Yasmin Khan Kisir (spicy bulgur wheat with cucumber, pomegranate in lettuce cups) recipe on James Martin’s Saturday Morning

Yasmin Khan served up Kisir (spicy bulgur wheat with cucumber, pomegranate in lettuce cups) on James Martin’s Saturday Morning.

The ingredients are: 200g fine bulgur wheat, 35oml just-boiled water, 3 spring onions, finely chopped, 3 ripe tomatoes, very finely chopped, 1 small Persian cucumber, very finely chopped (about 100g), Large handful of parsley leaves, finely chopped, Small handful of mint leaves, finely chopped, 5og walnuts, Seeds of ½ medium pomegranate, 2 baby Cos or Little Gem lettuces, leaves separated (optional), For the dressing 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, 4 tablespoons pomegranate molasses, or to taste, 4 tablespoons lemon juice, or to taste, 1 ½ tablespoons tomato puree, ½ – 1 teaspoon pul biber (Aleppo pepper), or to taste 1 teaspoon biber salçası (Turkish hot pepper paste, optional) and Salt and black pepper.




See recipes by Yasmin in her book titled: Ripe Figs: Recipes and Stories from the Eastern Mediterranean available from Amazon now.