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Chayote with Leeks & Bulgur

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Fusion
Keyword: Food Recipes, Pleasures, Wheats & Grains
Servings: 8 People

Ingredients

  • 500 gr Bulgur
  • 110 gr Vermicelli , crushed to 2-3 cm length.
  • 1 small Yellow Onion , finely diced
  • 200 ml Tomato Passata , by Mitsides
  • 80 ml EVOO , Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 50 ml Lemon juice
  • 2 cubes Vegetable Bouillon , Mitsides, diluted in 900 ml warm water
  • 2 Chayote Squashes , peeled, halved and quartered lengthwise and then sliced 3 mm thick
  • 2 small Chorizo Sausages , halved lengthwise and sliced 3 mm thickChorizo sausages, halved lengthwise and sliced 3 mm thick
  • 2 medium Leeks , halved lengthwise and sliced 3 mm thick
  • 1 Orange Bell Pepper , deseeded and diced
  • 80 ml White wine
  • 2 ½ teaspoons Sea Salt
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ground Black Pepper

Instructions

  • We start with the Bulgur; in a medium pot add the oil on medium heat for 1 minute. Add the onion and sauté until translucent. Add the vermicelli and continue sautéing for 2 minutes.
  • Add the bulgur and keep on sautéing for a minute or until the bulgur is well tossed with the oil.
  • Add the passata in the vegetable broth along with 30 ml of the lemon juice, mix well and add in the Bulgur. Turn the heat up, season with 1 ½ teaspoons of salt and ½ teaspoon of pepper, toss and bring to a boil. Wait for a minute while stirring, take off the heat and cover with the lid on for 12 minutes.
  • Finally uncover and place a kitchen towel to absorb any remaining humidity, for further 12 minutes.
  • For the Chayote we take a medium-large pan and place on medium heat. Wait for a minute or two to heat up and add the chorizo. Sauté for 4-5 minutes until a bit crisp, remove from the pan and keep aside.
  • In the same pan as the chorizo was with the fat kept in there, add the leeks and toss. Sauté for 2 minutes, add the peppers and sauté for 2 more minutes.
  • Add the Cayote, increase the heat and sauté for 3-5 more minutes and until they begin to brown. Add the wine and deglaze until the alcohol is burnt and evaporated. Season with 1 teaspoon of salt and ½ teaspoon of pepper, pour 20 ml of the lemon juice, drop in the cooked chorizo, toss and remove from the fire.
  • To start building our dish, take a flat plate and add the bulgur making a small well in the middle where you place the Chayote and Leeks.