Tabouleh

Tabouleh

This is popular in West Asia & is traditionally eaten with lettuce leaves/ pita bread.

Ingredients

Burghul/ cracked wheat 40 gm     cucumber, tomato, onion, capsicum 1 each chopped

lettuce 1    lemon juice to taste          salt to taste      olive oil 4 tbsp

mint leaves 2 tbsp chopped          parsley 4 tbsp chopped

method

as for the tabouleh, wash & cook about 40 gm of burghul/ cracked wheat till cooked & the water evaporates.

Chop the vegetables into chunks. Take a fresh lettuce & break each leaf segment.

Toss the vegetables, with herbs, add lemon juice & salt to taste along with oil. Add the cooked burghul, mix well. Leave this in a bowl in the fridge for 15 minutes- 1 hour.

This may be eaten with khubz Arabi bread !