Vegan Bulgur Chickpea Salad

Vegan Bulgur Chickpea Salad saved the day for me.

Thanks to Jenn Segal over at Once Upon a Chef for the inspiration and base recipe to start with!

You might be tempted to spell it Bulgar, but the correct spelling is Bulgur.  Even as I type this, spell check is giving me fits.

Bulgars were a group of people and were proto-Bulgarians.   Bulgur is cracked wheat.

I needed a recipe that could easily serve quite a few people.  Normally, I have a difficult time deciding which recipe to make, since I have so many.  But this situation left me at a loss for what I could make.

You see, there were so many variables and criteria that needed to be met.  It was needed for a barbecue themed potluck that would be served over several hours because people would be getting their meal breaks at different times.  It would also be several hours between arriving at my destination and food service.

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Refrigerator space was going to be severely limited, and carrying a slow cooker to the destination was not possible.  The slow cooker I have is old and heavy.  I have my eye on this slow cooker  with a locking lid, and the insulated travel bag.

The last criteria was a new one for me.  There was going to be an ethical vegan eating at this potluck.

If you are wondering what an ethical vegan was, you aren’t alone.  I have asked many questions about this way of eating and still just know the basics.  Eat Like You Give a Damn is a great cookbook to start with if you or someone you know has moved to an ethical vegan diet.  I wish I had owned prior to this potluck.

With my very limited understanding of this way of eating, I knew I needed to find something that had absolutely no animal products in the recipe.  No eggs, no dairy, and obviously no meat, but this also excludes honey.  If you have read any of our recipes, you know that there is a good possibility that I have no recipes beyond hummus that would fit that bill.  Hummus was not an option as I was committed to a side dish.

A friend suggested I make tabbouleh, but I really dislike that much parsley in any one dish.  I can’t get past the overwhelming feeling that I am eating lawn clippings.  Don’t get me wrong, I love fresh parsley and grow my own during the summer.  It brings great fresh flavor to my dishes.

Vegan Bulgur Chickpea salad was the perfect fit.  Bulgur and chickpeas combined with sturdy vegetables like red peppers, onions, and cucumbers would hold up to the acidity of the lemon juice.  I have left out the dill and the cumin, personal preferences here again.  This recipe kind of reminded me of a Portuguese chickpea salad a friend used to make and it only had parsley in it.

 

 

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