Mexican(ish) Hearty Salad

Name: Mexican(ish) Hearty Salad
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 - 6 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 kg 5% fat minced beef; 200 g dried bulgur wheat; 2 large red onions; 1 bunch spring onions; 4 beef (red) oxo cubes; 100 g fresh coriander; 500 g baby plum tomatoes; 1 whole cucumber; 2 tbsp sauce*

spadget @spadget

I've recently started half heartedly doing Slimming World and this recipe is tasty, filling and only 0.5 syns per portion. It makes four large lunches and is the kind of thing I'd eat anyway so doesn't feel like dieting. I've also found that it keeps in the fridge for four days with no problem and tastes good eaten hot, cold or room temperature. Also note I generally only eat one meal during the day so my lunches are pretty large! You may find it serves up to 6.

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 - 6 servings

1 kg5% fat minced beef
200 gdried bulgur wheat
2large red onions
1 bunchspring onions
4beef (red) oxo cubes
100 gfresh coriander
500 gbaby plum tomatoes
1whole cucumber
2 tbspsauce*

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Steps

30 minutes

1

First cut the red onions coarsely and add to a very large (like wok sized) non stick pan.
2

Add the minced beef and break up and stir together with the onions on high heat. You can cook the two together from raw and shouldn't need any added fat at all.
3

Add the bulgur wheat to a separate pan, cover with plenty of water and boil /simmer. Bulgur wheat is pretty fool proof if you haven't used it before so just keep an eye on it and make sure it doesn't boil over or dry out.
4

Top and tail the spring onions and slice finely, removing any damaged or muddy layers. Continue stirring the mince and onions as the mince browns and add the spring onions.
5

Once the mince is browned, sprinkle in the oxo cubes and stir in.
6

Next, add the coriander. I've found the easiest way is to hold a bunch at a time and cut with scissors straight in to the pan in approximately 1 inch lengths. Stir in to the mix.
7

Add the sauce. *most tomato based sauces are 1 syn per tbsp on Slimming World, you can use any sauce you like, a smokey chipotle ketchup style sauce works really well or you could just use Worcestershire sauce to make it syn free.
8

By now, everything should be cooked. Drain the bulgur wheat and mix in to the mince then keep it warm on a low simmer or with a lid.
9

Chop the tomatoes in to halves and dice the cucumber. Add both to the mix and combine everything well. Allow to cool and then box up and refrigerate for some yummy lunches.