Day 255 - Bulghur salad with a pomegranate balsamic dressing

I'm on a mission to cut down on white rice and its been good so far (unless its a bowl of yogurt rice in which case, all bets are off!). Today's lunch was a Bulghur wheat salad with some pomegranate infused balsamic vinegar which I picked up from my local grocery. The Bulghur itself is one of those quick cooking packages from Trader Joe's,

You need:
1  1/2 cups quick cooking bulghur wheat
3 cups  water
2 tablespoons oil
2 cloves garlic, smashed
1 head broccoli florets
1/2 cups shallots sliced
1 cup cherry tomatoes diced (I used an assortment of the tiny tomatoes)
Salt to taste
sprinkle of Allepo pepper flakes to taste
1/2 cup toasted walnuts broken

For the dressing:
2 tablespoons Pomegranate Balsamic vinegar
1/4  cup EVOO
Juice of 1/2 lemon
salt & pepper to taste
sprinkle of dried oregano

Add the bulghur wheat to the water in a saucepan and bring it to a boil. Lower the heat, cover and allow to cook until the water gets absorbed. Fluff with a fork, season with salt and set aside to cool.
In a skillet, heat the oil and saute the garlic and the shallots, Once the shallots turn translucent, add the broccoli and saute until the vegetable turns a bright green. stir in the chilli pepper flakes, remove from heat and allow to cool.
Whisk together the ingredients for the dressing. Fold  the sauteed broccoli mixture into the cooked bulghur, and add in the tomatoes and walnuts. Drizzle the dressing over as per taste and serve at room temperature