Burgul And Tahini Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    5 ounces bulgur (bulgar)
    olive oil
    1 large red onion, quartered and sliced finely
    4 ounces Baby Spinach, stemmed and roughly chopped
    2 ounces pine nuts, toasted (sub sunflower seeds if pine nuts are unavailable)
    10 cherry tomatoes, halved
    1 tablespoon tahini
    2 tablespoons water
    1 lemon, juice of
    3 tablespoons plain yogurt
Preparation
    Heat a saucepan of water to boiling.
    While the water is coming to the boil, rinse the bulgur well in running water; drain.
    Cook the bulgur in boiling water for about 10 minutes or until tender; drain well and set to the side.
    Heat a little olive oil in a skillet; add onion and cook slowly, stirring, for about until the onions become translucent.
    Add the burgul, spinach, pine nuts and cherry tomatoes, and cook for a couple of minutes until everything is warmed through.
    Whisk the tahini, water, lemon juice and yogurt together in a small bowl.
    Mix well, adding a little more water if necessary.
    Pour this dressing over the burgul/spinach mixture and combine well.
    Taste, and add more tahini or lemon juice as required.
    Serve warm.

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