Sumac Chicken Tabbouleh For Mamas & Mamas-to-be

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons grapeseed or olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 200 g bulgur wheat (1 heaping cup)
• 400 ml cold water (1 1/2 cups + 2 tablespoons)
• 1 large chicken breast fillet (200 g)​
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sumac
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder or use 1 clove fresh garlic
• pinch chilli flakes
• small bunch of parsley (25 g) finely chopped
• small bunch of coriander (25 g) finely chopped
• 4 spring onions sliced

Instructions

1. Start by cooking the bulgur wheat. Pour 1 tablespoon of oil into a small saucepan along with the cinnamon and heat gently until starting to sizzle. Add the bulgur wheat and stir. Continue to cook over medium heat for a couple of minutes until the bulgur wheat smells toasted and fragrant. Add the water and a big pinch of salt and bring to the boil. Cover with foil or a tight-fitting lid and turn the heat down as low as it will go. Cook for 10 minutes and turn off the heat. Leave to steam for 5 minutes before fluffing up the grains with a fork. Set aside to cool.
2. Cut the chicken into very small bite-sized pieces. Place in a small bowl along with the zest of 1 blood orange and the sumac, garlic powder, chilli flakes and a good pinch of salt. Mix together well. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a frying pan and add the chicken pieces. Fry the chicken pieces over medium heat until cooked through. This shouldn't take longer than a couple of minutes as the pieces are so small, so take care not to overcook.
3. In a large bowl mix together the cooled bulgur wheat, the blood orange chunks and the juice of 1 blood orange, the herbs and the spring onions. Taste and season if needed and add a drizzle of oil if liked. Serve with the chicken on top or mixed throughout if preferred.
4. Finish with a sprinkle of sumac, if you like.

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Enjoy!