Tabouli(Grain Salad) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 c. cracked wheat
3/4 c. hot water
2 c. chopped parsley
1/4 c. chopped fresh mint
1/2 cucumber, peeled and diced
1 tomato, diced
2 scallions, sliced thin
3 Tbsp. lemon juice
3 Tbsp. oil
1/4 tsp. salt
olives (optional)

Preparation

Soak the wheat in water for about 15 minutes to soften.
Drain well, squeezing out all moisture.
Toss parsley, mint, cucumber, tomato, scallion and soaked wheat together in a serving dish. Coat with lemon juice, oil and salt and mix well.
Garnish with olives if desired.
Chill salad.
Yield:
4 servings.