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Quick Roasted Fennel and Bulgur Wheat with Mozzarella, Figs, Pomegranate and Dill

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Quick Roasted Fennel and Bulgur Wheat with Mozzarella, Figs, Pomegranate and Dill

This warm bulgur wheat salad is packed with texture and flavour, with fresh figs and pomegranate seeds, creamy mozzarella, and a zesty orange dressing.
Serves 4
Total 30 min
Prep 10 min
Cook 20 min
Easy

Introduction from Rukmini Iyer

This is a beautiful dish, and perfect for a lunchbox the next day too. Do as Alice Hart suggests and buy the shorter, fatter bulbs of fennel – they have a better flavour.

Ingredients

300g fennel, thinly sliced
300g bulgur wheat
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
600ml boiling vegetable stock
2–3 figs, quartered
250g mozzarella, roughly torn
1 pomegranate, seeds only
20g fresh dill, roughly chopped
For the dressing:
1 orange, zest plus 1 tbsp juice
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
4 spring onions, thinly sliced
1 tsp sea salt
freshly ground black pepper

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C fan/220°C/gas 7.

Mix the fennel, bulgur wheat, garlic and boiling vegetable stock in a roasting tin, then transfer to the oven and cook for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, whisk the orange zest, juice, extra virgin olive oil, spring onions, sea salt and black pepper together. Pour this dressing over the cooked bulgur wheat and fennel and mix well. Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed.

Scatter with the fig quarters, mozzarella, pomegranate seeds and chopped dill, and serve hot.

Note: Take the mozzarella, figs and pomegranate out of the fridge an hour before you want them, to let them come up to room temperature.

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