Sweet and Sour Wheat Balls

This recipe turned out excellently. I think I will experiment more with grain mixes. Everyone ate these well, although they initially turned up their noses at the concept of "wheat balls" there were none left at the end of dinner.

Sweet and Sour Wheat Balls

1/2 cup uncooked Bulghur Wheat
1 1/4 cups bread crumbs
1/3 cup mayonaise
4 green onions with tops finely chopped
1 egg
2 tsp soy sauce
2 tbsp Sweet Chili Sauce (or sweet and sour sauce, the name depends entirely on the swank of your grocery store)
2 tsp grated fresh ginger
3 garlic cloves minced
salt and pepper

Salad:
4 cups shredded nappa cabbage
1 red pepper thinly sliced
2 cups shelled edamame beans
1 english cucumber chopped
Sesame Ginger Dressing

1. Constructing the Wheat Balls: preheat the oven to 450. Combine 1 cup of water and Bulghur in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, cover and cook 10 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and cook 10 min. In a medium bowl combine Bulghur, bread crumbs, onions, ginger, garlic and salt and pepper to taste. In a separate bowl whisk together the mayonnaise, egg, soy sauce, and chili sauce, add gradually to the dry mixture until it is evenly incorporated. Let the mix sit covered in the fridge for at least 10 minutes to set. Form wheat balls and place them on a lined baking sheet. I used a medium cookie scoop which was easy and they looked really nice. Bake for 25 minutes.
2. Constructing the Salad: Chop the cabbage and cucumbers and place them in your salad bowl. I added some red cabbage and pea shoots because I had some laying around. Heat one tbsp of veggie oil in a medium frying pan. Add bell pepper and edamame and cook through. When you are ready to eat top the salad with the hot peppers and edamame. Serve the wheat balls over the salad with Sesame Ginger Dressing. I bought my dressing at Trader Joes, but here is a recipe if you want to make it yourself.

Sesame Ginger Dressing

• 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 tablespoons honey or brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons peeled and minced ginger
• 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil