Tomato-Cucumber Salad with Bulgur

Ingredients

• 100 g bulgur
• 1 cucumber
• 500 g tomatoes
• Salt
• ground pepper
• 50 g capers (from jar)
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 250 g Turkish yogurt (or 10% fat yogurt)
• unmilled cumin
• mint (for serving)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Place bulgur in a sieve and suspend it over a tall pot of hot water. Steam at medium heat for about 20 minutes until it expands.

2. 2.

   Peel the cucumber, halve it, remove the seeds with a spoon, and cut into thicker slices.

3. 3.

   Wash, dry, trim the stems from the tomatoes and cut them into larger cubes. Place cucumber and tomato pieces in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Add capers with 3 tbsp caper liquid and olive oil and mix.

4. 4.

   Remove bulgur from the sieve, let it cool, and fluff with a fork.

5. 5.

   Portion salad ingredients and spread bulgur on top. Whisk yogurt smooth, optionally season with salt, pepper, and a touch of cardamom, then pour over the salad. Sprinkle cumin and garnish with mint leaves.