Bulghar Wheat Date & Clementine Salad

A meat-free, dairy-free Middle Eastern-style mix of citrus, healthy grains and nutritional pulses - great for lunchboxes

• Cooking Time Prep 15 mins
  
• Skill Level Easy
• Servings Serves 2

Nutrition per serving

• Kcalories

  765

• Protein

  19g

• Carbs

  114g

• Fat

  23g

• Saturates

  3g

• Fibre

  10g

• Sugar

  42g

• Salt

  1.1g

Ingredients

• 140g bulgar wheat
• 1 tsp ground allspice
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 6 stoned dates, chopped
• small handful parsley, chopped
• 400g can chickpeas, drained
• 2 tbsp flaked toasted almonds
• 100g bag baby spinach
• 2 clementines, peel removed, sliced
• For the dressing
• juice 1 lemon
• 2 tbsp sherry vinegar
• 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

Directions

1. Put the bulghar wheat and spices in a large bowl, season with salt and pour over 140ml boiling water. Cover with cling film and leave to sit for 10 mins. Fluff with a fork, then add the chopped dates, parsley, chickpeas and most of the almonds. Pour the dressing ingredients into a glass jar with a fitted lid and add some seasoning. Shake well and pour over the salad.
2. Just before eating, mix the spinach through, top with the clementine slices and scatter with the remaining almonds.

Categories: All Christmas, Healthy, Special Diets