Bulgur Pilaf With Mixed Greens And Garlic

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 small head of garlic, cloves peeled and coarsely chopped
• salt
• 1 lb yellow onion, finely chopped
• 1 lb mixed sweet and earthy greens, stemmed and finely shredded (such as tuscan kale, swiss chard and beet greens)
• 1 cup coarse bulgur (3 1/2 ounces)
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 1/2 teaspoons turkish red pepper paste
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon turkish red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup water
• scallion, and
• lemon wedge, for serving

Recipe

• 1 on a work surface, mash the chopped garlic with 1 teaspoon of salt.
• 2 in a large, deep saucepan, combine the mashed garlic with the onions, mixed greens, bulgur, olive oil, red pepper paste, black pepper and red pepper flakes.
• 3 season with salt.
• 4 using your hands, work the water into the bulgur until it is absorbed.
• 5 cover the greens with a paper towel.
• 6 set the saucepan over low heat, cover and steam the greens and bulgur until they're very tender, about 30 minutes.
• 7 serve the bulgur hot or cold, garnished with the scallions and lemon wedges.