If you can’t cook, soak. That’s what I’ve started doing when I want to prepare grains without raising the temperature — the stove’s, the kitchen’s or mine. It’s not a new idea. The technique goes back ...

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You can find bulgur in well-stocked supermarkets and natural foods stores. Middle Eastern markets have more varieties, often labeled by numbers: Bulgur No. 1 is finely ground, No. 2 is medium or ...

If you're familiar with bulgur, it's probably as part of tabbouleh, the ubiquitous parsley-tomato salad served as a Middle Eastern appetizer. But this quick-cooking and highly nutritious whole grain ...

The grain salad kisir, from southeast Turkey (Hatay, Gaziantep, and Adiyaman provinces) is similar to tabbouli. Both begin with fine bulgur. But where tabbouli is mixed with herbs, olive oil, and ...

In a small saucepan, bring the water and bulgur to a boil. Turn off the heat and cover with a lid. Let the bulgur sit for 10 minutes, and then drain any excess water.* Fluff the bulgur, set aside and ...

1 cup cracked/bulgur wheat 2 bunches Italian parsley, washed well and drained, cut into small, coarse chop 5 medium lemons, juiced, 1 zested ½ cup water 1 large cucumber, sliced 2 large tomatoes, ...

When Jennifer Aniston posted a picture of her "perfect salad" to the Instagram account of her hair-care brand Living Proof back in 2015, she probably never would have guessed that it would cause such ...

High-quality olive oil, fresh produce, whole grains, flaky fish… what’s not to love? These metabolism-boosting Mediterranean ...

Confession time here: For years I avoided cooking with whole grains. There was just such a tinge of sacrifice I associated with them. They seemed like food for penance, not pleasure. “Eat them, ...

Here's a classic recipe for the Middle Eastern grain salad tabbouleh, plus 6 creative spins, including gluten-free quinoa tabbouleh. If you've never tried tabbouleh — the wildly popular Middle Eastern ...