Bulgar Wheat Summer Salad

Ingredients:

200g Bulgur wheat

150g frozen edamame (soya) beans

2 sweet peppers, seeds removed and sliced

150g radishes, finely sliced

Handful of strawberries, sliced

small bunch mint, finely chopped

1 orange, peeled and sliced

Method:

Cook the Bulgur following instructions, add a vegetarian stock cube for added flavour

Drain and tip into a large serving bowl to cool

Meanwhile, put the edamame beans in a small bowl, pour over boiling water, leave for 1 min, then drain

Put in a serving bowl with the peppers, radishes, strawberries and mint

Peel one orange, carefully cut away the segments and add to the bowl and serve

Ilana Estelle is a mental health and wellbeing advocate who combines educational insight with her personal experience of living with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. She holds diplomas in Counselling, Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Therapy, Psychotherapy and Counselling, and Stress Management. Through her writing, Ilana supports others in navigating their emotional, mental, and physical health challenges. In addition to writing for The CP Diary, her work has appeared in healthy lifestyle magazines. Ilana is also the author of three books: Cerebral Palsy: A Story – Finding the Calm After the Storm, Spirituality, Healing and Me, and Survival: The Covid Years – Time for Change.

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4 comments on “Bulgar Wheat Summer Salad”

  1. This looks delicious. It's not always easy to find simple, heathy salads that are also tasty, but this recipe looks fantastic.

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  2. I do not have leisure time to make this beautiful salad, but my lips are wet just thinking about it.

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    1. Thanks Tim. Yes, this is delicious, if I say so myself. I hope you get some 'me time' soon to make this most delicious salad. You'll love it.

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    2. Thanks. Yes it is absolutely 'delicious.' The more colourful the food the more nutritious it is too!

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