Tabouleh

Posted by Diana van Eyk on January 24th, 2011

This Middle Eastern salad has substance and is very refreshing.

photo: flickr, diekatrin's photostream

Ingredients
2 bunches of fresh parsley (1 1/2 cup chopped, with stems discarded)
•    1/2 C. bulgur wheat
•    2 bunches of parsley
•    2 tsps. of fresh mint
•    3 green onions
•    6 tomatoes
•    1 tsp. salt
•    1/2 tsp. black pepper
•    6 tbsps. lemon juice
•    6 tsps. olive or flax oil

Soak bulgur for 1 ½ – 2 hours, then strain excess water.  Chop parsley, mint and green onions finely, and cube tomatoes. Combine these as well as the rest of the ingredients with the bulgur wheat.  Serve on beds of lettuce.