rollmops with beetroot and bulgar wheat salad
ingredients:
- 200g beetroot
- 1/2 cup bulgar wheat
- 100g cherry tomatoes
- 100g capers
- 31g fresh coriander
- 140g rollmops
directions:
- preheat the oven to 180*c
- remove and discard stems and leaves from beetroot. rub the beetroot with the 2 tbsp of olive oil. wrap the oiled beetroot in foil and roast for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
- remove the beetroot from the oven.
- toast the bulgar wheat in a dry frying pan over a medium to high heat, stirring occasionally for 5 to 7 minutes. it should make popping sounds in the pan and brown slightly.
- add the water to the pan with a pinch of salt and bring to a boil.
- turn off the heat and leave the bulgar wheat to sit for five minutes.
- after allowing the beetroot to cool for 15 minutes, remove skin. dice the beetroot into 1 cm cubes.
- roughly chop coriander and quarter the tomatoes.
- rinse and drain the capers.
- transfer the bulgar wheat to a baking tray and spread out to cool.
- in a serving bowl toss together the cooled bulgur wheat and beetroot cubes, tomatoes caper, and coriander.
- serve the salad topping with rollmops
- enjoy!