Tabbouleh “Parsley and Mint Salad”

Tabbouleh

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup soft white wheat berries (for gluten free use 6 cups cooked part rice and part quinoa in place of wheat berries and bulgar)
• 1 3/4 cups water
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups fine (No. 1) bulgar
• 4 cups water
• two large bunches Italian flat parsley, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup finely minced fresh mint
• 4 Persian cucumbers, diced
• 3-4 Roma or plum tomatoes, seeded and diced (you don’t want sweet and juicy tomatoes for this dish)
• 1 cup diced red onion

Instructions

Cook wheat berries in 1 3/4 cups water with 1/4 teaspoon salt for 1 hour and drain.

Soak bulgar in 4 cups water for 15 minutes and strain through a fine mesh sieve using the back of a spoon to press out the liquid then spread on paper towels to get the rest. Toss all ingredients in a bowl and stir in dressing.

Dressing

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup grape seed oil or light olive oil
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

Shake dressing ingredients in a jar and pour over salad.

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