g red onion
- 100 g pomegranate seeds (half a fruit)
- 30 g walnuts crushed
- 1 tsp sumac
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- cayenne pepper to taste
- 1 lemon
- 1 handful fresh parsley
- 1 tbsp pomegrenate molasse
Video
Instructions
- Cook the bulgur as per the package instructions.
- In a bowl, mix together the tomato paste, olive oil, half lemon juice, cumin, sumac, and if you have, pomegranate molasse.
- Add the mixture to the cooked bulgur and mix well until bulgur has homogeneously turned into a reddish colour.
- Dice the cucumber and bell pepper relatively small and finely chop the fresh herbs and red onion.
- Toss the veggies and fresh herbs in the bulgur.
- Top with the pomegranate seeds and walnuts (for extra crunch and nutty flavour).
- Adjust the taste with more lemon or spices if needed.


Notes
Serve with grilled meat/ fish or just have it on its own as a starter. 


I once added some crumbled feta cheese and it was delish!
