Bulgur soup is a vegetarian and vegan soup. You can make it with your choice of meat if you like. This is a very healthy and tasty soup!
Video recipe here: https://youtu.be/gGEz0gpMvP8
Bulgur Soup – Vegetarian and Vegan Soup
Ingredients
- 1 cup Bulgur (any size)
- 1 cup chickpeas, soaked overnight and rinsed
- 1 medium onion, roughly cut
- About 4 to 5 cloves garlic
- A small piece of butternut squash (optional)
- 3 celery stalks
- 3 medium carrots, halved
- 1 medium zucchini, halved
- 1 medium tomato
- Few hot peppers (optional)
- 1/4 cup brown lentils, soaked in warm water for 15 minutes and rinsed
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1/3 bunch (or less parsley)
- 1/3 bunch (or less cilantro)
- Salt, pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1/4 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp oregato (optional)
- 1 tsp minced garlic (optional)
- Chopped parsley and cilantro for serving
- Lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
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First, soak the bulgur in warm water for 15 minutes. Set aside.
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In a soup pot, put the onion, garlic cloves, butternut squash, celery stalks, carrots, zucchini, tomato, hot peppers (optional), rinsed lentils, parsley and cilantro.
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Add the seasoning, salt, pepper, ginger, a little turmeric, cumin, coriander, cinnamon. Add paprika and tomato paste.
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Cover everything with hot water.
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Place the soup pot on medium high heat. Bring to a boil.
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Reduce the heat to medium low and let cook for about 20 to 30 minutes.
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Get back to the Bulghur, wash it well then rinse it.
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Put the rinsed Bulghur in a saucepan with chickpeas. Cover with hot water and season with salt.
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Place the saucepan on medium high heat. Bring to a boil.
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Reduce heat to medium low and let cook for about 20 to 30 minutes.
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Once the vegetables are cooked, remove celery stalks, cilantro and parsley. Discard them.
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Put the vegetables in a blender and purée them.
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Pour the vegetable soup in a soup pot. Add hot water.
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Place back the soup pot on medium high heat.
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Add the Bulgur and chickpeas with their water. Mix and let cook together for about 30 minutes on medium low heat.
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At the end of cooking, add oregano and minced garlic (optional).
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Add chopped parsley and cilantro then turn off the heat.
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Serve hot with lemon wedges.
Recipe Notes
- I have made this soup with medium coarse Bulgur #3 but you can make it with any size of Bulgur.
- Bulgur is also found in stores as Bulghur.
- You can make this soup with any vegetables that you have in hands.
- You can use your favorite seasoning.
- You can serve Bulgur soup as is or with your favorite type of bread and lemon wedges for squeezing.
- You can also serve this soup with Bourek or a type of spring rolls.