Lebanese Style Tabouli

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup bulgar wheat, dry
• 2 -3 cups cold water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon or 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1 teaspoon fresh garlic, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon dried mint
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/8 cup olive oil
• fresh black pepper
• 1 cup parsley, freshly chopped and packed
• 1/2 cup scallion, chopped (include the greens)
• 2 medium tomatoes, diced

Recipe

• 1 prepare the bulgur by soaking it for 2-3 hours in cold water.
• 2 when it reaches the "al dente" stage, drain it thoroughly in a fine-mesh strainer. while preparing the other ingredients, let the damp wheat sit for another hour, stirring and tossing it from time to time, to fluff it and dry it.
• 3 add the lemon juice, garlic, oil, mint and seasonings and mix thoroughly.
• 4 add the chopped parsley and onions and toss everything together.
• 5 just before serving, add the chopped tomatoes. correct the seasonings.