Tabbouleh

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 1 cup bulgar wheat
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (2 lemons)
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 cup minced scallion, and green parts (1 bunch)
• 1 cup chopped fresh mint leaves (2 bunches)
• 1 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley (1 bunch)
• 1 hothouse cucumber, unpeeled, halved lengthwise, and medium-diced
• 2 cups halved grape tomatoes

Recipe

• 1 in a heat-proof bowl, pour the boiling water over the bulgur wheat.
• 2 add the lemon juice, olive oil, and salt. stir. cover the bowl with plastic wrap and allow to stand at room temperature for about 1 hour.
• 3 add the scallions, mint, parsley, cucumber, tomatoes, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper.
• 4 season, to taste, and serve immediately or cover and refrigerate. the flavors will develop as it sits.