Tabbouleh III

Prep time: 45 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

This salad is light and flavorful and chock full of veggies that you can pull from your garden--tomatoes, cucumbers, and green onions. Add lots of parsley and mint and a nice splash of olive oil and lemon juice and that's it. Chill before serving to bring out the flavors. Serves eight.

Ingredients

1 cup bulgur
3 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
2 cucumbers, peeled and chopped
3 green onions, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/3 cup fresh mint leaves
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup lemon juice
2/3 cup olive oil

Directions

1 Place cracked wheat in bowl and cover with 2 cups boiling water. Soak for 30 minutes; drain and squeeze out excess water.
2 In a mixing bowl, combine the wheat, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, garlic, parsley, mint, salt, lemon juice, and olive oil. Toss and refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving. Toss again prior to serving.