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Turkish Bulgur Salad with Feta and Walnuts

Name: Turkish Bulgur Salad with Feta and Walnuts
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 150 g Cooked bulgur wheat; 15 g Tomato purée; 80 g Red pepper; 100 g Cucumber; 30 g Spring onion; 50 g Feta; 15 g Walnuts; 10 g Olive oil; Juice of half a lemon Lemon juice; Half a teaspoon Chilli flakes; A large handful, chopped Fresh parsley; A handful, chopped Fresh mint

Bulgur coated in tomato purée, chilli and olive oil, with chopped pepper, cucumber and a lot of herbs, under feta and walnuts. 512 kcal.

Calories: 512kcal
Protein: 17g
Fat: 32g
Carbs: 40g

Per serving, makes 1. 15 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

Gluten
Milk
Tree nuts

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Turkish Bulgur Salad with Feta and Walnuts, plated and ready to serve. — The finished recipe. Turkish Bulgur Salad with Feta and Walnuts

Ingredients 1 to 6 for turkish bulgur salad with feta and walnuts arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 1 to 6. 150 g Cooked bulgur wheat (Cooked weight.). 15 g Tomato purée. 80 g Red pepper. 100 g Cucumber. 30 g Spring onion. 50 g Feta

Ingredients 7 to 12 for turkish bulgur salad with feta and walnuts arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 7 to 12. 15 g Walnuts. 10 g Olive oil. Juice of half a lemon Lemon juice. Half a teaspoon Chilli flakes. A large handful, chopped Fresh parsley. A handful, chopped Fresh mint

Turkish Bulgur Salad with Feta and Walnuts, preparation step 1: While the bulgur is still warm, stir in the tomato purée, oil, chilli flakes and a good pinch of salt until every grain is coated red. Let it cool. — Step 1. While the bulgur is still warm, stir in the tomato purée, oil, chilli flakes and a good pinch of salt until every grain is coated red. Let it cool.

Turkish Bulgur Salad with Feta and Walnuts, preparation step 2: Dice the pepper and cucumber small and slice the spring onions. — Step 2. Dice the pepper and cucumber small and slice the spring onions.

Turkish Bulgur Salad with Feta and Walnuts, preparation step 3: Fold the vegetables and herbs through the bulgur with the lemon juice. — Step 3. Fold the vegetables and herbs through the bulgur with the lemon juice.

The finished turkish bulgur salad with feta and walnuts. — Step 4. Crumble the feta over and break the walnuts on top.

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Ingredients

Cooked bulgur wheat150 g
Cooked weight.
Tomato purée15 g
Red pepper80 g
Cucumber100 g
Spring onion30 g
Feta50 g
Walnuts15 g
Olive oil10 g
Lemon juiceJuice of half a lemon
Chilli flakesHalf a teaspoon
Fresh parsleyA large handful, chopped
Fresh mintA handful, chopped

Method

While the bulgur is still warm, stir in the tomato purée, oil, chilli flakes and a good pinch of salt until every grain is coated red. Let it cool.
Dice the pepper and cucumber small and slice the spring onions.
Fold the vegetables and herbs through the bulgur with the lemon juice.
Crumble the feta over and break the walnuts on top.

Worth knowing

In Turkey this is dressed with pepper paste. Tomato purée and chilli flakes are the substitute a British supermarket sells.
Feta and walnuts are most of the 32 g of fat. Leave the walnuts out and it drops about 100 kcal and loses the crunch.

Other lunch recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every lunch between 450 and 600 calories a serving.

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