Tabbouleh

Name: Tabbouleh
Ingredients: Salt; 1/3 cup bulgur wheat; 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint, or 1/2 teaspoon dried mint (see headnote); Freshly ground pepper; 1 small-to-medium sweet ripe tomato, chopped; 2 or 3 scallions, chopped; 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 1/4 cup olive oil; Large pinch of salt; Purslane, watercress, or lettuce

December 9, 2011

This nourishing bulgur-wheat salad provides a satisfying way of using up some of the huge bunch of parsley that the supermarket foisted on you. If it’s wintertime and you don’t have access to fresh mint, use 1/2 teaspoon dried mint and stir it into the still-warm bulgur after you’ve drained it, so the mint will have a chance to expand and release its flavor.

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