TURKEY SKEWERS AND BULGUR SALAD
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp paprika
- 3 tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley
- plus extra to garnish
- 400g/14oz turkey breast
- diced
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 400ml/14fl oz chicken stock
- 250g/9oz bulgur wheat
- 400g/14oz tin green lentils
- rinsed and drained
- ½ cucumber
- diced
- 10 cherry tomatoes
- 25g/1oz mint
- chopped
- lemon wedges
- to garnish
- 4 tbsp hummus
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Directions
- Put 8 wooden skewers in warm water and let them soak while you prepare the turkey.
- Mix together the oil
- lemon juice
- paprika and parsley in a bowl
- and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Add the turkey and turn to coat thoroughly. Set aside in the fridge for at least 20 minutes.
- Preheat the grill to a hot setting.
- Remove the turkey from the bowl (discard any marinade) and thread the pieces on the skewers. Cook under the grill
- turning once or twice
- for 10 minutes
- or until cooked through.
- Meanwhile
- bring the stock to the boil. Place the bulgur wheat in a medium sized lidded pot and cover with the stock. Cover with the lid and simmer over a medium heat for 12-15 minutes
- or until the bulgur wheat is tender and has absorbed the stock.
- When the bulgur is cooked
- drain and spread out to cool. Stir in the green lentils
- cucumber
- tomatoes and mint.
- For the dressing
- combine the hummus with the lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of water.
- Place the turkey skewers on the bulgur wheat salad and spoon over the dressing. Garnish with lemon wedges and flat leaf parsley and serve.

