I've been adding cooked cracked wheat, more commonly known as bulgur. The hearty, chewy grain adds protein and fiber, plus it gives the salad a pleasing, satisfying texture. It all started when I had ...

Place bulgur and ½ teaspoon of the salt in bowl; add water. Cover; let stand until most of liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Drain excess liquid. (For a softer and fluffier grain, cook bulgur with ...

When you read the word “bulgur,” what did you think? Did you cringe a little? One friend said to me when I mentioned it, with just a little disdain, “That sounds (pause) healthy.” It is, but it is ...

Matthew Card has a knack for knocking our socks off with his unique flavor combinations. The Food Editor of Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street stopped by to share a new pilaf recipe. For more recipes, ...

1. Combine the bulgur wheat with the cup of water in a bowl and allow stand for one hour. After the hour mark, pour off any excess water. Using a fork, gently fluff the bulgur. 2. Place the fruit, ...

Manhattan Beach cookbook author Pamela Salzman admits that she has never been to Morocco but explains that she feels comfortable combining signature ingredients from that part of the world in a ...

When I lived in the Middle East, I learned that tender tabbouleh salad and crunchy fried kibbeh, the celebrated Levantine croquette, share a key ingredient: bulgur. Since ancient times, bulgur has ...

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, ...

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 ...

While whole oats are the typical go-to whole grain, bulgur deserves a gold-star mention for its cholesterol-lowering properties, too. Bulgur is a whole-grain staple in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern ...