Nargisse Benkabbou's fennel, orange and olive bulgur wheat salad recipe

Nargisse Benkabbou's fennel, orange and olive bulgur wheat salad

Created by The Tesco Recipes team

Food writer Nargisse Benkabbou's colourful salad is packed with fresh and aromatic flavours inspired by Moroccan cuisine. Drizzled with a simple honey and olive oil dressing, enjoy as part of a lunchtime spread, or try alongside Nargisse's spiced chicken meatballs (see recipe, below).

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  • Serves 6
  • Takes 30 mins
  • 206 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 50g bulgur wheat
  • 2 large or 3 medium oranges, segmented, 1 tbsp juice reserved
  • 2 tbsp each pumpkin and sunflower seeds
  • 2 medium fennel bulbs, trimmed and finely sliced, fronds reserved
  • 1 small red onion, sliced
  • 80g green olives, halved
  • 15g each fresh coriander and parsley, torn

For the dressing

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1½ tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp clear honey

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Each serving contains

Energy
860kJ 206.0kcal
10%
Fat
12g
medium17%
Saturates
2g
low9%
Salt
0.7g
low11%
Sugars
12g
low13%

of the Reference intake

Carbohydrate 18.3gProtein 4.0gFibre 5.2g

Method

  1. Cook the bulgur wheat to pack instructions; set aside. Mix all the dressing ingredients together with the reserved orange juice; season and set aside.
  2. Toast the seeds in a pan over a medium heat for 2 mins, stirring frequently, until fragrant and lightly golden. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
  3. Put the fennel, oranges, onion, olives, cooked bulgur wheat, coriander and parsley in a bowl. When ready to serve, pour the dressing over the salad, toss together and transfer to a serving plate. Scatter over the seeds and fennel fronds.

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