Tabbouleh

(not my picture)

This Lebanese salad is well known enough, but I only discovered it about 8 years ago. It really isn't much effort, and another one of those things to make a big batch of and snack on for a few days. Very refreshing and healthy. This is how I like it:

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup bulgar wheat
• Cucumber
• Tomatoes
• Spring onions
• Chopped mint - lots
• Chopped parsley - lots
• Juice of half a lemon
• 1 ½ cups hot chicken stock or other desired stock
• ¼ cup good olive oil - or less
• Salt - plenty
• Pepper - plenty

METHOD

1. Soak bulgar in hot stock for 1 hour in a mixing bowl, covered with a plate. 
2. After an hour chill in refrigerator. 
3. Drain if excessively wet, but keep well-moist, then mix-in everything else
4. Adjust seasoning. 

Serve chilled on its own or as a side dish with cold chicken / prawns / salmon etc