Amazing Tabbouleh

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup bulgur
• 45 g fresh fresh parsley leaves, and fine stalkes (weigh after you remove large woody stems)
• 10 g mint leaves
• 10 cm piece cucumbers
• 1 fat spring onions or 2 medium spring onions, part only
• 1 large tomato
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons light olive oil
• salt and black pepper

Recipe

• 1 place the burgul in a bowl and pour over ½ cup boiling water. cover and leave the burgul to expand for 30 minutes then drain in a sieve. (the burgul is a lot wetter than it looks, so give it 5 mins to drain through, stirring every so often, you don’t want soggy salad!).
• 2 meanwhile finely chop the parley, mint, cucumber, spring onions and tomato. combine the lemon juice, olive oil and seasoning. combine the dressing, burgul and salad ingredients in a bowl and check the seasoning before serving.
• 3 serve as part of a selection of mezze’s, as a side dish with grilled meat or chicken or to liven up a lunchtime sandwich!