Kisir (Turkish bulgur salad). Kisir is a simple, flavor-packed Turkish bulgur salad. It has some similarities to tabbouleh but definitely deserves it's own place on a meze or lunch table with it's wonderful tart-savory flavors. Kisir is a popular Turkish salad of bulgur wheat, chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, spring onions, loads of fresh herbs, nuts and a hint of chili.

Kisir or Turkish bulgur salad is considered a mezze or an appetizer on a table. You can serve it with some fresh lettuce alongside other mezze dishes such as vegan red lentil meatballs, hummus and cacik. I also love having kisir just as a main dish for dinner or a light lunch. You can have Kisir (Turkish bulgur salad) using 15 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Kisir (Turkish bulgur salad)

You need 1 cup of fine bulgur.
Prepare 2/3 cup of hot water.
Prepare 1 bunch of spring onions.
It's 1/4 of cucumber (optional).
Prepare 10 branches of parsley.
It's 10 branches of mint.
It's of Lettuce.
Prepare 1 table spoon of mild chilli paste.
You need 1 table spoon of tomato paste.
It's 4 table spoon of extra virgin olive oil.
It's 2 table spoon of pomegranate sour.
Prepare 1 of lemon.
It's of Ground black pepper.
Prepare of Ground cumin.
Prepare of Salt.

Bulgur Salad, which is called Kisir in Turkish, is the favourite food of all Turkish people, but especially women. It's like a must to make this salad when you invite your female friends. I LOVE bulgur salad as a meal, side dish or snack. Traditional Turkish Kisir is a bulgur salad served during ladies days where they served food and tea.

Kisir (Turkish bulgur salad) instructions

Here are all the ingredients..
Put the bulgur into a large bowl. Add the hot water and stir. The water should wet all the bulgur and a little bit of water should be left at the bottom; that's the right amount ;)..
Wait for 10min for bulgur to get cooked..
Add chilli and tomato paste. Stir well until all the bulgur is reddish/orange colour..
Finely chop all the greens, add them and stir..
Add juice of 1 lemon, 2 table spoon of pomegranate sour, 4-5 table spoon of extra virgin olive oil..
Add a pinch of cumin (not much), a pinch of ground black pepper and depending on how salty the pastes are, a pinch of salt. And mix everything well. Kisir is ready!.
I enjoy eating this salad along with lettuce. In some variations lettuce is finely chopped into the salad too. You can try both! Enjoy! 😋😉 "Afiyet olsun!".

This traditional Turkish Kisir is perfect for lunch or a light meal. In this classic Turkish salad the bulgur grains are not cooked but soaked and worked by hand to soften. It is important to use only aromatic sun-ripened tomatoes to give the dish flavour. Kisir is a classic mezze of Turkish and Kurdish cuisines. This bulgur salad with tomato and parsley, both fresh and hearty, can be enjoyed as a main dish, as a snack or as an accompaniment.