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Looking for a little taste of summer? Here’s a wonderful, tasty bulgur wheat salad with feta cheese, cucumbers, tomatoes, and bell peppers. A quick and easy dish that can be prepared in under 30 minutes.

Bulgur Salad with Feta Cheese, bell pepper, tomatoes, and cucumber in a white bowl.

There is nothing I love more than salads of any kind! Especially when paired with scrumptious feta cheese. Yummo!

So far, I haven’t really been impressed by any bulgur wheat recipes out there. As a result, I decided to create my own instead. 😉 And, wow, I am so happy I did! This was an absolute slam-dunk. Super easy to whip up and bursting with flavors!

Recipe Overview

  • simple bulgur wheat recipe

  • with feta cheese, lots of veggies, and a tomato paste-based dressing

  • vegetarian and healthy

  • refreshingly reminiscent of summer

  • ideal for your next cookout or served as an entrée

Ingredients

Only a few simple everyday ingredients, readily available at any grocery store, are needed to serve this bulgur salad with feta cheese:

Labelled overhead shot of the ingredients for the bulgur feta salad.

Listed below are additional tips and information regarding each ingredient:

  • Tomatoes: I suggest using a smaller, firmer variety, such as cherry tomatoes. These are more intense in flavor and have a lower water content, which, in turn, reduces the risk of watering down your salad.
  • Feta cheese: Use regular feta cheese, goat cheese, or something similar.
  • English seedless cucumber: For a stronger flavor profile, I recommend leaving the skin on, particularly with organic cucumbers.
  • Onions: Red onions will infuse this dish with the most beautiful aroma while simultaneously adding a nice pop of color. Of course, regular white or yellow onions will work as well.
  • Fresh parsley: You may either use curly or Italian parsley, whichever floats your boat more.

Detailed measurements can be found in my recipe card.

My Best Tips

  • Be careful not to overcook the bulgur. Ideally, it should have a slight bite and a chewy texture, rather than becoming mushy.
  • Scallions and parsley do not have exact measurements. These ingredients are generally best measured by personal preference. Since I love both very much, I tend to go a little overboard. 😉 As a rough guide, however, I’d say use about half a bunch of scallions and about 3-4 tablespoons of fresh parsley.
  • If you find the dressing too thick for your liking, feel free to add some more water or oil.
Dressing for the bulgur salad being mixed in a jar.
  • For those who have trouble digesting raw onions or just don’t enjoy them, omit them entirely and add more scallions instead.
  • The bulgur salad makes for the ideal main course with approximately 3-4 servings. However, it is equally well suited as a side salad (e.g., for a barbecue). In that case, of course, it will yield a larger number of helpings.
Bulgur wheat, feta cheese, tomatoes, bell pepper, cucumber, red onions, scallions, and parsley in a bowl.

Storage and Shelf Life

The bulgur salad with feta cheese is best enjoyed having rested for a little while. By doing so, it’ll allow for all ingredients and aromatics to merge and fully develop their flavors.

Prepare your salad in the afternoon if you plan to serve it as a side dish at a barbecue in the evening.

Stored in an airtight container in the fridge, your salad will last approximately 2 days, most likely even longer than that.

Season to taste your leftover salad after 1-2 days, then, if necessary, adjust the liquid content.

Bulgur feta salad in a bowl, salad servers being lowered to the salad.

Now enjoy and have fun with this tasty recipe:

Bulgur Salad with Feta Cheese, bell pepper, tomatoes, and cucumber in a white bowl.

Bulgur Salad with Feta Cheese

A simple yet scrumptious bulgur wheat recipe with feta cheese, cucumbers, tomatoes, and red bell peppers. A refreshing and invigorating summer salad that is easily and quickly prepared.
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Total Time: 26 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

Salad

  • 1 heaping cup of bulgur wheat 250 g
  • 2 tsp vegetable broth
  • 1 English seedless cucumber
  • 1 big red bell pepper
  • 1½ cups cherry tomatoes
  • 7 oz feta cheese
  • ½ bunch of scallions
  • 1 small red onion
  • fresh parsley

Dressing

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 2 tbsp water
  • salt, black pepper, and cumin

Instructions

  • Cook the bulgur wheat as per package instructions, adding the vegetable broth to the boiling water. Leave it to slightly cool off, although it’s perfectly fine to still be warm to the touch.
  • Chop the cucumber and red bell pepper into bite-sized pieces. Continue to cut the cherry tomatoes into halves or quarters.
  • Next, simply crumble the feta cheese by hand or slice it into small cubes, then chop the scallions into fine rings.
  • Slice your onion into larger pieces (e.g., quarter-moon shapes) and finely chop your fresh parsley.
  • Combine the remaining ingredients and create your dressing using a fork or little whisk.
  • Transfer all ingredients into a large bowl and incorporate well. Give it another taste test and adjust the seasoning if needed.
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