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| Barbequed Courgette and Bulgur Wheat Salad | 
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It can be really difficult to watch your weight when heading to a BBQ with friends and family. There will be a mountain of meat, some sumptuous fish, and if you’re lucky the odd veggie kebab on the BBQ too. The table of sides often isn’t much better with mayonnaise laden potato salads, coleslaw swimming in yet more mayonnaise and sugary condiments.
My Mum and I are often the bringers of “green salad” to
these kind of events but the limp lettuce tends to get pushed around the plate.
One leaf might make its way into a burger bun if its lucky.
With that in mind I’ve started making a conscious effort to
serve up more exciting salads when cooking up a storm around a BBQ.
Before I thought if people weren’t willing to eat a simple
green salad, why would they be willing to try a cous-cous or bulgur wheat one?
I won’t lie to you, I have had mixed success in this regard. My Nan and Grandad simply won’t touch
the stuff, but it turns out the rest of my family are much more willing to try
new things.
With that in mind here’s one of my favourites. It’s a warm
salad with the courgette grilled and served over the fluffy bed of bulgur wheat
at the last minute. This gives it a bit of theatre and people feel like they’re
not betraying the BBQ! 
