I've been adding cooked cracked wheat, more commonly known as bulgur. The hearty, chewy grain adds protein and fiber, plus it gives the salad a pleasing, satisfying texture. It all started when I had ...

Place bulgur and ½ teaspoon of the salt in bowl; add water. Cover; let stand until most of liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Drain excess liquid. (For a softer and fluffier grain, cook bulgur with ...

When you read the word “bulgur,” what did you think? Did you cringe a little? One friend said to me when I mentioned it, with just a little disdain, “That sounds (pause) healthy.” It is, but it is ...

Matthew Card has a knack for knocking our socks off with his unique flavor combinations. The Food Editor of Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street stopped by to share a new pilaf recipe. For more recipes, ...

1. Combine the bulgur wheat with the cup of water in a bowl and allow stand for one hour. After the hour mark, pour off any excess water. Using a fork, gently fluff the bulgur. 2. Place the fruit, ...

Confession time here: For years I avoided cooking with whole grains. There was just such a tinge of sacrifice I associated with them. They seemed like food for penance, not pleasure. “Eat them, ...

When Jennifer Aniston posted a picture of her "perfect salad" to the Instagram account of her hair-care brand Living Proof back in 2015, she probably never would have guessed that it would cause such ...

When I lived in the Middle East, I learned that tender tabbouleh salad and crunchy fried kibbeh, the celebrated Levantine croquette, share a key ingredient: bulgur. Since ancient times, bulgur has ...

While whole oats are the typical go-to whole grain, bulgur deserves a gold-star mention for its cholesterol-lowering properties, too. Bulgur is a whole-grain staple in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern ...